Norway Spruce As the name implies, Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a European native now common in North America. It’s large—up to 80 feet tall and 35 feet wide—and can grow three feet per ...

Like my neighbor’s tree, a 75-foot Norway spruce on Long Island, New York that soars over both houses and has long been a source of shade, pinecones and Rockefeller wonder.

Historically, West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest had a large portion of the red spruce ecosystem which was diminished by an estimated 90% during heavy logging in 1880-1920. The Mon is ...

Like my neighbor’s tree, a 75-foot Norway spruce on Long Island, New York that soars over both houses and has long been a source of shade, pinecones and Rockefeller wonder.

The tree will visit many West Virginia cities and communities from now until November 17. Then, the 63-foot Norway Spruce will be hoisted up on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol in late November.

Like my neighbor’s tree, a 75-foot Norway spruce on Long Island, New York that soars over both houses and has long been a source of shade, pinecones and Rockefeller wonder.

Like my neighbor’s tree, a 75-foot Norway spruce on Long Island, New York that soars over both houses and has long been a source of shade, pinecones and Rockefeller wonder.