Talk:Picea sitchensis

message: The article states as of 2007/03/08 that the Sitka Spruce is the world's third tallest tree, after Coast Red Wood and Coast Douglas Fir. However, a living Eucalyptus regnans have been measured at 97m and a felled tree was meassured at 114.4m, taller than any reliable measurement for Sitka Spruce or Douglas Fir.
Grant Gussie 15:45, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The Sitka Spruce is probably the world's fourth or fifth tallest tree. The Noble and Grand firs can also reach 300 feet. Reliably measured Douglas-fir have been measured by foresters at heights of 380 to 393 feet, and lumbermen have claimed heights up to 415 feet. --75.175.79.174 (talk) 14:56, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

text: Of living trees, it appears that Picea sitchensis is the third tallest (tied with Eucalyptus regnans). Of species with reliable measurements, the Thorpdale Eucalyptus regnans and the Harmony Falls grove  Abies procera are taller than any Picea sitchensis recorded.
*Eucalyptus regnans 
**Unnamed in Styx Big Tree stand,  
**Unnamed in Andromeda reserve,  or  
**Unnamed in Thorpdale, Victoria   (1880)
*Pseudotsuga menziesii
**Brummitt Fir,  
**Mineral Tree,  (not laser-based, 1925)
**I don't think reliable sources exist to support claims of taller individuals.
*Picea sitchensis
**Carmanah Giant,  
**Unnamed in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park,  
**Unnamed in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park,  
*Abies procera
**Unnamed in Harmony Falls grove,   (not laser-based, prior to 1980, destroyed)
**Unnamed in Goat Marsh Research Natural Area,  
*Abies grandis
**Unnamed in Redwoods National Park,  (second tallest known)
**Some up to  (no longer standing)
**Unnamed in Glacier Peak Wilderness,  
* Walter Siegmund (talk) 20:13, 2 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Really the "third tallest"? 

message: I've only seen the colloquial term "giant spruce" used for Sitka Spruces - is this an identity, or are there other types of spruce that are referred to as "giant spruces"? If not, we may want to add this as a colloquial term. Just a suggestion. Thanks, Jens Koeplinger 12:40, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never heard the term "giant spruce" used for Sitka Spruce.  But to answer your question, I've also never heard the term "giant spruce" applied to any other type of spruce. Dkreisst 22:35, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Giant Spruce" 

message: Hi, I found this page through the page for the Wright Flyer (the Wright brothers' first airplane).  It turns out they used Giant Spruce in it's construction (probably because of the high strength to weight ratio mentioned here).  I figured it might be an interesting fact to mention in this article.  I'd add it myself, but I don't have the time to create an account. 12.32.89.121 (talk) 17:05, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional info for the "Uses" section

message: Hi. 
The search engine photo of the branchlet and cones are not P. sitchensis, but more like P. pungens. It’s confusing. 
Thanks. 2600:100F:B104:D9A4:5CDC:5C08:2C84:DC59 (talk) 17:29, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello. To what photo(s) are you referring with "search engine photo"? Eric talk 19:34, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misleading Search Engine Photo