Dock Point Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis aka
Sitka Spruce is a large evergreen can be found on moist, well-drained areas
such as alluvial floodplains and marine terraces. They can also be found on old
bogs, nurse logs, avalanche wash zones and are typical in low to mid-range
elevations. Trees can reach up to 70 meters tall and 2 meters in diameter.
Leaves are yellow-green to blue-green with two white lines along the underside
of the stomata. Needles are sharp, 4 sided, and 1-3 cm long. Cones are red and
can be 5-8 cm long. This particular patch of Sitka Spruce was found on a marine
terrace and trees were in their coning stage.
Pojar, Jim, A. MacKinnon,
and Paul B. Alaback. "Trees." Plants of the Pacific Northwest
Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone
Pine Pub., 1994. 37. Print.
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