Dragon Spruce Picea asperata

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Botanical Name:

Picea asperata

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Picea

Species:

asperata

Common Name:

Dragon Spruce

Seeds Per Pound:
63,943
Quantity:
4.19 lb
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
98%
Height:
75-120 feet
Collection Locale:
China
Crop Year:
2023
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6

In Stock: 4.19 lb
Prices
  • Picea asperata

Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 0 seeds)
$5.95
1 oz (~ 3996 seeds)
$50.00
1 lb (~ 63943 seeds)
$500.00
1 kg (~ 140970 seeds)
$1,000.00
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, lightly mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 25-40 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m. The shoots are orange-brown, with scattered pubescence. The leaves are needle-like, 1-2.5 cm long, rhombic in cross-section, greyish-green to bluish-green with conspicuous stomatal lines. The cones are cylindric-conic, 6-15 cm long and 2-3 cm broad, maturing pale brown 5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff, rounded to bluntly pointed scales. more...
* Light blue to light green foliage, 3/4" needles, in habit a broad column, narrowing toward the top, Wyman notes that it is very dense because it holds its foliage for as long as 7 years, and that it is an excellent seashore tree, much used by the Chinese for building, native to western China. more...
Physical Characteristics  Picea asperata is an evergreen Tree growing to 40 m (131ft 3in) at a medium rate. It is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from Oct to November. The flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and are pollinated by Wind. The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.The plant prefers acid and neutral soils. and can grow in very acid soils. It cannot grow in the shade.It requires dry or moist soil.The plant can tolerates strong winds but not maritime exposure. It cannot tolerate atmospheric pollution.
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