Taxon

Picea aurantiaca

Picea aurantiaca - orange-twig spruce, yellow-twig spruce
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: orange-twig spruce, yellow-twig spruce
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym: Picea asperata var. aurantiaca
Distribution: China
IUCN Red list: Endangered
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A conical evergreen tree that has the potential to grow 75' tall. The young twigs on this spruce are yellow, later turning orange. Rough bark is pale gray to nearly white. Short, stiff needles are gray to glaucous green. Use as a specimen, screen or accent tree.
Links: The Plant List • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: STC: AE11 (AE11) • Accession: D2000-0008.001 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: STC: AE11 (AE11) • Accession: D2000-0008.002 • Origin: China • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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