Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
Synonyms: Abies falcata, Abies menziesii, Picea falcata, Picea menziesii, Pinus menziesii
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Sitka spruce as seen at left on Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County, OR........June 19, 2010. The photo at right shows Sitka spruce atop Mount Hebo, Siuslaw National Forest......June 2, 2021.
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Sitka spruce as seen along the inland trail along the middle of the spit, Nehalem Bay State Park.......October 17, 2018.
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A sitka spruce branch as seen at left at Clay Meyer State Park on the Oregon coast........December 9, 2017. The photo at right shows a close-up of the sharp-pointed needles of sitka spruce as seen at the trailhead at Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County, OR........June 19, 2010. Note the ant "milking" honey from the aphid.
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A close-up of the cones and needles of sitka spruce as seen at Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County, OR..........August 25, 2012.
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Cones of sitka spruce at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area........January 24, 2022.
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A close-up view of the bark (at left) on a specimen of sitka spruce seen along the trail north of Indian Beach, Ecola State Park.........September 10, 2017. The photo at right shows the pollen cones at the branch tips of a sitka spruce at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area........April 20, 2019.
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The photo at left shows a close-up of the cones and needles of sitka spruce as seen at Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County, OR..........January 21, 2015. The photo at right shows green, maturing female cones of a sitka spruce at Sitka Sedge State Natural Area........August 23, 2023.
Paul Slichter