Picea abies

Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. Engl.: Norway spruce, spruce fir, white spruce. Deu.: Fichte, Gemeine Fichte, Rotfichte, Rottanne. Suom.: metsäkuusi, euroopankuusi, kuusi. Sven.: gran, rödgran, vanlig gran. Fran.: épicéa. Pharm.: abietis resina, frankincense, pix burgundica, thus. Bot. syn.: Abies excelsa Poir., Abies picea Mill., Picea excelsa (Lam.) Link, nom. illeg., Picea fennica (Regel) Kom., Picea vulgaris Link, Pinus abies L., Pinus excelsa Lam., Pinus picea Du Roi. Pre-Linnaean: Abies.

Photo: Picea abies 7.

Photo: Picea abies 7. Branch with spring shoots. Metsälä, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2002-05-15.

Photo: Picea abies 8.

Photo: Picea abies 8. Spring shoots. Metsälä, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2002-05-15.

Photo: Picea abies 9.

Photo: Picea abies 9. Spring shoots. Metsälä, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2002-05-15.

Photo: Picea abies 5.

Photo: Picea abies 5. Tree with cones. Säppi, Finland. Wild. 2000-08-16.

Photo: Picea abies 4.

Photo: Picea abies 4. Spring shoots. Kullaa, Finland. Wild. 2000-06-09.

Photo: Picea abies 3.

Photo: Picea abies 3. Arctic hilltop (530 m) growth habit. Levi, Finland. Wild. 1997-08-01.

Photo: Picea abies.

Photo: Picea abies. Spring shoots. Get the young green shoots and make a syrup out of them. Put into your tea. Contains resins, like all conifers. Because of this, not good if you have kidney problems or are pregnant. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1996-05-01.

Photo: Picea abies 1.

Photo: Picea abies 1. Lower branches. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1993-06-01.

Photo: Picea abies 2.

Photo: Picea abies 2. Tree. Admiring the geometry of growth. Liljendal, Finland. Wild. 1993-06-01.