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Definition of Black spruce
1. Noun. Small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Spruce
Literary usage of Black spruce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The North American Sylva, Or, A Description of the Forest Trees, of the by François André Michaux, Augustus L Hillhouse (1819)
"I have preferred that of black spruce, which expresses a striking ... The Black
Spruce is most abundant in the countries lying between the 44th an^ 53d ..."
2. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The pale leaves and bark give the tree its name THE black spruce (Picea Mariana)
This tree has pubescent twi^s and spiny, blue-green foilage. ..."
3. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"black spruce, paper birch, balsam poplar, and aspen may ... White spruce and
black spruce may be present. Alders (Alnus crispa and A. sinuata), ..."
4. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and by Francis Peyre Porcher (1869)
"... black spruce, (Abies nigra, Poir.) High mountains of North Carolina and northward.
The tops of its branches yield the best kinds of essence of spruce ..."
5. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1900)
"It was there growing on the black spruce in a small swamp, which had been searched
several times before. In June the writer found the Arceuthobium again on ..."
6. Trees and Tree-planting by James Sanks Brisbin (1888)
"The black spruce.—Atmosphere Favorable to its Development.—Its Wild Luxuriance.
... Its Properties Preferable to those of the black spruce. ..."
7. The North American Sylva, Or, A Description of the Forest Trees, of the by François André Michaux, Augustus L Hillhouse (1819)
"I have preferred that of black spruce, which expresses a striking ... The Black
Spruce is most abundant in the countries lying between the 44th an^ 53d ..."
8. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The pale leaves and bark give the tree its name THE black spruce (Picea Mariana)
This tree has pubescent twi^s and spiny, blue-green foilage. ..."
9. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"black spruce, paper birch, balsam poplar, and aspen may ... White spruce and
black spruce may be present. Alders (Alnus crispa and A. sinuata), ..."
10. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and by Francis Peyre Porcher (1869)
"... black spruce, (Abies nigra, Poir.) High mountains of North Carolina and northward.
The tops of its branches yield the best kinds of essence of spruce ..."
11. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1900)
"It was there growing on the black spruce in a small swamp, which had been searched
several times before. In June the writer found the Arceuthobium again on ..."
12. Trees and Tree-planting by James Sanks Brisbin (1888)
"The black spruce.—Atmosphere Favorable to its Development.—Its Wild Luxuriance.
... Its Properties Preferable to those of the black spruce. ..."
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