Sitka spruce seeds, Evergreen tree, Coniferous trees, Long-lived tree, Fir cones (lat. Picea sitchensis).
Species of the genus Spruce of the Pine family. A tree with a wide-pyramidal crown, 45-60 m high, a trunk with a diameter of 120-240. The bark is cracked, scaly, gray or red-brown-gray, thin. The shoots are light brown, naked.
Needles are straight, flat, prickly, green above, silver below, 15-18 mm long, less than 1 mm wide. The cones are cylindrical, 5-10 cm long, 2.5—3 cm wide, yellow-green before ripening, light brown after, fall off after a few months.
Highly decorative tree. It is most effective in the form of tapeworms and in loose groups. Growth in the first 2-3 years is slow, later fast, close to the growth of the common spruce. Adult plants are relatively frost-resistant. It is demanding of air and soil humidity, can grow on temporarily flooded soils. Smoke and gas resistant. The maximum lifespan is 500-800 years.