Green

Spruce

Note Profile

Botanical 15 perfumes

Also Known As

Black Spruce

About

Spruce is an oil steam distilled from the needles and twigs of Picea trees, most often Picea abies, the Norway spruce, and Picea mariana, the black spruce. They grow in the boreal and temperate north. It smells crisp, resinous and woody, fresh and green, with a slight camphor tone and citrus and balsam behind it, like an evergreen forest. It is used as a top or heart note.

Scent Profile

Spruce has a crisp, resinous woody aroma with fresh, green, and slightly camphoraceous facets. It often carries subtle citrus and balsamic undertones, evoking the scent of evergreen forests. As it develops, the note can reveal a gentle sweetness and a clean, invigorating dryness.

ScentWheel

Breadthfocused

EnvelopeHeart · ~8h lasting

Family Green & Aromatic, Amber · Musk · Leather

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Spruce oil, Black

A natural extract

CAS 8008-80-8

The only spruce material we hold. Picea mariana.

How the layers join

Origin

Spruce oil is typically steam-distilled from the needles and twigs of various Picea species, most commonly Picea abies (Norway spruce) and Picea mariana (black spruce). The trees are native to boreal and temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with sourcing concentrated in North America and Northern Europe.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use spruce primarily as a top or heart note to impart freshness and a naturalistic woody character. It blends well with other coniferous notes, citruses, aromatic herbs, and incense materials, and is valued for adding brightness and lift to fougère, chypre, and woody compositions.