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Spruce

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A spruce is a tall tree.

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495 Picea abies (cropped).jpg
It has green leaves. These leaves look like needles. They stay on the tree all year. People use the wood for paper. Some trees are used for Christmas.
Tlingit spruce root basket, Southeast Alaska Discovery Center.jpg
Tlingit spruce root basket, Southeast Alaska Discovery Center.jpg
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495 Picea abies (cropped).jpg
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Abies alba - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-001.jpg
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Pinetum woburnense (Douglas firs, page 185).jpg
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395 Larix europaea DC.jpg
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Cathaya argyrophylla leaves and cones.jpg
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496 Pinus silvestris.jpg
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Wood picea abies (horiz).jpg
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Politiko Laouto.jpg
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Spruce in the park of Peterhof.jpg

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