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Meyer’s Spruce is a decorative, medium-fast growing conifer with grey green needles, purple male catkins and copper brown cones. Rare in the wild, since subalpine forests are in decline. Where commercially planted it’s used for construction timber and pulp, but could be a good Xmas tree.
Picea meyeri
Common Name: Meyer’s Spruce
Native: High altitude China, Mongolia
Provenance: USA
Size and Spread(10yrs): 4m x 3m
Treatment required: damp pre-chill in fridge for about 4wks
Seed/kg: 159,000 50%viable
Ideal sowing period: early spring to autumn
Soil Conditions: normal loam, acid, free draining
Planting Instructions: tolerates exposure, north facing slopes and cold weather.
Mature Height: 25m in time
Pic courtesy of Petr Filippov CC BY SA 3.0
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Genus | Picea |
| Size | Mini seed pack (approx 150 seeds), Seed pack (approx 750 seeds) |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | evergreen |
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