Black Spruce

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Acleris variana, Amorbia humerosana, Anacamptodes vellivolata, Archips alberta, Archips packardiana, Archips strianus, Argyresthia mariana, Argyrotaenia niscana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Callophrys eryphon, Callophrys lanoraieensis, Callophrys lanoriaieensis, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura pinus, Cingilia catenaria, Cladara limitaria, Coleotechnites atrupictella, Coleotechnites canusella, Coleotechnites ducharmei, Coleotechnites piceaella, Cydia youngana, Dasychira plagiata, Dasychira vagans, Dioryctria abietivorella, Dioryctria reniculella, Dolichomia thymetusalis, Dysstroma truncata, Ectropis crepuscularia, Eilema bicolor, Elaphria versicolor, Endothenia albolineana, Epinotia nanana, Epinotia septemberana, Epirrita autumnata omissa, Eufidonia discospilata, Eufidonia notataria, Eupithecia albicapitata, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia casloata, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia fletcherata, Eupithecia gibsonata, Eupithecia lariciata, Eupithecia luteata, Eupithecia luteata bifasciata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia subfuscata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Feralia comstocki, Feralia jocosa, Gerdana caritella, Griselda radicana, Holcocera immaculella, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hydriomena divisdaria, Hydriomena renunciata, Hypagyrtis piniata, Idia aemula, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Lymantria dispar, Orgyia antiqua, Orthosia hibisci, Palthis angulalis, Panthea acronyctoides, Panthea furcilla, Paralobesia piceana, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa granitata, Semiothisa granitata-group, Solenobia walshella, Sparganothis tristriata, Syngrapha alias, Syngrapha rectangula, Syngrapha selecta, Tolype laricis, Xestia dilucida, Xestia elimata, Xestia perquiritata, Xestia praevia, Zanclognatha minoralis, Zanclognatha protumnusalis, Zeiraphera canadensis, Zeiraphera fortunana, Zeiraphera improbana, Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana, Zeiraphera unfortunana

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.