for its wood, being light and fairly strong. It harvested for paper-making and general construction. Wood from slow-grown trees at high altitude has a specialised use in making musical instruments such as acoustic guitars, harps, violins, and pianos. Because it is odourless and has little resin, it has been used for food containers such as barrels. It is also used to a small extent as a Christmas tree. Gallery References Further reading The Gymnosperm Database US Forest Service: Fire Effects Information System Little, Elbert L. (1980), National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees: Western Region External links Jepson Manual Treatment Arboretum de Villardebelle – Photographs related spruce cones CalPhotos engelmannii Trees of the Western United States Trees of Western Canada Trees of the West Coast of the United States Trees of Northwestern Mexico Trees of Chihuahua (state) Trees of Coahuila Trees of the Northwestern United States Trees of the Southwestern United States Trees of the South-Central United States Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Klamath Mountains Flora of the Rocky Mountains Alpine flora Least concern flora of the United States Taxa named by George Engelmann Taxa named by Charles Christopher Parry Flora of the Sierra Madre Occidental