Back 100 years ago, the Norway spruce (picea abies) evergreen tree was popular and over-planted. For example, our 1-acre property had nine of these large trees when we moved here in 1960. While they ...

Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America. Published in the ...

From the Northern European Steppes, the Norway spruce amazes people with its impressive longevity and size. The tree can rise to over 150 feet and has long drooping branches that give its distinctive ...

Up hills, around corners, and swooping through the woods I went as my skis swooshed beneath me and poles gripped the trail. A pink sunset glimmered wistfully between the trees, and a pair of ravens ...

The Norway Spruce, Picea abies, is native to Central and Eastern Europe, and can grow to an astounding 180 feet in height. At only 16 feet tall, Old Tjikko, discovered in 2004 by geologist Leif ...

WEST STOCKBRIDGE — In the minutes after the chain saw ran through the base of the Norway spruce tree headed for holiday fame, the 71-foot giant hung in stasis before it finally laid horizontal. It was ...

Norway spruce (‘Picea abies’), an evergreen tree native to Europe, is the largest of the spruces in the eastern United States. Growing to 70 feet tall or more, the shape is pyramidal with ascending ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A majestic Norway spruce now growing in upstate New York has been chosen to be this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, officials announced Monday. The 75-foot (22-meter) tree is ...