See a specimen of oriental spruce in the lawn north of the Old Union between the coast redwood and the Colorado blue spruce, where it also can be conveniently compared with the Norway spruce on the south side of the Old Union.
( Aurea Oriental Spruce )
Picea orientalis is a slow-growing spruce, reaching 60 feet after 60 years. It has a dense, narrow, columnar habit and pendulous branches. Needles are glossy, dark green, with stomatic lines on both sides.
Picea orientalis 'Skylands' is a yellow form of the oriental spruce. Sometimes sold as 'Aurea Compacta', the cultivar is thought to come from Skyland Farm in New Jersey. This is a slow growing conifer that will reach 10 feet x 4 feet in ten years.
Oriental spruce Pinaceae Picea orientalis Carr. symbol: --
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Oriental Spruce PI-see-a or-i-en-TA-lis
Conifer, evergreen tree, to 60ft (18 m) tall, even 120 ft (37 m) in its habitat, densely branched to the ground, conical crown. Bark brown, exfoliating in thin scales.
The oriental spruce's short, tightly packed needles support a snow coating.
Usage
With its extremely dense foliage and elegant habit, oriental spruce is an excellent specimen conifer for medium sized to large areas.
Description:
Oriental Spruce is a much more refined, slower-growing, and compact spruce as compared to Norway Spruce or White Spruce, and may serve as a screen or specimen evergreen tree.
Bergman's Gem Oriental Spruce [English]: Picea orientalis 'Bergman's Gem'
Bergmann Feu Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Bergmann Feu'
Bergmans Japanese White Pine [English]: Pinus parviflora 'Bergmani'
Bergpalme [German]: Chamaedorea elegans ...
pendula Weeping Norway Spruce Picea abies 'Maxwellii' Norway Spruce 'Maxwellii' Picea abies 'Nidiformis' Bird's Nest Spruce Picea glauca 'Conica' Dwarf Alberta Spruce Picea omorika Serbian Spruce Picea orientalis Oriental Spruce Picea pungens ...
Picea orientalis (Oriental Spruce)
Picea pungens (Blue Spruce, Colorado Spruce)
Picea sitchensis (Sitka Spruce, Menzies spruce)
Pinus albicaulis (Whitebark Pine)
Pinus aristata (Bristlecone Pine)
Pinus attenuata (Knobcone Pine) ...
The Siberian spruce (P. obovata) grows in coniferous forests (taiga) of Russia and Siberia, the Oriental spruce (P. orientalis) is a major species of S Europe, ...
Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis)
Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen'
Origanum laevigatum 'Hopley's'
Origanum majorana
Origanum vulgare
Origanum vulgare 'Aureum'
Ornamental Corn (Zea mays) ...
Oriental Spruce P. orientalis
Colorado Spruce P. pungens
Blue Colorado Spruce P. pungens var. glauca
Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
Common Baldcypress Taxodium distichum
Canadian Hemlock Tsuga canadensis ...
Picea orientalis: Oriental spruce, Caucasian spruce - An interesting bonsai subject due to its short needles (1/4-1/3 inch) and purple cones, the Caucasian spruce is hardy to zone 5 and can grow to 50 ft. in the wild.
 See also: Spruce, Picea, May, Green, Norway spruce
  
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