Description: Large Evergreen conifer with an upright habit and orange-brown bark. Young trees have a conical habit, but ultimately mature to a more columnar form. Short, glossy, dark green needles are four-sided and arranged spirally along the stems. Monoecious. The female cones hang below the branches and are reddish-purple when young, maturing to light brown cones that are approximately 15cm in length. Male cones are brown and much smaller. Picea abies is quite commonly used for Christmas trees.

Additional common names include - Common Spruce, Christmas Tree