Engelmann spruce
noun
En·gel·mann spruce
ˌeŋ-gəl-mən- 
: a large spruce (Picea engelmannii) of the Rocky mountain region and British Columbia that yields a light-colored wood
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What to Plant Instead Skip the Norway spruce, and choose the similar-in-appearance Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii).
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Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2026
The ranch’s century-old, 18,000-square-foot Grand Lodge was built with Engelmann spruce logs and has an atrium with a 40-foot ceiling.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2025
Grizzlies, lynx, and wolverines sniff and scratch through 800-year-old larch and some of the largest western hemlock, western red cedar, and Engelmann spruce in the valley.
—Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
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Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2026
The ranch’s century-old, 18,000-square-foot Grand Lodge was built with Engelmann spruce logs and has an atrium with a 40-foot ceiling.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2025
Grizzlies, lynx, and wolverines sniff and scratch through 800-year-old larch and some of the largest western hemlock, western red cedar, and Engelmann spruce in the valley.
—Laura Yale, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Engelmann spruce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Engelmann%20spruce. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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