Taxon

Picea koyamae

Picea koyamae - Koyama spruce
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Common name: Koyama spruce
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: Japan
IUCN Red list: Critically Endangered
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
IUCN Red List code: CR B1ab(ii,iii,v); 30 September 2010
Comments: This evergreen conifer has promising ornamental qualities. Specimens are rarely seen outside of arboreta. Has a distinctly conical shape to about 60' tall and half as wide. Relatively short, blue-green needles and long cones. Bark on older trees becomes dark brown and peels off into paper-like flakes. Extra hardy. Plant in full sun, well-drained soil.
Links: Flora of Japan • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species

Locations

  • 1: AZA: AZ12 (AZ12) • Accession: D1988-0787.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CK12 (CK12) • Accession: D1988-0787.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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