Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Schoharie, New York

Circumference = 180 inches (15 feet)
Height = 105 feet
Average Crown Spread = 60 feet
Total Points = 300
nominated: 2000
by: Fred Breglia

The Norway Spruce is native to middle Europe, and is the principal tree of the famous Black Forest of the Bavarian Alps. It has been planted so extensively for ornamental and forestry purposes it is regarded as naturalized, and said to be "the best paying forest tree in the world."
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