[Spruces: The Genus Picea in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Synonyms: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii ssp. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii var. glabra, Picea glauca ssp. engelmannii, Picea glauca var. engelmannii

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii (Synonyms: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii ssp. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii var. glabra, Picea glauca ssp. engelmannii, Picea glauca var. engelmannii)

Engelmann spruce observed in meadows at the High Prairie trailhead, Mt. Hood National Forest.....August 5, 2025.

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii (Synonyms: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii ssp. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii var. glabra, Picea glauca ssp. engelmannii, Picea glauca var. engelmannii) - Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii (Synonyms: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii ssp. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii var. glabra, Picea glauca ssp. engelmannii, Picea glauca var. engelmannii)

Engelmann spruce photographed in Grand Meadows at the west corner of Mt. Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........September 28, 2008.

Needles of Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii (Synonyms: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii ssp. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii var. glabra, Picea glauca ssp. engelmannii, Picea glauca var. engelmannii) - Female cones of Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii (Synonyms: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii ssp. engelmannii, Picea engelmannii var. glabra, Picea glauca ssp. engelmannii, Picea glauca var. engelmannii)

The photo at left shows the sharply pointed, stiff needles of Engelmann spruce as seen in Grand Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........September 28, 2008. The photo at right shows a close-up of the female cones of Engelmann spruce as seen along the Fret Creek Trail #456A, Badger Creek Wilderness......September 26, 2021.
Paul Slichter