Martinez's spruce, Nuevo Leon Picea martinezii

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Botanical Name:

Picea martinezii

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Picea

Species:

martinezii

Common Name:

Martinez's spruce, Nuevo Leon

Height:
75-100 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
8
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  • Picea martinezii

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: cold stratify for 30 days.
Germination: sow seed 1/8" deep , tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed
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In a Nutshell:
* It is one of the most heat-tolerant of all spruces, more tolerant of summer heat than Blue Spruce, which it resembles in foliage more...
* USDA hardiness zone 7, based on performance of trees planted ca. 1990 at Stewart Park, Medford, OR (Frank Callahan email 2011.09.01); Bannister and Neuner (2001)), though, list it as hardy to Zone 8 (cold hardiness limit between -12.1°C and -6.7°C). more...