The attractive shiny, dark green, short needles of the Oriental spruce (Picea orientalis) make it an extremely attractive ornamental tree. It has a columnar growth habit and bright red male cones. This evergreen conifer tree has a conic crown and smooth pink-gray bark. It is native to the Caucasus. The shoots are hairy and orange-brown when young and turn gray-brown with age while foliar buds are ovoid-conical, and leaves have blunt tips. It produces bright deep red pollen cones and dark purple seed cones. The oriental spruce grows well in soils with adequate moisture, such as shaded slopes or deep protected ravines.
Oriental Spruces have a typical overall height between 25’-50’ (7.6-15.2 m) and spread diameter of 15’-25' (4.6-7.6 m). Exceptional mature Oriental Spruce trees may grow to a height of 125’ (38 m) in the wild. The trunk of the Oriental Spruce has a diameter of 3.3’-4.9’ (1-1.5 m) with needle-like leaf lengths between .24”-.51” (6-13 mm).
The attractive shiny, dark green, short needles of the Oriental spruce (Picea orientalis) make it an extremely attractive ornamental tree. It has a columnar growth habit and bright red male cones. This evergreen conifer tree has a conic crown and smooth pink-gray bark. It is native to the Caucasus. The shoots are hairy and orange-brown when young and turn gray-brown with age while foliar buds are ovoid-conical, and leaves have blunt tips. It produces bright deep red pollen cones and dark purple seed cones. The oriental spruce grows well in soils with adequate moisture, such as shaded slopes or deep protected ravines.
Oriental Spruces have a typical overall height between 25’-50’ (7.6-15.2 m) and spread diameter of 15’-25' (4.6-7.6 m). Exceptional mature Oriental Spruce trees may grow to a height of 125’ (38 m) in the wild. The trunk of the Oriental Spruce has a diameter of 3.3’-4.9’ (1-1.5 m) with needle-like leaf lengths between .24”-.51” (6-13 mm).
