Picea rubra

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Picea rubra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Picea rubra. Link, not, A. Dietr. (P. australis, Small. P. rubens, Sarg.). Red Spruce. Tree, to 80 ft., or occasionally to 100 ft., with short and slender branches forming a narrow pyramidal head, with red-brown bark: young branches reddish brown: lvs. quadrangular, acute or mucronate, dark or bright green, shining, about 1/2 in. long: fls. purple: cones oblong, 1 1/4-2 in.long, green while young, later light reddish brown, glossy; scales obovate, rounded and entire or slightly erose at the margin. From Canada to N. C., along the Alleghany Mts. S.S. 12:597. Handsome tree, but requires cool and moist situation and is less drought-enduring than most others. Var. virgata, Rehd., is a sparingly branched form with long and slender branches destitute of branchlets, very similar to P. excelsa var. virgata. G.F.8:45. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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