Picea species B-Z
(We 'Mail-Order' through-out New Zealand.)
Updated 24/05/2011
The Spruces cover a range of interesting forms. Some are suitable for warmer districts, while others are not.
Picea asperata - Native of West China. Slow and bushy for some years. Very frost hardy and lime tolerant. A tall tree, crown broadly conical. Moving buds bright red. 2.5 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 6.
| Cutting Grown | 1.5 ltr HP | 20cm high x 20 cm wide | $20.00 |
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Picea bracytyla - Northern Sargent Spruce, Chinese Weeping Spruce. Native of W. China. One of the most beautiful spruces. Flushes late and misses the frosts. A rapid grower after being slow at first. Quite small at maturity compared to other spruces. Moist soil preferred. Doing beautifully in our Nursery/Garden. 4 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our garden. Zone 7. |
| 1.5 ltr HP | 30 cm high x 20 cm wide | $20.00 |
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Picea chihuahuana - Chihuahua Spruce. Native of Mexico. Resembles Picea pungens. Rarely found in cultivation. Grows into a tree in time. A conical form in its wild state. 3 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 7. |
| Grafted (Stkd) | 3 ltr HP | 45 cm high | $37.50 |
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Picea engelmannii - Engelmann Spruce. Native of West, North America. Thrives on all soils if sufficiently moist. Tolerant of extreme cold. Dense, pyramidal habit. Slow growth. 2 metres high x 1.2 metres wide at base in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 3.
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | 20 cm HP | 20 cm high x 15 cm wide | Please Enquire |
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Picea engelmannii var. glauca - Blue Engelman Spruce. Needles intensely
blue green. Because of its colour this is the most common cultivar. 1 metre high x 85 cm
wide in 10 years
in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 3.
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Picea engelmannii var. mexicana - Native of Mexico. Very blue. Seems intermediate between engelmanii (likes it not so dry) and pungens (likes it dry). Can stand dry conditions and also moisture. A conical tree. 2.8 metres high x 1.2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. |
| Cutting Grown (Staked) | 20 cm HP | 30 cm high x 25 cm wide | Please Enquire |
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Picea farreri - Burman Spruce or Farrer Spruce. Native of Burma. Discovered in 1980. Consistently occurs at lower altitude than its ally Picea bracytyla. Picea farreri is restricted to western Yunnan and far north eastern Burma and possibly getting into extreme north eastern India and adjacent Tibet. Prefers a moist site. A tree up to 30 metres in native habitat. 1.8 metres high x 2 metres wide at base in 6 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 8.
| Grafted (Staked) | PB 2 | 80 cm high | Please Enquire |
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Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica' - Formerly known as Picea glauca 'Conica'. Found wild in Canada. First class rockery and garden subject. Compact, erect-growing garden gem. In mild, humid, shady situations it is prone to attack by mites. (This is the case with many Picea). These can be easily controlled by spraying. 80 cm high x 40 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 2. |
| Cutting Grown | 1.5 ltr HP | 30 cm high x 10 cm wide | $19.50 |
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Picea glauca 'Conica' - Now known as Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica'.
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Picea glauca 'Echiniformis' - Developed in France. Originated from Witches-broom. Common in cultivation now. Appealing blue-grey colour. A dwarf form very slow growing. A very lovely plant. 20 cm high x 30 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 2. |
| Cutting Grown | 4.5 ltr HP | 15 cm high | $22.00 |
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Picea glauca 'Gracilis' Seedling: Being assessed.
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Picea glehnii - Sakhalin Spruce. Native of Japan. Found in bogs from sea level to 1600 metres altitude. Grows well on peat and wet cold sites. Growth slow when young. Narrowly conic and rather dense. Seedlings vary greatly - in our Nursery/Garden is a very small specimen 15 cm high x 20 cm wide in 10 years and a larger size which is 1 metre high x 80 cm wide in 10 years. Zone 6.
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Picea jezoensis - Yezo Spruce. Native of North East Asia and Japan. Undersides of needles conspicuously silvery-greyish-white. Pyramidal shape. Used for bonsai. Tree to 50 metres in native habitat. 1.1 metres high x 1.1 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 4.
| Cutting Grown | 20 cm HP | 20 cm high x 20 cm wide | Please Enquire |
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Picea jezoensis var. hondoensis - Hondo
Spruce. Native of Honshu, Japan. Ideal specimen tree. Cones purplish red. Underside of
foliage silvery-blue. Conical shape. Hardier than the species. 1.5 metres high x 1.3
metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 4.
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Picea koraiensis - Korean Spruce. Native of North Korea. In North East China it grows at an altitude of 400 to 1800 metres. Leaves bluish green. In native habitat a large tree 80 metres. Much smaller in cultivation. 50 cm high x 35 cm wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 5.
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Picea koyamai - Koyama Spruce. Native of Japan. The rarest of all Japanese Spruces. A shapely and decidedly ornamental Spruce. A stiff crowned dark blue tree. Prefers wet peaty sites. Doing well in our Nursery/Garden. 2.5 metres high x 1.7 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 6. |
| Seedling | 1.5 ltr Pot | 25 cm high x 25 cm wide | $20.00 |
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Picea likiangensis - Likiang Spruce. Native of West China, North Yunnan and West Szechwan. Very hardy but rarely planted in the West. Male and female inflorescences bright red and light up the tree. Likes moist soil. 2 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 6.
| Seedling | PB | Please Enquire |
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Picea likiangensis var. purpurea - Purple Spruce. Now known as Picea purpurea. |
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Picea mexicana - Now known as Picea engelmanii var. mexicana.
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Picea meyerii - Meyerii Spruce. A native of the mountains of China. A medium tall tree. Intermediate between Picea asperata and Picea likiangensis. Growth rate unknown. Zone 5
| Seedlings (Staked) | PB 6.5 | 40 cm high x 30 cm wide | Please Enquire |
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Picea omorika - Serbian Spruce. Native of Yugoslavia. One of the few
Spruces that stands pollution. Adaptable to many soils and situations. Does not seem to be
so susceptible to pests in N.Z. Unlike other Spruces. A handsome tree, tapering,
spire-like, seldom spreading more than 3 metres at base. Habitually narrow and erect. Does
well in salt wind in our Garden. One of 3 spruces not subject to mite damage. 3.5
metres high x 2.3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 5.
| 3 ltr Pot | 40 cm high | $19.00 |
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Picea omorika 'Pendula' - A very pendulous cultivar. A narrow selection. The branches hang down vertically Needs staking to develop a good leader. 85 cm high x 50 cm wide all the way up the stem in 8 years in our Nursery/Garden. (70 cm wide at base-foliage flowing over the ground.)
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Picea orientalis - Oriental or Eastern Spruce. Native of
Caucasus and Asia Minor. A handsome pyramidal conifer. Dark green foliage. New growth
bright red/purple. Stands drought. One of 3 Spruces that is not susceptible to mite damage. Growth rate 30 cm per year. Doing very well in our garden. 2.3 metres high x 2
metres wide at base in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 5.
| Seedlings | 7.5 Ltr | 40 cm high x 30 cm wide | $30.00 |
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Picea orientalis 'Skylands' - A beautiful golden form of recent introduction. Keeps its gold colour right through the winter. In N.Z. it needs some shade and shelter to look its best (especially in its early years). Photo 2 is of a young plant in NZ. Conical shape. 1 metre high x 70 cm wide in 5 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 5. |
| Grafted (Staked) | 3 ltr HP | 35 cm high x 30 cm wide | $37.50 |
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Picea pungens 'Erich Frahm' - Found in Germany in 1950. A form that keeps a regularly conical habit. An extremely good blue. 30 cm high x 45 cm wide in 3 years in our Nursery/Garden. (This measurement is not a true guide as the plant is young and still shaping up from the graft.)
| Grafted (Staked) | 3 ltr HP | 25 cm high | $37.50 |
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Picea pungens 'Glauca' - Blue Colorado Spruce. A good blue form is amongst the most highly prized garden conifers. Even the green seedlings make a lovely garden subject. A batch of seedlings may not have many very good blue seedlings amongst them. If one is found, it is outstanding with a good conical shape and good straight leader. Plant in cool, moist soil. Spray for mites if needle drop occurs. Up to 3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 2. |
| 2.5 ltr Pot | $22.00 |
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Picea pungens 'Glauca Aurea' - Golden Spruce. Drooping pendulous branches densely clothed in stiff silvery-blue needles which are arranged spirally and sweep right to the ground. Can be trained horizontally or left to grow naturally. 2.4 metres high x 1.2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.
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Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' - Another great blue form found in Germany - 1958. Difficult to graft and slow to make a well formed tree. This is secondary to the wonderful blue-white colour it holds. 65 cm high x 55 cm wide in 3 years in our Nursery/Garden. |
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Picea pungens 'Hunnewelliana' - Found in the U.S.A. in 1923. A dwarf form but eventually a tree therefore not a dwarf in the true sense of the word. Colour Blue. 40 cm high x 35 cm wide in 3 years in our Nursery/Garden. Slow growing at first but eventually tree-like.
| Cutting Grown (Staked) 2.5 ltr HP | 25 cm high x 20 cm wide | $37.50 |
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Picea pungens 'Ice Blue' - A beautiful blue needled garden specimen. 70 cm high x 50 cm wide in 3 years in our Nursery/Garden. No further information available as yet.
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Picea pungens 'Kluis' - A compact, conical plant with coarse blue needles. 70 cm high x 50 cm wide in 3 years in our Nursery/Garden. No further information available.
| Grafted (Staked) | 3 ltr HP | 35 cm high | $35.00 |
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Picea pungens 'Koster' - Slow growing. Builds up in layers not necessarily ideally formal, but normally erect and pyramidal. A most beautiful blue. Watch for needle drop and spray with miticide when necessary. This applies to most Picea. 2 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 3. |
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Picea pungens 'Moerheim' - The Moerheim Blue Spruce. Found in Holland in 1912. A slender, conical tree. The blue colour retained throughout the winter. Central leader long but branches quite short. Needles quite long. May make a tree of 2 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years. 70 cm high x 35 cm wide in 3 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 2.
| Grafted (Staked) 3 ltr HP | 30 cm high | $37.50 |
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Picea pungens 'Montgomery' - Parent plant in the New York Botanical Gardens U.S.A. selected in 1949. A popular dwarf form with very blue foliage. Broadly conical - as high as wide. 55 cm high x 1 metre wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden. |
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Picea pungens 'Pendula' - The colour is green on the inside of the tree but the previous years growth and the new seasons growth is a very beautiful blue. If not staked this Conifer would lie on the ground it is so weeping. The branches just hang limply down creating a pole like appearance with the bottom branches creeping across the ground. 1.5 metres high x 45 cm wide all the way up the tree in 8 years in our Nursery/Garden. |
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Picea pungens 'Thomsen' - Found by Thomsen in a garden in U.S.A. in 1928. A symmetrical tree with foliage white-silvery-blue. Needles twice as thick as other Blue Spruce. 65 cm high x 45 cm wide in 3 years in our Nursery/Garden.
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Picea pungens 'Walnut Glen' - An upright-growing tree with yellow-cream new shoots, turning grey-blue when mature. Almost like a dusting of cream over blue. Seems very similar to one we call Picea pungens 'Glauca Aurea'. Time will tell. Conical. 1 metre high x 1 metre wide in 6 years.
| Grafted (Staked) | PB | Please Enquire |
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Picea smithiana - West Himalayan Spruce. Native of the West Himalaya,
Afghanistan to Nepal. Formerly known as Picea morinda. Similar
to Picea breweriana in habit. As Picea breweriana
is so slow, this tree can take its place in the garden for many years and give added
pleasure until the other more sought after (but harder to obtain) tree is available.
Beautiful specimen tree. Will not survive in temperatures below minus 17°C. Doing well in
Taranaki in our nursery/garden. 3 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years
in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 6.
| Seedlings (Stkd) | PB 6.5 | 60 cm high | $23.50 |
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 Picea smithiana 'Skardu' - This plant was discovered
at Cedar Lodge Nurseries in a seed batch of Picea smithiana in 1985. We have grown the
parent plant on for many years to realise its true potential as a dwarf garden conifer. Doing very well in free draining volcanic loam. Colour is the same as the species. The
plant is a neat, compact round ball. 35 cm high x 50 cm wide in 10 years
in our Nursery/Garden. |
| Grafted | 20 cm HP | 15cm high x 25 cm wide | Please Enquire |
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Picea wilsonii - Wilson's Spruce. Native to Northern China. A small tree. 15 to 20 metres high in natural habitat. 3 metres high x 1.8 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 5.
| Cutting Grown (Stkd) | Please Enquire |
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