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Definition of Picea sitchensis
1. Noun. A large spruce that grows only along the northwestern coast of the United States and Canada; has sharp stiff needles and thin bark; the wood has a high ratio of strength to weight.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Picea Sitchensis
Literary usage of Picea sitchensis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"Picea sitchensis Trautv. and Mayer. Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) Sitka Spruce (local
and com- Menzies Spruce, mon name). Western Spruce. ..."
2. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Kuiu Island, Halleck Harbor, on Picea sitchensis, Hennon & others in 1990 (FPF).
Douglas Island, 12 mi. NW of Juneau, H & others 1448 in 1991 (FPF). ..."
3. The Life of the Pleistocene Or Glacial Period: As Recorded in the Deposits by Frank Collins Baker (1920)
""So far as the details have been made out, they seem to establish affinity with
Picea sitchensis, but as in the case of the Quercus, ..."
4. Plant Indicators: The Relation of Plant Communities to Process and Practice by Frederic Edward Clements (1920)
"Picea sitchensis drops out before the Cascade Mountains are crossed, while Tsuga
and Thuja change from primary to secondary rank. ..."
5. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"Floodplains and active alluvial fans support relatively pure or mixed stands of
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), ..."
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