Picea A. Dietr.

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Abstract This chapter describes the origin and introduction; climatic and site requirements, and other silvicultural characteristics; pests and diseases; natural regeneration; flowering, seed production and nursery conditions; genetic and provenance; area, yield and rotations; timber and uses; Christmas trees; habitat and ecology; yield and timber; and place of spruces (Picea abies, P. omorika, P. orientalis, and P. sitchensis) in British forestry.