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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];

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC
Hough

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

Sitka Spruce; Tide-land Spruce; Tideland spruce; Western spruce; Menzies spruce; Silver spruce

Hough

Bark

Sitka Spruce; Tide-land Spruce; Tideland spruce; Western spruce; Menzies spruce; Silver spruce

PCST,WPNS , Bark , ©Michael P. Frankis

Seed

Sitka Spruce; Tide-land Spruce; Tideland spruce; Western spruce; Menzies spruce; Silver spruce

PCST,WPNS , Stamm, Zapfen , © Zoya Akulova.

Cones

Sitka Spruce; Tide-land Spruce; Tideland spruce; Western spruce; Menzies spruce; Silver spruce

PCST,WPNS , Cones , ©Michael P. Frankis

Sitka Spruce; Tide-land Spruce; Tideland spruce; Western spruce; Menzies spruce; Silver spruce

PCST,WPNS , young cones , ©Michael P. Frankis