Picea meyeri

Also Known As

Chinese Blue Spruce
Meyer's Spruce

Plant type

tree, conifer

size

H: 40'
W: 30'

planting zones

3a-5b

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Picea meyeri plant details

Picea meyeri is an evergreen conifer tree with blue and green foliage. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something pollution tolerant, verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea meyeri

Plant type: conifer tree
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 30 FT wide, 40 FT tall
Uses: windbreak

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea meyeri

USDA Zones: 3a - 5b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, pollution, verticillium wilt and wind
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This rare spruce was introduced by Rehder and Wilson in 1905 from the Chinese mountains, where it grows between 4,000'-9,000', but it is still very little known; 30-50' tree with curving blue-green needles. S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

A 1914 Wilson introduction from western China, it is an Asian counterpart of pungens and has been crossed with it.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Gardening facts about Picea meyeri plant

How to Grow Picea meyeri

Sun Exposure
- sun
Water Needs
- regular - low
Soil Needs
- average
- well-drained
Special Situation
- pollution tolerant
- wind tolerant
- verticillium wilt resistant