<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">red spruce</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31470914</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:06:44</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">Canadian red spruce</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">West Virginia spruce</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">red spruce pine</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">spruce, red</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Wood from Picea rubens, native to North America. It was a major source of lumber for building construction in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was also used for piano sounding boards and for pulpwood. This tree was almost lost to overharvesting, but was protected by a government act in 1911 which purchased considerable land for national forests. ]]></dc:description></metadata>