Key to the Gymnosperms of the Southeastern U.S. -
Key to the Spruces (Picea)
Seed cones 1.5-5 cm. long


Needles are glaucous (with a waxy, whitish coating), blue-green to gray-green, and mostly blunt-tipped; seed cones are 1.5-3.5 cm.
(5/8 - 1 3/8 in.) long (most 2.5 cm. or less) -
Black spruce (Picea mariana)

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Needles are not glaucous, are yellow-green to dark green and glossy, and mostly acute to sharp-pointed; seed cones are
2.3-5 cm. (7/8 - 2 in.) long -
Red spruce (Picea rubens)

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Seed cones 1.5-3.5 cm long Needles mostly blunt-tipped (close-up image) Needles mostly acute to sharp-pointed (close-up image) Seed cones 2.3-5 cm long
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