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The Living Forest (124) : Norway Spruce

The Living Forest (124) : Norway Spruce

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Living Forest (124) : Norway Spruce

The Norway Spruce is a large and majestic evergreen coniferous tree.
The beautiful cones contain seeds after fertilization which are a basic food for squirrels and birds like woodpeckers and crossbills.

Dutch name : Fijnspar
German name : Gemeine Fichte
Latin name : Picea abies

PS: Did you know that the oldest Norway Spruce tree in the world is the “Old Tjikko”, located in Sweden and 9550 (!) years old.
(determination in 2008).

Comments 12

  • Angelika El. 15/09/2010 20:11


    Wunderschön sieht das aus!!! Herrlich, die Zapfen leuchten in einem ganz feinen Licht! Man sagt immer, wenn es viele Zapfen gäbe, dann käme ein harter Winter... :-((

    LG!
    Angelika

  • Sylvia Schulz 15/09/2010 10:55

    man sagt bei uns, wenn es so viele Tannenzapfen gibt, dann kommt ein langer Winter...., tolle Aufnahme
    lg Sylvia
  • Deryck 14/09/2010 21:12

    I never knew they get that old! This is great! We get them here too, bit they would be alien species
    Deryck
  • Vera Shulga 14/09/2010 18:02

    I like spruce.In our garden-yard in old town grow high old spruce more than 150 years old...Beautiful shot!
  • Gunther Hasler 14/09/2010 16:56

    Im schönem Licht präsentiert diese Fichte ihre Zapfen. Sehr interessant, dass die Fichte so alt werden kann, hätte ich nie gedacht!
    Gruß, Gunther
  • Vitória Castelo Santos 14/09/2010 15:37

    WONDERFUL tree and shot.
    regards
    Vitoria
  • Anca Silvia B. 14/09/2010 9:45

    wunderbares Licht...tolles Foto und gute Info lieber Mark,Danke,anca
  • s. sabine krause 14/09/2010 9:41

    never knew that spruce trees could grow so old and last that long! they always look rather fragile to me – a lot more fragile e.g. than the mighty pine! but what a fertile year for this specimen here! so many cones – the squirrels and other creatures of the forest will be well provided for! lg, sabine.
  • Véronique Soulier 14/09/2010 8:59

    So old, stunning ! nice light on the cones, I think I 've these one all around my place in Switzerland, Greetings VS
  • Werner R. Albert 14/09/2010 8:47

    9550 years, what an age. I am impressed.
    And what have that Norway Spruce all seen, unbelievabele.
    Beautiful shot, Mark; it go very well together with your explanation.
    best wishes
    Werner
  • j.a.j.jansen m. 14/09/2010 8:33

    A nice image, I like it.
    Jan.
  • Josef Kainz 14/09/2010 8:28

    Gut festgehalten schönes Foto
    vg