The difference between cedar and spruce

Cedar, also known as cedar, pagoda pine, cypress, Himalayan cedar, etc., is produced in western Asia, western Himalayas, Africa and the Mediterranean coast. Spruce, also known as coarse spruce, big fruit spruce, rough spruce, different scale spruce, big spruce, white pine and so on, are endemic to China. Let's take a look at the difference between cedar and spruce.

Family and genus differences between cedar and spruce

1. Cedar: Cedar is an evergreen tree of the genus Cedar, which belongs to the plant kingdom, gymnosperm phylum, Cypress class, Cypress order, Pinaceae, Abies subfamily.

2. Spruce: spruce is a tall tree of the genus Picea, belonging to the plant kingdom, gymnosperms, Pines and cypresses, Pines and cypresses, Pinaceae, Picea.

The difference between the appearance of cedar and spruce

1. Cedar: Cedar is about 30 meters high, DBH up to 3 meters, bark dark gray, split into irregular scales, branches spreading, slightly oblique or slightly drooping, branchlets often drooping, leaves needle-shaped, hard, cones light green before maturity, slightly powdery, reddish brown when ripe, oval or broadly oval, seeds nearly triangular, wide wings, longer seeds.

2. Spruce: spruce up to 45 meters high, breast diameter up to 1 meter, bark grayish brown or light brownish gray, split into irregular scales or slightly thicker pieces, branchlets sparsely or densely pubescent, winter buds conical, leaf radiation extension of main branches, cone cylindrical moment round or cylindrical, green before maturity, light brown or chestnut brown when ripe, seeds Obovate, florescence from April to May, cones mature from September to October.

The difference of origin between cedar and spruce

1. Cedar: Cedar is produced in western Asia, western Himalayas, Africa and the Mediterranean. There is only one kind of Himalayan cedar in China, which is distributed in the south of Xizang and India and Afghanistan. Garden trees have been widely cultivated in Beijing, Lushun, Dalian, Qingdao, Xuzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Nanping, Lushan, Wuhan, Changsha and Kunming.

2. Spruce: spruce is endemic to China, which is widely distributed in the mountains of North China and Xiaoxinganling in the northeast. It is found in southwestern Shaanxi (Fengxian), eastern Gansu (Liangdang), Bailong River Basin, Tao River Basin, Upper Minjiang River Basin and Jinchuan Watershed.

The difference between cedar and spruce

1. Cedar: Cedar wood is an important building material in its origin. Aromatic oil can also be obtained by distillation, various benefits make it an excellent choice for the treatment of dandruff and rash, with anti-fat leakage, antiseptic, sterilization, deficiency, convergence, diuresis, menstruation, expectorant, insecticidal and sedative and other medical effects.

2. Spruce wood: spruce wood can be used as raw materials for construction, aircraft, sleepers, electric poles, boats, appliances, furniture and wood fiber industry, etc., pine resin can be cut from tree trunks, aromatic oil can be extracted from roots, wood, branches and leaves, and bark can be extracted from tannin extract. Potted plants can be used as indoor ornamental trees.