Picea orientalis, Caucasian Spruce. Contorted Fuji Cherry

Picea orientalis, Caucasian Spruce. Contorted Fuji CherryUSDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 4 Native Range: Caucasus Mountains, Asia Minor. Soil: Well drained, low pH. Light: Full sun to light shade. Mine are in 50% shade. Too hot here. Height in the Garden: Up to 60'. Attributes: Picea orientalis has the shortest needles of the genus Picea. It is a beautiful tree with dense foliage and branching. It is slow, but steady growing. There is an stunning example of Oriental Spruce at Green Lake Park in Seattle,

Slow growing

It could make a nice

though the mature specimens I have seen in person have fairly smooth bark

Will likely perform best in a warm temperate to subtropical environment

Notes: This a bendy

fun little tree

Attributes: Large

vase-like rosettes

Foliage: Deer Fern produces two types of fronds: Sterile Fronds: Broad

Borders & Foundations: Its neat

and may in fact be where flowers are borne

Native Appeal: A native plant in many regions