The maple is quite distinctive because of the long central lobe of the leaf. Picea pungens Engelm. Individual trees range from pure green to a striking blue-green color. Particular individuals with deep blue coloration and symmetric crown forms are often propagated vegetatively in the nurseries. Karsten Norway spruce Norway spruce is a European spruce which is much more widely planted in eastern Canada than it is here.
Branches tend to be somewhat pendent.
The cones are quite distinctive because of their large size. It occurs across Canada and Alaska and into the northern states. Commercially it is an exceptionally valuable species because of its typically long trachias which make for strong papers, and an easily workable wood. Betula papyrifera Marsh. A native Alberta species, it is easily recognized by its smooth, white peeling bark.