Picea sitchensis, the Sitka spruce, is a large coniferous evergreen tree, It acquires its name from the community of Sitka, Alaska.Sitka spruce is native to the west coast of North America, with its northwestern limit on Kodiak Island, Alaska, and its southeastern limit near Fort Bragg in northern California.Sitka spruce is of major importance in forestry for timber and paper production. Outside its native range, it is particularly valued for its fast growth on poor soils and exposed sites where few other trees can be grown successfully.

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