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We investigated the adaptation of three spruce species ( Picea glehnii Masters,  P. jezoensis  Carr. and  P. abies  Karst.) to growth in northern Japan on serpentine soils (characterized by high concentrations of heavy metals and Mg, a low Ca/Mg ratio and low fertility) and fertile brown forest soils. Among species, seedling survival on serpentine soil was highest in  P. glehnii . Shoot growth of  P. glehnii  was similar whether grown on serpentine or brown forest soil, whereas shoot growth of the other species was significantly less on serpentine soil than on brown forest soil. On serpentine soil, needle life span of  P. glehnii  was at least 3 years longer than that of the other two species. Needle area per shoot of  P. glehnii  was significantly higher on serpentine soil than on brown forest soil up to a shoot age of 8 years. In all three species, light-saturated photosynthetic rate ( P  max ) decreased with needle age independently of soil type. However, on serpentine soil,  P  max  in  P. glehnii  was higher, particularly in older needles, than in the other species. Furthermore, on serpentine soil, needle concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus were higher in  P. glehnii  than in the other species. We conclude that  P. glehnii  is better adapted to serpentine soil than  P. jezoensis  and  P. abies  at least in part because of its greater needle life span and higher needle nutrient concentrations.

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Needle life span, photosynthetic rate and nutrient concentration of  Picea glehnii ,  P. jezoensis  and  P. abies  planted on serpentine soil in northern Japan