Oriental Spruce
Picea orientalis
Pinaceae
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Caucasus, Asia Minor
Location
Cornell Class of 1923 Flowering Tree Collection, Treman Woodland Walk, Conifer Slope
Source of plant
Chrome Run Nursery, Hoyt Arboretum
Description
Large, densely branched tree of broadly conical habit with branches down to the ground. Young shoots pale brown; leaves to 8 mm long with blunt tips, dark shining green, densely pressed on the upper surfaces of the branchlets. Cones to 9 cm long, purple when young.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
winter interest, growth habit