Picea abies var. abies
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Picea abies cranstonii
- Picea cranstonii
- Phonetic Spelling
- PY-see-uh A-bees A-bees
- Description
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A massive, rapid growing, openly pyramidal specimen. It is openly branched with long thick branches having few laterals. Its branches are upward-facing.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Picea
- Species:
- abies
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Habit/Form:
- Open
- Pyramidal
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4b, 4a, 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- Non-flowering
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Long, dense and dark green.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Woodland
- Design Feature:
- Specimen
