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Red Spruce,
Picea rubens
Needles bright green without white bands below, much shorter than Abies, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Red Spruce,
Picea rubens
Leaves 4-sided, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Red Spruce,
Picea rubens
Leaves [needles] attached to peglike bases on twigs, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Red Spruce,
Picea rubens
Left: soft balsam-scented needles of Fraser Fir. Right: prickly Red Spruce, per Alpine South: Plants and Plant Communities of the High Elevations of the Southern Appalachians (Gaddy, 2014).
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Norway Spruce,
Picea abies
Leaves 4-sided, pointed, attached to peglike bases on twigs, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Norway Spruce,
Picea abies
Drooping of twigs & branchlets on lower limbs apparent only on mature trees, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004).
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Eastern Hemlock,
Tsuga canadensis
Needles 2-ranked, flattened, with 2 narrow whitish bands of stomata beneath, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Eastern Hemlock,
Tsuga canadensis
Left: leaves (needles) of Carolina hemlock. Right: Canada or eastern hemlock, per Alpine South: Plants and Plant Communities of the High Elevations of the Southern Appalachians (Gaddy, 2014).
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Carolina Hemlock,
Tsuga caroliniana
Needles flat, extending in all directions rather than in one plane, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance).
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Fraser Fir,
Abies fraseri
Needles not more than 1" long, green above & with chalky white bands below, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide (Kirkman, Brown, & Leopold, 2007).
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Fraser Fir,
Abies fraseri
Foliage soft to the touch, with a strong resinous odor when rubbed, per Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988).
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Fraser Fir,
Abies fraseri
Left: soft balsam-scented needles of Fraser Fir. Right: prickly Red Spruce, per Alpine South: Plants and Plant Communities of the High Elevations of the Southern Appalachians (Gaddy, 2014).