Oriental Spruce Picea orientalis - Abies orientalis, Pinus orientalis

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Botanical Name:

Picea orientalis

Family:

Pinaceae

Genus:

Picea

Species:

orientalis

Common Name:

Oriental Spruce

Height:
90-120 feet
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
5

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  • Picea orientalis

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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
Other: seed is sensitive to excess moisture in the medium.
In a Nutshell:
* Picea orientalis , commonly known as the Caucasian Spruce or Oriental Spruce , is a spruce native to the Caucasus and adjacent northeast Turkey . It is a large evergreen tree growing to 30-45 m tall (exceptionally to 57 m), and with a trunk diameter of up to 1.5 m (exceptionally up to 4 m). more...
* Dark green shiny needles, shortest of any spruce at 1/4-1/2", in habit, a dense, narrow cone, prefers shelter from dry wind in winter, Dirr considers it far superior to Norway (P. abies) and White (P. glauca) spruce.