Picea glauca; white spruce [Pinaceae]  Tall evergreen tree (to 60') with needles rigid, prickly, 4-sided in cross section, and usually longer (¾") than black spruce.  They tend to be crowded on the upper side of the branch.  New twigs pale and hairless.  Cones 1-2”, with thin, smooth, flexible scales.  Outer bark is ashy brown, inner bark silvery.  Most common in upland habitats in the northern half of the state.  [015]

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