spruce

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Potato flatbread with spruce sprout pesto and pickled white currant.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

This chemical modification unexpectedly helps the fungus infect beetles, especially those that previously fed on spruce tissue rich in phenolic compounds.

From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026

Scott showcased the stunning makeover on his YouTube account, revealing all of the steps it took to spruce their dwelling up for the holidays.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Uplands’s autumnal and only slightly less prestigious sibling Rush Creek Reserve is a decadent, soft cheese wrapped in spruce bark that drops only in October and November.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

At four the next morning I camped off the trail in a small meadow protected by a ring of spruce trees.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell