Picea jezoensis

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Scientific Names

Read about Picea jezoensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Picea jezoensis, Maxim. (P. ajanensis, Fisch. Abies jezoensis, Sieb. & Zucc. Abies Alcockiana, Veitch, partly). Tree, 100-150 ft., or occasionally higher, with horizontally spreading slender branches: bark dark gray: young branches glabrous, shining, yellowish brown or yellowish green: lf .-cushions slightly swollen, with usually recurved petioles: lvs. slightly curved, acute, slender, slightly ridged on both sides, dark green and shining below, silvery white above, 1/2 - 3/4 in. long: fls. carmine: cones oblong, light brown, 1 1/2 -3 1/2 in. long; scales oval-oblong, erose. E. Siberia, Amurland, Saghalin, N. Japan. G.C. II. 13:115, 212; III. 3, p. 53. J.H.S. 26, p. 104. S.I.F. 2:3. Gt. 38, p. 217, figs. 2-5. Var. hondoensis, Rehd. (P. hondoensis, Mayr. P. ajanensis var. microsperma, Beissn., not Mast.). Tree, to 100 ft.: branchlets light reddish brown with much swollen lf .-cushions: lvs. shorter, more obtuse, dull green below. Cent. Japan. B.M. 6743. J.H.S. 26, p. 103, R.H. 1903, p. 341, and G.W. 1:358 (as P. ajanensis). S.I.F. 1:5. The type is rarely cult; it does not grow well in the eastern states and suffers sometimes from late frosts, owing to its early leafing. The variety is much more satisfactory; it is not likely to suffer from frost, as it leafs later, and is a highly ornamental perfectly hardy tree. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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