About
Picea likiangensis, the Lijiang spruce, is a conical or columnar coniferous tree to 25 m showing a marked degree of variation within the species. Young shoots are pale brown or red; bark becomes grey and fissured with age. Flattened, needle-like leaves 1�2 cm long are bluish-green above and glaucous beneath. The ovoid cones � vivid red when young, maturing to pale brown � are among the most ornamental of any spruce. A handsome and striking conifer for a sheltered, sunny garden.
About the genus
Picea, the spruces, are evergreen trees with rigid, needle-like leaves arranged singly all round the shoots and narrow, leathery-scaled cones borne near the ends of the shoots. A large genus of ornamental conifers ranging from large trees to compact dwarf cultivars.
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