HEIGHT up to 130 ft (40 m)
TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE N., C., and E. Europe
The wood of this popular Christmas tree is used for building work, packing cases, paper pulp, and for making sounding boards and posts for violins. BARK Orange-brown, turning gray-brown
with age and developing small scales. LEAF Stiff, prickly, four-sided needles, dark green on all sides. FLOWER In separate, upright clusters. Males: red; females: dark red. FRUIT Pendent
cylindrical cones have scales that are notched at the tip, 43⁄4–61⁄2 in (12–16 cm) long, tapered at each end, like a cigar.
