Picea engelmannii - Engelmann Spruce

Engelmann Spruce
Picea engelmannii
Family: PINACEAE

This native Central Oregon conifer has a range extending from Canada south to Arizona and New Mexico. It grows at high elevations in moist, well-drained soils or on mountain slopes. Notice the sharp-pointed needles, which are a common characteristic of trees in the spruce genus (Picea).