1.ย ย ย ย ย ย Sitka Spruce trees are one of the tallest species of trees, right up there with Redwoods and Giant Sequoias. Sometimes, they get to be very old, and outrageously tall.
2.ย ย ย ย ย ย Sitka Spruce wood has many purposes aside from tonewood. Sailors often used Sitka Spruce wood for masts on their ships, and crates for their cargo.
3.ย ย ย ย ย ย Sitka Spruce trees can produce a myriad of natural oils, which can aid minor ailments.
4.ย ย ย ย ย ย Breweries and moonshiners will use young Sitkas for Spruce Beer.
5.ย ย ย ย ย ย The Sitka Spruce tree is a symbol for a female protector and guardian; the Sitka is the โmother treeโ.
6.ย ย ย ย ย ย These trees primarily grow in the northern hemisphere, and are plentiful in areas like British Columbia and Alaska.
7.ย ย ย ย ย ย If a pirate forced you to walk a plank, chances are it was a Sitka spruce; most wooden planks came from Sitkas! Arrghh!
8.ย ย ย ย ย ย The Sitka Spruce Tree is the Alaska State Tree!
9.ย ย ย ย ย ย The tallest tree is just shy of 200 feet tall; you can view this tree in Olympic National Park, Washington.
10.ย ย Sitkas are fast-growing, and theyโre a top choice for most reforestation efforts.ย
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Just seeing this now. A friend has moved to a northern location, and among the trees he described on his property were Sitka Spruce. I’d never heard of them, so I googled them and wound up here. Thanks, Brent Cole! Very interesting!
Yeah , its very cool he gave us a good things abotu them