White or Single Spruce Abies alba

The White or Single Spruce (A. alba) is a smaller and less common tree than the foregoing, though it is often found in the same situations. The leaves are more thinly arranged on the young shoots, and they are longer and project more from the branches. The color, however, is a distinguishing characteristic between the two sorts; for while in the Black Spruce it is very dark, in this species it is of a light bluish green tint. The cones are also much larger on the White Spruce tree.