Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet
red spruce Pinaceae Picea rubens Sarg. symbol: PIRU Leaf: Evergreen needles, 1/2 to 5/8 inch long, sharply pointed and four-sided, tending to curve upwards, shiny yellow-green. Each needle borne on a raised, woody peg (sterigma). Flower: Species is monoecious; males cylindrical reddish but turning yellow-brown; females purplish green.
Tree Information- VA Big Trees - Virginia Tech
Common Name: red spruce. Scientific Name: Picea rubens. Native/Naturalized: Native to Virginia. Database ID: 253. Status: alive. National Champion: yes. Virginia Champion: yes. Circumference: 136 in. Height: 117 ft. Crown: 37 ft. Points: 262. Date Last Measured: 2024. Last Measured by: John Peterson and Eric Wiseman. Date First Measured: 2003 ...
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Virginia Tech Dendrology Range Map Information. Background. The following is a partial reproduction of the discontinued web page: Digital Representations of Tree Species Range Maps from "Atlas of United States Trees" by Elbert L. Little, Jr. and other publications (https://gec.cr.usgs.gov/data/little/).
Virginia Tech Dendrology Fact Sheet
Each needle borne on a raised, woody peg (sterigma). Flower: Species is monoecious; males emerge reddish but turn yellow when shedding pollen; females purple. Fruit: Cones are 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, cigar shaped, light brown in color, scales are rounded with entire margins, mature in …
Modeling Stem Taper of Southern Appalachian Red Spruce - Virginia Tech
This thesis aimed to provide additional quantitative methods for managing red spruce stands through regionally fitted stem taper equations and to examine differences in stem form between the northern and southern populations of red spruce.
Red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) is a commercially and ecologically important conifer species that primarily exists at northern latitudes of eastern North America. During the last glaciation, its range extended down the Appalachian Mountain chain into North Carolina and Tennessee.
Virginia Tech Big Trees - ArcGIS
Mapped here are trees on the campus that are in the database and are among the largest of their kind in the state.
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2017年8月15日 · The Virginia and the Carolina subspecies of the northern flying squirrel have a symbiotic relationship with red spruce, found at higher elevations in the Southeast.
Our objectives were to: 1) characterize and compare red spruce encroachment at two upland heath study areas in West Virginia, 2) characterize percent cover of major ground cover types associated with red spruce regeneration sites in order to elucidate biotic interactions, and 3) model the biophysical
Red Spruce - US Forest Service Research and Development
Red spruce (Picea rubens), also known as yellow spruce, West Virginia spruce, eastern spruce, and he-balsam, is one of the more important conifers in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. It is a medium-size tree that may grow to be more than 400 years old.