White pine made fine lumber for houses and other buildings and this timber was among the first to be exhausted in the country.
Spruce trees have long furnished the bulk of the woodpulp used in making our supplies of paper.

These trees live in the colder climates of the northern states.

They like to grow in low, wet localities close to lakes or rivers.

The spruces generally do not grow higher than 75-100 feet.

The wood is soft like pine and even whiter in color.