Picea asperata (Dragon Spruce)
The dragon spruce is an evergreen coniferous tree that may reach mature heights of 150 feet and has a trunk diameter of up to one metre when measured at breast height. The bark has a greyish brown hue with uneven, rough, scaly plates furrowed into it. When young, branchlets are brownish yellow or reddish brown, becoming brown or brownish grey with pubescent or glabrous texture as they mature. Foliar buds are resinous and conical or ovoid-conical in form, with appressed or slightly recurved scales in the apical buds and more-or-less recurved and keeled at the branchlet bases.
Botanical Name : Picea asperata
Common Name : Dragon Spruce
Height : 150 ft
Spread : 60 ft
Germination Info : No pre-treatment required
Hardiness zone : 6-8
Average seed per ounce : Approx. 5000