White Spruce (Picea glauca)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Red, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Columnar, Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Flowers, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring. — Young male catkins - raw or cooked.; Used as a flavouring.; Immature female cones - cooked.; The central portion, when roasted, is sweet and syrupy.

Habitat & North American Range

Woods in good soils. Along streams and lakes and also on rocky hills and slopes, succeeding in a variety of soil conditions. (Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6)