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Picea rubens Sarg. (red spruce) is a member of the family Pinaceae, the largest family of conifers. Like the other spruce species, Picea rubens has long straight trunks with a scaly bark, and dense narrow branches that can extend to the ground in open-grown trees (Hosie, 1980). The root system is shallow and the trees are not usually wind-firm. Picea rubens can grow to approximately 21 to 24 m in height and 30 to 60 cm in diameter (Fig. 1). Good cone production usually begins after the tree is 30 years old, with good seed crops every 3 to 8 years (Fowells, 1965).
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Isabel, N., Tremblay, F.M. (1995). Somatic Embryogenesis in Red Spruce (Picea Rubens Sarg.). In: Jain, S.M., Gupta, P.K., Newton, R.J. (eds) Somatic Embryogenesis in Woody Plants. Forestry Sciences, vol 44-46. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0960-4_8
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