Red Spruce - US Forest Service Research and Development
WEBRed 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 …
Restoring Red Spruce Forests | The Nature Conservancy
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · Restoration efforts have faced a two-pronged challenge: mature red spruce forests are scarce and fragmented, and this isolation has resulted in unnaturally low genetic diversity. More genetic diversity means a healthier forest—and that’s doubly important in the face of climate change.
Red Spruce - Coniferous Forest
WEBAug 31, 2017 · Red spruce trees inhabit eastern North America. Perhaps it’s most well-known use is its effectiveness as a tonewood, which makes it a perfect choice for making guitars and violins. The tree is, however, susceptible to windthrow and acid rain, both of which can damage it rather easily.
Upland Red Spruce Forests and Woodlands - WVDNR
WEBUpland red spruce forests are emblematic of West Virginia’s high Allegheny Mountains and are home to a unique assemblage of wild, native plants and animals. Ecological Description. These are upland, mixed evergreen-deciduous forests and woodlands dominated or codominated by red spruce (Picea rubens).
Meet the Red Spruce - New England Forestry Foundation
WEBFeb 26, 2020 · Red Spruce and spruce-fir forest types are used by many iconic wildlife species of the north woods, including American Marten, Snowshoe Hare, and Canada Lynx. Dense, mature spruce-fir stands also provide critical winter habitat for White-tailed Deer in the northern extent of its range.
Picea rubens - Wikipedia
WEBPicea rubens, commonly known as red spruce, is a species of spruce native to eastern North America, ranging from eastern Quebec and Nova Scotia, west to the Adirondack Mountains and south through New England along the …
Restoring Red Spruce Forests | The Nature Conservancy in WV
WEBJan 7, 2021 · Home to 240 rare plant and animal species, red spruce forests once covered the rocky peaks of West Virginia’s high country but were decimated by logging in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
WVU researchers work to restore iconic West Virginia red spruce …
WEBAug 3, 2022 · Clearcutting and wildfires decimated the red spruce, once the dominant, high-elevation tree species in West Virginia, in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Nowadays, only 10% of the state’s historic red spruce coverage remains and it faces a …
Red Spruce Restoration Kicks Off in North Carolina’s Black …
WEBJun 6, 2023 · The highest peaks of Southern Appalachia are home to forests of red spruce and Fraser fir. Red spruce is common in eastern Canada and New England, but as you move south its distribution becomes patchy down the Appalachian spine, just reaching the highest peaks of southern Appalachia.
CASRI – CENTRAL APPALACHIAN SPRUCE RESTORATION INITIATIVE
WEBToday only about 29,600 acres of high elevation red spruce forests remain in the State. 1 We've planted more than 1 million red spruce and other native trees and shrubs to restore a variety of red spruce ecosystems.