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Picea smithiana
Morinda Spruce or West Himalayan spruce
INFORMATION ONLY: We hope to have some of this rare plant available in winter 2012 or 2013
Description
A handsome native of the Himalayas, Picea smithiana has distinctive long, elegant, hanging branches with a gracefully weeping tip which in its natural habitat would help to shed snow in the cold winters. The needles are bright green and the longest of any spruce, reaching up to five centimetres in length.
Established plants have eye-catching long, narrow brown cones. An unusual, stately tree with a magnificent habit for large gardens!
Supplied Size:
- Position: Full sun or light, dappled shade.
- Soil: Moist, fertile soil.
- Hardiness: Hardy. Although fully hardy once established, Picea smithiana can be vulnerable to late spring frost as a young plant and planting in known frost pockets should be avoided.
- Rate of Growth: Slow.
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Habit: Eventually a large conical tree.
- Height: 20 m (65 ft)
- Spread: 15 m (50 ft).
- Notes: Picea smithiana is slow growing and will take many years to reach the above height.