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Dragon Spruce - Picea asperata
Height: up to 100 feet
USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-8.
Live trees photographed at DuPage County, Illinois, May 31, 2007.
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Dragon Spruce |
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The Dragon Spruce is native to western China.
The shoots are orange-brown, with scattered
pubescence. The cones are cylindric-conic, 6-15
cm long and 2-3 cm broad, maturing pale brown
5-7 months after pollination, and have stiff,
rounded to bluntly pointed scales. It is a
variable species with several varieties listed.
These were mostly first described as distinct
species (and are still so treated by some
authors), though they differ only in minor
details and some may not prove to be distinct at
all if a larger population is examined. |
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Dragon Spruce Bark
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Dragon Spruce has gray, exfoliating,
papery bark, and lacks a ring of scales at the base of
the bud; its cones have round, woody scales.
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