White spruce makes good growth on well-drained lacustrine soils in Alberta Mixedwoods ( Heger 1971 ), on moderately-well-drained clay loams in Saskatchewan ( Kabzems 1971 ), and on melanized loams and clays ( with sparse litter and a dark-coloured organically-enriched mineral horizon ) in the Algoma district of Ontario ( Wilde et al . 1954 ).