Researchers reported Wednesday that they had sequenced the genome of the Norway spruce, a giant evergreen native to Europe that has also been planted widely in parts of North America.

Not to mention, the Norway spruce can live for hundreds of years. The oldest tree in the world, nicknamed Old Tjikko, grew in Sweden and lived to be over 9,550 years old, according to Weitoish.

Rockefeller Center on Monday unveiled its pick for its 2019 Christmas tree: a towering Norway Spruce from Village of Florida, New York, which will be installed at the plaza on November 9.

The red-tipped Norway spruce (Picea abies ‘Rubra spicata’) does. The tree was found in Czechoslovakia in 1973, propagated in England and introduced in the United States in the early 1980s.

The Norway spruce genome was nearly seven times longer, at 20 billion base pairs. Putting its DNA in the right order was a technical challenge because the genome includes so many repetitive segments.

SHELTON, Conn. (AP/CBSNewYork) --A nearly 80-foot-tall Norway spruce is joining thousands of other Connecticut commuters as it heads to work in midtown Manhattan. There were a few tears and many ...

Tragic reason man who grew Rockefeller Center Christmas tree may miss lighting ceremony after planting 74ft Norway spruce with his late wife. By MELISSA KOENIG FOR DAILYMAIL.COM. Published: 20:59 ...

The wrapped 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a 74-foot tall, 11-ton Norway Spruce from West Stockbridge, MA, is suspended in air in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza on Saturday, Nov. 09, 2024 ...

The lights are dimming on this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The 11-ton Norway Spruce received a light dusting of snow on its final day before crews bring it down to be milled and ...