Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière
Sitka Spruce; Tide-land Spruce; Tideland spruce; Western spruce; Menzies spruce; Silver spruce
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| Deutsch | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| English | Sitka Spruce;Tide-land Spruce; Tideland spruce; Western spruce; Menzies spruce; Silver spruce | |
| Français | Épicéa de Sitka; Épinette de Sitka; Sapin du rivage de la mer; Sapin de Sitka | |
| Italiano | Abete di Menzies ; Abete di Sitka | |
| Suomi | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| Norsk | Sitkagran | |
| Čeština | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| Español | Pícea de Sitka; Abeto de la ribera del mar | |
| Svenska | Sitkagran | |
| Polski | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| Український | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| Român | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| Русский | ель ситкинская (el' sitkinskaya) (el' sitkinskaa (el' sitkinskaya)); | |
| Български | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| EESTI | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| 日本語 | Sitka-Fichte; Fluthland-Tanne | |
| 中文 | 西特喀云衫 (xi te ka yun shan) (xi te ka yun shan (xi te ka yun shan)) | |
| Other names | Szitka-luc [Hungarian]; sitkanska smreka; smrk sitka [Czech]; Sitka spar [Dutch]; |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | North America | |||
| States and Territories | Pacific Coast Region of North America: from Alaska to California.; Subarctic America; Alaska; Western Canada; British Columbia; Northwestern U.S.A.; Oregon; Washington; Southwestern U.S.A.; California | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Gymnosperm | |||
| Class | Pinopsida | |||
| Order | Pinales | |||
| Family | Pinaceae | |||
| Genus | Picea | |||
| Species | sitchensis | |||
| Author citation | (Bong.) Carrière | |||
| Scientific name | Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carrière | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Softwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 4to5 | |||
| House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) | D | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Remarks | Nicht beständig gegen Bohrmuscheln | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2-3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | (x) | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 400.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 440.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 450.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Hough
Bark
PCST,WPNS , Bark , ©Michael P. Frankis
Seed
PCST,WPNS , Stamm, Zapfen , © Zoya Akulova.
Cones
PCST,WPNS , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis
PCST,WPNS , young cones , ©Michael P. Frankis