Taxon

Picea orientalis

 
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Picea orientalis - oriental spruce
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Common name: oriental spruce
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: Caucasus Mountains (Georgia) and Turkey
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A medium-size evergreen tree usually reaching 60' with a dense, 20-30' wide crown. Its shape is conical, with gracefully descending branches that reach to the ground. Needles are the shortest of any spruce. Cones are a beautiful reddish purple when young, turning brown with age.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy)Tropicos

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