We are in the process of updating our interactive GIS database with information for all our Dedicated Tree Honorees. For now, you can visit recent Tributees' pages using the links below.
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We are in the process of updating our interactive GIS database with information for all our Dedicated Tree Honorees. For now, you can visit recent Tributees' pages using the links below.
2023 Tributees
2022 Tributees
2021 Tributees
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Infradivision Gymnospermae
Family Name Pinaceae / pine
Botanical Name Picea engelmannii
Common Names Engelmann spruce / mountain spruce
Native Continents North America
Native Distribution Map
Native Range British Columbia south to Oregon along Cascade Range; Alberta, northern Idaho, and western Montana south to Arizona and New Mexico along Rocky Mountains.
Native to these North American Tree Region(s)
Montana Native | Boreal Forest | Pacific Coast Forests | Northern Rocky Mtn. Complex | Southern Rocky Mtn. Complex | Great Plains | Central Hardwoods | Northeastern Mixed Woods | Southeastern Mixed Forests |
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Fascinating Facts: One of the largest of the high-elevation mountain conifers, they grow steadily for 300 years, with trees 500-600 years old not uncommon.