Red Spruce (Picea rubens)

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

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

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

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

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring. — An emergency food, used when all else fails.; Young male catkins - raw or cooked.; Used as a flavouring.; Immature female cones - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

At or near sea level in the northern part of its range, where it grows in swamps, along bogs or on well-drained slopes. In the south it is found in mountain ranges, usually in thin soils. (Zone 6, Zone 7)