Picea asperata (dragon spruce; Chinese: 雲杉) is a spruce native to western China, from eastern Qinghai, southern Gansu and southwestern Shaanxi south to western Sichuan.

It has dark brown bark that flakes into lighter brown scales. The timber is used for construction, aircraft, railway sleepers, furniture, and wood fiber. The trunk is used for the production of resin, the roots, branches, and leaves can be used for the production of aromatic oils.

Other Names: Chinese Blue Spruce. A beautiful medium growing blue-green spruce with short needles; its shape, color and excellent needle retention make it ideal as an ornamental tree; more disease resistant than Colorado spruce and considered a good replacement.

Aug 5, 2024 · Chinese evergreen is a tropical perennial available in a number of cultivars that make excellent houseplants. Its large, glossy, lance-shaped leaves come in different color combinations with shades of green, silver, white, red, purple, and cream. Indoor plants rarely produce flowers.

Meyer's Blue Spruce has an attractive blue-green hue with a dense pyramidal habit and short needles. Refined form with a medium growing habit is tolerant of urban conditions and is more disease resistant than other spruce species. Discovered in Western China in 1908 and named after Frank N. Meyer of the US Department of Agriculture.

Picea asperata, commonly known as the Chinese Spruce or Dragon Spruce, is a majestic conifer native to the high-altitude forests of western China. It boasts a broadly conical crown with horizontal branches that tend to droop slightly as the tree matures.

Picea asperata is an evergreen Tree growing to 40 m (131ft 3in) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower in April, and the seeds ripen from October to November.

Picea asperata, also known as Chinese spruce, is a coniferous evergreen tree that thrives in cool temperate climates. It is a hardy tree that can adapt to various soil types, but it prefers well-draining soil with a pH range of 6-7.5.

a perennial woody evergreen member of the Picea genus in the family Pinaceae. 1.3 Medicinal uses(Warning!) Young male catkins - raw or cooked. Used as a flavouring [1] . Immature female cones - cooked. The central portion, when roasted, is sweet and syrupy [1] .

In spring, it is covered with its male flowers and brilliant red young cones making a spectacularly beautiful sight. Dark, blue-green needles contrast well with the rough grey bark on this wide, conical specimen. This lovely tree is native to the mountains of China and Bhutan and named for the Lijiang mountain range. S/M.