spruce Id?

[leexrayshady]

Im horrible with my tree id any idea what kind of spruce this is? I transplanted it when it was about 3ft tall, we have them all over along the river on our property

 

[sandbur]

I suspect white spruce which is sometimes called green spruce.

I like the book, Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota by Welby Smith.

It is not cheap, but it sit directly under my laptop with my Fruit, Berry,a nd Nut Inventory book.

 

[Riggsgwp->]

X2 on white spruce. Black hills spruce tends to droop and appears to have heavy boughs. White will be more upright as in the photo.

 

[sandbur]

I do not think you will find Black Hills spruce as a native in our area.

Norway spruce (not a native) also tend to have drooping branches.