Red Spruce Picea rubens - Abies americana, Abies rubra, Picea americana, Pinus americana

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Picea rubens

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Picea

Species:

rubens

Common Name:

Red Spruce

Seeds Per Pound:
174,600
Quantity:
0.02 lb
Germination:
67%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
87%
Height:
50-120 feet
Collection Locale:
New York
Saranac Lake
Crop Year:
2024
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
2
Harvest hemisphere:
Northern
In Stock: 0.02 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$4.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Picea rubens ( red spruce ) is a species of spruce native to eastern North America , ranging from eastern Quebec to Nova Scotia , and from New England south in the Adirondack Mountains and Appalachians to western North Carolina . more...
* A narrow, upright cone, bright or dark green foliage, young cones green or purple green, timber has been used for flooring and paper pulp, bark dark purplish brown, native to eastern U.S. from Nova Scotia to North Carolina in the mountains
* The bark has been used to make baskets. Pitch can be obtained from the trunk. The roots have been used to make thread for sewing baskets, canoe skins etc. Wood - straight-grained, soft, light, not strong. It weighs 28lb per cubic foot. Used for boxes, sash frames etc. It is also valued for its use in the pulp industry to make paper and is commonly used to produce stringed musical instruments. more...