8 Types of Spruce Trees for Your Yard

What Is a Spruce Tree?

Spruces are tall, symmetrical conifer trees with evergreen needles attached individually rather than bunched like pine needles. While they resemble fir trees, spruces drop their cones intact, rather than dispersing seeds first as fir trees do. Denizens of cold climates, there are almost 40 species of spruce, many important forest trees harvested for pulp and paper products.

Only a handful of species are common in the nursery trade, but they include many diverse cultivars with sizes and features far different from the species.