Lijang Spruce Picea likiangensis

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Botanical Name:

Picea likiangensis

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Picea

Species:

likiangensis

Common Name:

Lijang Spruce

Seeds Per Pound:
61,744
Quantity:
1.31 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
103
Germination:
77%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
98%
Height:
60-90 feet
Collection Locale:
China
Crop Year:
2013
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
6
In Stock: 1.31 lb
Prices
Items are priced on a curve, you can buy any 'bulk quantity' up to what we have in stock, some examples are:
1 packet (~ 103 seeds)
$4.95
10 packet (~ 1030 seeds)
$49.50
1 oz (~ 3859 seeds)
$18.50
1 lb (~ 61744 seeds)
$129.50
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/8" deep , tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Picea likiangensis is a species of conifer in the Pinaceae family. It is found in Bhutan and China . more...
* This spruce is a coniferous, evergreen tree that is native to mountain woods in China. Grows to 90' tall with a broad, conical form and features dark green to bluish green foliage and scaly, pale gray bark which fissures with age. Pendant, 3-5" cones are initially purple but mature to a pale brown. more...
* Trees to 50 m tall and 250 cm dbh, with a pyramidal crown. Bark gray or brown-gray, breaking into thick, irregular plates. Branchlets initially pale yellow or brownish yellow, turning gray or gray-yellow, sparsely pubescent. Leaves directed forward on upper side of branchlets, spreading on lower side, linear, straight or slightly curved, rhombic in cross section, 6-15×1-1.5 mm, with 4-7 stomatal lines on the upper and 0-4 on the lower surface, apex acute or obtuse. Seed cones maturing shades of red, brown, or dark purple, ovoid-cylindric, 4-12×1.7-3.5 cm when open. Seed scales rhombic-ovate, 15-26×10-17 mm, margin denticulate or undulate. Seeds gray-brown, subovoid, 7-14 mm including a pale brown wing with purplish spots. Pollination Apr-May, seed maturity Sep-Oct (Wu and Raven 1999). more...