In a Nutshell:
* Picea glauca ( White Spruce ) is a species of spruce native to the north of North America , from central Alaska east to Newfoundland , and south to northern Montana , Michigan , Maine and Wisconsin.
* Needles to 3/4", shiny green or blue green, cones to 2 1/2", green when young, in habit broadly conical when young, later more vertical, widely planted in the U.S., where it is used for hedges, windbreaks, and specimen trees, likes full sun, much grown in the Midwest because of its tolerance and adaptability, native to northern North America.
* The crushed leaves are quite aromatic. more...
* White spruce is the state tree of South Dakota. more...