Species Profiles

Question 1

What genus of tree is a Larix?

Answer 1

Larch Tree

Question 2

What genus of tree is a Picae

Answer 2

Spruce Tree

Question 3

What genus of tree is a Pinus

Answer 3

Pine Tree

Question 4

What genus of tree is a Psuedotsuga

Answer 4

Douglas Fir Trees

Question 5

What genus of tree is an Abies

Answer 5

Fir Tree

Question 6

What genus of tree is a Tsuga

Answer 6

Hemlock Tree

Question 7

Larix larcina

Answer 7

Tamarack

Question 8

Larix Lyalli

Answer 8

Alpine Larch

Question 9

Picea glauca

Answer 9

White Spruce

Question 10

Picea mariana

Answer 10

Black Spruce

Question 11

Picea pungens

Answer 11

Colorado Blue Spruce

Question 12

Abies balsamea

Answer 12

Balsam Fir

Question 13

The Tamarack genus is found in…

Answer 13

in the central foothills muskegs and fens but less frequently in bogs. Commonly associated with Pinea mariana, Betula papyrifera, & Salix spp.

Question 14

The larix tree is a…

Answer 14

Deciduous hard-wood, up to 50m tall with smooth young bark that furrows and flakes into scales as it ages. Soft pine needles growing in clusters with catkins and cones at its terminal ends.

Question 15

A Tamarack tree is

Answer 15

up to 20m tall, with thin grey bark that turns brown-red and scaly with age. Leaves cluster in groups of 12-20, and are deciduous blue green in Summer.

Question 16

Tamarack cones are

Answer 16

ovulate cones are upright on the stem, ovoid shaped, 1-2cm, brown and woody when mature, opening at the end of the season.

Question 17

Larix Lyallii

Answer 17

Alpine Larch

Question 18

Alpine larch are found in

Answer 18

The rocky mountains, high altitudes/upper timber lines

Question 19

Alpine larch are …

Answer 19

Smaller (10m tall) with trichome covered twigs that have 4-sided needles that are 3-4cm long and cluster in groups of 30-40.

Question 20

The Picea genus is

Answer 20

Spruce Trees

Question 21

Spruce Trees are

Answer 21

Large evergreens, with thin scaly grey-black bark which is brown beneath.

Question 22

Picea glauca

Answer 22

White Spruce

Question 23

White Spruce are

Answer 23

large, up to 40m, with 4 sided needles 1.5cm in length, which concentrate at the tops of the tree.

Question 24

Pinaceae Family description …

Answer 24

Hermaphroditic. Whorled branches. Usually evergreen, needle like (linear) leaves. Male cones small, female cones or seed large. Seeds are winged.

Question 25

White Spruce (Picea glauca) habitat

Answer 25

Well-drained upland soil. Foothills, montane and boreal region, occasionally in parkland. Dominant species in upland climax forests, understory species in earlier successional forests. Occurs in subalpine, mixed, and conifer woodlands, at moderate altitudes in the Rockies.

Question 26

Picea mariana

Answer 26

Black Spruce

Question 27

Black Spruce (Picea mariana) is a …

Answer 27

smaller tree (10-12m tall), crowns can be club shaped, bark is more grey-black than white spruce, Short, blunt needles, 0.6-1.4cm in length. Ovulate cones, less than 2.5cm long and darker than white spruce.

Question 28

Black Spruce (Picea mariana) habitat

Answer 28

Common in boreal forests, occasionally in parklands and foothills. Lowland species, found primarily in bogs, muskegs, and swampy wood. Occasionally in the foothills and the boreal forest, black spruce will occur as an understory species of lodgepole pine.

Question 29

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) are…

Answer 29

Broad and dense, pyramidal, branches straight. 10-20m tall. Buds and branches are whorlled. Bark scaly to flaky and ash-brown. Needled leaves sharp, attached individually to the stem. Blue green to silvery blue.
Ovulate cones papery scaled and 10cm long, scales are truncate and chestnut brown.

Question 30

Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) habitat

Answer 30

Native moist upland sites, in the central and southern Rockies of the US. Prefers moist sites, but somewhat drought tolerant. Pioneer tree, found with Douglas Fir, White Fir. Most common in lower altitudes of the Rockies but can be found in the upper tree line where there is enough moisture.

Question 31

Colorado Blue Spruce was introduced to Saskatchewan as a part of the _________ program

Answer 31

shelterbelt

Question 32

The Abies genus is described as ….

Answer 32

exceptionally tall (40-60m), straight and columnar with single trunks. Young bark is smooth with raised resin blisters, and become thick scaly and fissured with age. Cones point upwards like candles.

Question 33

Abies leaves, needles, only occur on ______ sides of the stem.

Answer 33

two sides (known as 2 ranked)

Question 34

Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) are described as ….

Answer 34

small (20m), thin bark turning to scaly. Staminate cones are yellow with purple tinges. Ovulate cones with short awns n bracts.