
How to Choose and Buy Healthy Sitka spruce
(Picea sitchensis)
Sitka spruce, also known as Western spruce, Silver spruce, Yellow spruce
Ideal for early to mid-spring acquisition, sitka spruce is popular for its rapid growth rate and easy-care nature. Its unique features, such as impressive size and beautiful foliage, are common purchase drivers. When shopping, healthy specimens display vibrant green needles, a strong trunk, and no pests or discoloration.
Tallest conifer species
Rapid growth
Good for timber
Resistant to wind
Attractive bark