Taxon

Picea balfouriana

Picea balfouriana - Balfour spruce
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Common name: Balfour spruce
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym: Picea likiangensis var. balfouriana, Picea likiangensis var. rubescens
Distribution: China
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A tall, narrow evergreen tree with ascending branches and very narrow top. One of the most ornamental of all spruces. Needles are short, green above and slightly paler beneath. Cones are 2-31/2" long and purple when young. In the landscape probably will grow to more than 60' tall and 10' wide. Best used as a specimen or in a screen.
Links: Flora of China (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)

Locations

  • 1: AZA: AZ12 (AZ12) • Accession: D1996-0338.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: HED: CT12 (CT12) • Accession: D1996-0338.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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