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Oriental Spruce

Picea Orientalis

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Overview

The Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with dense, lush foliage. Its dark green needles, measuring about 0.5 inches long, are arrayed on gracefully arching branches. A slow grower, it reaches 50-60 feet in height and 20-30 feet in width, providing a narrow, pyramidal silhouette. Hardy in Zones 4-7, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. Ideal for focal points and formal landscapes.

Sun Full, HalfWater MediumZones 2–6Climate Temperate
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — The Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with dense, lush foliage
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Its dark green needles, measuring about 0.5 inches long, are arrayed on gracefully arching branchesOriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — it reaches 50-60 feet in height and 20-30 feet in widthOriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Ideal for focal points and formal landscapesOriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — is a majestic conifer that serves as an exquisite focal point in any landscape designOriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — The Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with dense, lush foliageOriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — this species is esteemed for its dense+52

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Medium
USDA zones
2–6

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Pinaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Hardy in Zones 4-7, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Its dark green needles, measuring about 0.5 inches long, are arrayed on gracefully arching branches
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — it reaches 50-60 feet in height and 20-30 feet in width
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Ideal for focal points and formal landscapes
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — is a majestic conifer that serves as an exquisite focal point in any landscape design
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — The Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with dense, lush foliage
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — this species is esteemed for its dense
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — symmetrical growth habit and pyramidal shape
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Hailing from the Eastern Black Sea region
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — this spruce variety boasts an array of petite
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — the Oriental Spruce demands well-drained
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — acidic soil; it thrives in a spot with full to partial sunlight
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Provide this tree with an occasional deep watering during dry spells
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — and it will remain a resplendent fixture in your client's garden for many years to come
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — purplish cones that mature to a lovely brown
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Its dark green needles, measuring about 0.5 inches long, are arrayed on gracefully arching branches; purplish cones that
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — it reaches 50-60 feet in height and 20-30 feet in width; its dark green needles, measuring about 0.5 inches long, are
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — conifer / tree for full or half
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — The Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with dense, lush foliage; hardy in Zones 4-7, it thrives in
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Ideal for focal points and formal landscapes; conifer / tree for full or half
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — is a majestic conifer that serves as an exquisite focal point in any landscape design; hailing from the Eastern Black Sea
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Hardy in Zones 4-7, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil; symmetrical growth habit and
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — this spruce variety boasts an array of petite; it reaches 50-60 feet in height and 20-30 feet in width
Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — symmetrical growth habit and pyramidal shape; the Oriental Spruce demands well-drained

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