Chiefly used for manufacture of paper pulp, and great quantities of this as well as picea alba are used for this purpose.
"Seasoning of Wood"
Joseph B. Wagner
The epicea, or common fir, Abies picea, Abies excelsa, picea excelsa, abundant in the mountains of France and the contiguous country, is known for its product, Burgundy pitch, and, as it flourishes in a greater variety of soil and climate than almost any other spike-leaved tree, it might be well worth transplantation.
"The Earth as Modified by Human Action"
George P. Marsh