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Norway Spruce

  • Brought by colonists to the New World, planted in cemeteries as a symbol of everlasting life
  • High-quality wood used for stringed instruments, including Stradivarius
  • Young branches historically used to brew spruce beer to prevent and cure scurvy
Cones are the longest among the spruce varieties
Peeling brown bark in thin scales

Photos University of Connecticut Plant Database

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