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.
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
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Photo: Picea abies.