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Picea chihuahuana

Cahuite, Chihuahua Spruce

In Stock: 1.696 lb (Total:1.696lb)
  • PICEA chihuahuana

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1.7 lb

Details

Germination:
90%
Germination test:
Actual
Purity:
99%
Seeds per lb:
38,636
Quantity:
1.7 lb
Collected in:
Mexico
Durango
Crop year:
2016
Min. hardiness zone:
8
Item ID:
1825365

Growing Info

Scarification
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours
Stratification
Stratification: cold stratify for 30 days
Germination
Germination: sow seed 1/8" deep , tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed

The Picea chihuahuana, also known as the Chihuahua Spruce, is a stunning medium-sized evergreen tree that can grow up to 35 meters tall with a trunk diameter of up to 1 meter. It is native to northwest Mexico, where it grows along streamsides in mountain valleys with moderate altitudes ranging from 2300-3200 meters. The bark is thin and scaly, and the crown has widely spaced branches with drooping branchlets. This spruce is best known for its needle-like leaves with bright blue-green color and rhombic cross-section. It also produces attractive pendulous cones that are broad cylindrical in shape and green in color, maturing pale brown in six to eight months after pollination. With just 25 small populations consisting of few hundred trees each, Chihuahua Spruce is considered endangered. However, it is starting to gain popularity as an ornamental tree in botanical gardens, particularly in warm regions, as it is one of the most heat-tolerant of all spruces, more tolerant of summer heat than even the Blue Spruce. It is hardy to USDA hardiness zone 7 and listed as hardy to Zone 8. Choose the Chihuahua Spruce for its unique combination of attractive foliage and impressive heat tolerance.

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