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  Needles usually under 1/2-inch, newest twigs may
  have a tiny hairs.                               Black Spruce   

          or

  Bluish color to needles, 1/2 to 1 inch long  
                                                   Blue or White Spruce

          or

  No bluish color, 1/2 to 1 inch long  
                                               White or Norway Spruce

 

You have selected a conifer
with round or square-ish needles,
that are stiff and sharp,
each individually attached to the twig.

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This site created and maintained by Bill Cook, MSU Extension Forester for the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.   Editing and modification is ongoing.  Submit suggestions, questions, and corrections to cookwi@msu.edu or call 906-786-1575. 

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