Siberian Spruce Picea obovata

Detailed Listing For
Botanical Name:

Picea obovata

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Picea

Species:

obovata

Common Name:

Siberian Spruce

Seeds Per Pound:
84,074
Quantity:
0.3 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
36
Germination:
98%
Germination Test Type:
Cut (Full Seed)
Purity:
99%
Height:
45-100 feet
Collection Locale:
Russia
Crop Year:
2018
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
3
In Stock: 0.3 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 (~ 36 seeds)
$5.95
10 gram (~ 1854 seeds)
$24.50
1 oz (~ 5255 seeds)
$49.95
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:
* It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 15-35 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m, and a conical crown with drooping branchlets . The shoots are orange-brown, with variably scattered to dense pubescence. The leaves are needle-like, 1-2 cm long, rhombic in cross-section, shiny green to grayish-green with inconspicuous stomatal lines; the leaves subtending a bud are distinctively angled out at a greater angle than the rest of the leaves (a character shared by only two or three other spruces). The cones are cylindric-conic, 5-10 cm long and 1.5-2 cm broad, green or purple, maturing glossy brown 4–6 months after pollination, and have stiff, smoothly rounded scales.It is an important timber tree in Russia , the wood being used for general construction and paper making. more...
* With slightly drooping branches, dull green or blue-green 3/4" needles, cones to 2 1/2", native to northern Europe and Asia.