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Picea

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Pic´e`a
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere, including the Norway spruce and the American black and white spruces. These trees have pendent cones, which do not readily fall to pieces, in this and other respects differing from the firs.
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Noun1.Picea - a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)Picea - a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)
genus Picea
gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms
family Pinaceae, Pinaceae, pine family - a family of Pinaceae
spruce - any coniferous tree of the genus Picea
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However, since Victorian times we have used the Norway Spruce, Picea abies, with its tall, triangular outline and distinctly layered branch system - ideal for hanging presents, decorations and candles or lights on.
Notebook ****** by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Great choices: Picea abies Little Gem, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Gnome, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Minima Aurea, Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriniana, Picea abies Nidiformis.
Your Life: Get creative with conifers; Gardening by The Mirror (London, England)
With National Conifer Week (Sept 29-Oct 7) approaching, it's worth considering planting a variety of picea - and not necessarily the Christmas tree variety.
Best of the bunch; Picea (spruce) by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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