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

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) — this species is esteemed for its dense; ideal for focal points and formal landscapes

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Hailing from the Eastern Black Sea region; provide this tree with an occasional deep watering during dry spells

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — acidic soil; it thrives in a spot with full to partial sunlight; this species is esteemed for its dense

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — purplish cones that mature to a lovely brown; this spruce variety boasts an array of petite

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — the Oriental Spruce demands well-drained; the Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with dense, lush

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — conifer / tree for full or half; acidic soil; it thrives in a spot with full to partial sunlight

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Ideal for focal points and formal landscapes; conifer / tree for full or half, image 37

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Hardy in Zones 4-7, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil; symmetrical growth, image 36

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, image 35

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Its dark green needles, measuring about 0.5 inches long, are arrayed on gracefully arching branches; purplish, image 34

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — The Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with dense, lush foliage; hardy in Zones 4-7, image 33

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — and it will remain a resplendent fixture in your client's garden for many years to come; is a majestic conifer that serves

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Provide this tree with an occasional deep watering during dry spells; and it will remain a resplendent fixture in your

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Hailing from the Eastern Black Sea region; provide this tree with an occasional deep watering during dry spells, image 39

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — this species is esteemed for its dense; ideal for focal points and formal landscapes, image 40

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — is a majestic conifer that serves as an exquisite focal point in any landscape design; hailing from the, image 38

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — symmetrical growth habit and pyramidal shape; the Oriental Spruce demands well-drained, image 41

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, image 42

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — acidic soil; it thrives in a spot with full to partial sunlight; this species is esteemed for its dense, image 45

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — Provide this tree with an occasional deep watering during dry spells; and it will remain a resplendent fixture, image 46

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — and it will remain a resplendent fixture in your client's garden for many years to come; is a majestic conifer, image 47

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — purplish cones that mature to a lovely brown; this spruce variety boasts an array of petite, image 43

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — the Oriental Spruce demands well-drained; the Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis) is a majestic evergreen with, image 44

Oriental Spruce (Picea Orientalis) — conifer / tree for full or half; acidic soil; it thrives in a spot with full to partial sunlight, image 48

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