Caucasian Spruce

name botanical:

Picea orientalis

family:

Pinaceae

species:

conifer

height:

max. 30 m (99 ft)

needle:

ca. 0,8 cm (0.3 in) long, dark green shiny

blossom description:

cones up to 9 cm (3.5 in), brown, acuminate and often resinous

fruit:

light-brown, slightly upstanding

bark:

Shallow- with taproots

root:

shade - sun, salt-incompatible

location:

clay-loving

soil:

acidic - alkaline

ph value:

http://www.baumportal.de/Kaukasus-Fichte.htm

stature:

braungrau smooth, aged scaly