ID This Tree

[Steven Farr]

This is a neat tree. I am curious as to what it is. It is in some relatives yard on Lake Junaluska in North Carolina. All the needles seem to hang down from the branch. Here are a few pics....

[No. GA. Mt. Man]

Would it be a spruce?

[Steven Farr]

I have no idea. All i know is that it ain't an oak.haha

[Steven Farr]

Good Call my friend. After checking a little further, it is definitely a Norway Spruce.

[coon dawg]

looks like a spruce or fir??.......hard to tell from the pic....... :huh: ............Mr. Holt will know. :clap:

[rip18]

My money is on some sort of spruce because of the "ranked" needles & hanging female fruit. It isn't a native spruce; it is one that has been planted as an ornamental. My guess is that it is a Norway Spruce (Picea abies - native to Europe, but widely planted in temperate regions of the US as an ornamental). The drooping branchlets, cone size & configuration, & large size of the tree all make me think Norway Spruce rather than another spruce.

[Vernon Holt]

I agree with Rips assessment. I too believe it to be Norway Spruce, a non-native tree. Weatern NC has a native Spruce (Red Spruce), but its cones are not as large as the cones shown in the photo.

Vernon

[Steven Farr]

I agree with you all. I saw it last night and noticed that there were not any others around like it but there were several in the yard. I assumed it was non-native so I grabbed the camera. I told my wife that a fellow on woodys named Vernon Holt would know if nobody else did. Looks like several of you knew. Here is a pic of the tree and you can see just how big it is. The cones are close to 10" long