Picea orientalis 'Aureospicata' - 30-40 CM C5

Description
The Oriental spruce 'Aureospicata' (Picea orientalis) is a small tree that grows loosely in a conical shape and usually reaches a height of around 12 metres and a width of around 5.5 metres. Its needle-shaped leaves have a medium green colour. This shrub is well tolerant of frost and prefers well-drained, nutrient-rich soil in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Picea orientalis 'Aurea'.

Bulletpoints
* light yellow shoots * heat-tolerant, tolerant of urban climates, smoke-hardy, shade-tolerant

leaves
The Oriental spruce 'Aureospicata' is evergreen. Its needles are medium green. Light yellow shoots.

Bark
Dark brown, scale-like bark makes this plant an eye-catcher in any garden.

Spread
Caucasus.

Frost hardiness
The Oriental spruce 'Aureospicata' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Oriental spruce 'Aureospicata' is a conical and loosely growing small tree. It usually reaches a height of 10 - 12 m and is approx. 4.5 - 5.5 m wide. Slow growing. Usually grows 10 - 15 cm per year.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Pruning
No pruning is necessary for this plant.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny to semi-shady position.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- This plant is susceptible to snow pressure. In snowy regions, it is therefore advisable to wrap the branches with string. Otherwise, they may split apart and not fully recover. When the snow season is over, the twine must of course be removed. - In spring, a slow-release fertiliser can be used. This releases the nutrients slowly and continuously so that the plant is evenly supplied over a longer period of time.

Fruit
Brown, oval cones. The young cones have a purple-violet colour.

Use
Solitary

Root
Picea orientalis 'Aureospicata' is a shallow-rooting plant.