Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.

Oriental spruce (en), Épicéa d'orient (fr), Épicéa du Caucase (fr), Épicéa d'Orient (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Picea

Characteristics

A large cone shaped tree. It grows to 40 m high. It has dense branches and foliage. The leaves are glossy, dark green needles. They are small and lie close to the stem. They have rounded ends. Male flowers are dark red at first and then turn yellow. Female flowers are yellow. The cones are narrow and slightly curved. They taper to both ends.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 5.0
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found in pure stands or mixed with beech, pine and hornbeam, especially on shaded slopes, preferring deep protected ravines with adequate soil moisture; at elevations from 300-2,100 metres.
More
It is a temperate plant. It grows to 2,130 m altitude in the Caucasus. It grows naturally in Turkey. It suits hardiness zones 3-9. Arboretum Tasmania.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use material wood
Edible barks flowers seeds shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Picea orientalis habit picture by Pierre Sosson (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Picea orientalis leaf picture by Arch Stanton (cc-by-sa)
Picea orientalis leaf picture by Arch Stanton (cc-by-sa)
Picea orientalis leaf picture by Gökhan EREN (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Picea orientalis flower picture by Mauro il tornitore (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Picea orientalis fruit picture by Pazzaglia Aron (cc-by-sa)
Picea orientalis fruit picture by Wolfgang Hilt (cc-by-sa)

Conservation status

Picea orientalis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60440465-2
WFO ID wfo-0000736005
COL ID 4HQ48
BDTFX ID 49308
INPN ID 113440
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Abies orientalis Abies wittmanniana Pinus orientalis Picea withmanniana Picea wittmanniana Picea orientalis f. aureospicata Picea orientalis f. aurea Picea orientalis f. nana Picea orientalis f. nutans Picea orientalis f. atrovirens Picea orientalis var. aurea Picea orientalis var. nana Picea orientalis