a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
the soft, pale-brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses.
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95
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The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska covers 16.7 million acres — an area larger than West Virginia — and is home to old-growth Sitka spruce and cedars.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2023
One of the world's largest intact temperate rainforests, it is home to 800-year-old cedar, hemlock and Sitka spruce trees that help provide habitats for over 400 species of land and marine wildlife.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
The second half of the loop is a more conventional route through Sitka spruce forest on higher ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
The 8 1/2 mile trail passes art installations, ancient Sitka spruce grove, wetlands, tidelands, and dunes.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
He took pride in using a variety of Northwest woods in his products—sugar pine for keels, ash for the frames, Sitka spruce for the gunnels and the hand-carved seats, Alaska yellow cedar for the washboards.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Trees for Life said deer were a problem because they eat saplings, while non-native conifers such as sitka spruce could "crowd out" native trees.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2023
The plantations include sitka spruce, a common timber tree in the United Kingdom, and a mix of native deciduous trees.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 6, 2022
The country’s default tree is the sitka spruce, a fast-growing, damp-tolerant conifer from America’s Pacific Northwest.
From Economist ● Nov. 30, 2017
The outing lasted six hours and began with a pleasant stroll through sitka spruce and black cottonwood trees.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2015
In the lowest winter tides, that honor belongs to the stumps of the Neskowin Ghost Forest, an entombed collection of 2,000-year-old sitka spruce that become visible when the water recedes.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 4, 2014
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