Puget Sound Native Tree
Botanical Garden
Picea engelmanni
Picea engelmanni
Introduced CONIFERS
National Champions
Engelmann Spruce
Champion Tree Statistics
HEIGHT
DIAMETER
AGE
210'
5'
400-600
Typical Large Mature Tree Dimensions
Height
Diameter
150 FEET
3-4 FEET
300-500 YEARS
AGE
The Introduced CONIFERS
of the
Puget Sound Native Tree
Botanical Garden
Engelmann Spruce
Picea engelmanni
Introduced to the property in 2019. Has become established.
Picea engelmanni
Introduced CONIFERS
DOLPHIN PLACE Specimens
Engelmann Spruce
8 feet
2"
2020
HIEGHT
DIAMETER
YEAR AQUIRED
within 70 miles, Olympics
Provenance
Needles
Engelmann Spruce needles are blue-green, about an inch long, four-sided, and flexible, making them easy to roll between your fingers, with a sharp but not overly prickly tip that often curves forward, growing all around the twig and leaving behind a rough woody peg when they fall, and releasing a pungent scent when crushed.
Cones
Engelmann spruce cones are slender, pendulous (hanging down), 2-3 inches long, with thin, flexible, papery scales that have wavy edges, starting reddish-purple and maturing to light brown as they open to release seeds, making them look delicate compared to other spruces.
Bark
The bark of an Engelmann spruce is typically thin, reddish- to purplish-brown, and covered in small, loosely attached scales that curl and flake off, especially on mature trees, sometimes revealing a grayer or orange-brown interior. While young trees have smoother, grayer bark, it gradually becomes scaly, contrasting with its blue-green needles and rough, woody twig bases (sterigmata
Picea engelmanni
Picea engelmanni