Picea polita

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Picea polita in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Picea polita, Carr. (P. Torano, Koehne. P. bicolor, Hort., not Maxim.). Tree, to 90 ft., forming a dense, broad pyramid, with rigid stout branches when young, older trees with the habit of P. excelsa, with somewhat pendulous branches: young branches thick, glabrous, yellowish brown: lvs. rigid, thicker than broad, often falcate, shining dark green, 1/2 - 1 in. long: pistillate fls. green, staminate yellowish: cone oblong, 4-5 in. long, brown, glossy; scales with finely denticulate margin. Japan. S.Z. 2:111. G.C. II. 13:233; III. 21:251. Gn. 13, p. 239. S.I.F. 2:2. One of the most distinct spruces; of very striking appearance with its rigid spiny lvs. spreading in all directions from the stout branches, but usually of rather irregular habit. ^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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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