Does this look like Picea orientalis to you experts?
Scott
Picea orientalis
Carpinus piceana.
Guy S.
Yep, Picea orientalis
Resin
Hi ConEd 50,
I'm willing to bet I'll miss that! The Picea orientalis I photographed was at a park, and was already 30' tall. Even with that headstart, I still doubt I'll ever see it reach 120'. But, I might live long enough to go see a big one in North Carolina.
Scott
Dextromethorphan:
Surely you've seen the fine fellows that grace Spring Grove Cemetery? If not, get thee hence! Many, many excellent examples of Oriental spruce are to be found there, easily exceeding 100' (30.3 m+/-) in all their glory.
Confounded50:
Where is Highlands, NC? Is this tree on an estate, arboretum, campus, what?
VV , get your road atlas out and look just above the northeast corner of Ga., "you can't miss it." This tree as well as several other large Picea orientalis is located on a tract of land adjacent to the local high school and is owned by the "Highlands Hiker Club." There's also some huge Nordman Fir there as well with the largest said to be the tallest in U.S. The high elevation(~4000') ,high rainfall, and cool summer temperatures probably account for their "excessive" size.
ps: let's don't forget the "age" factor, it may be the most important factor!
Also, I noticed the Nordman's had reseeded prolificantly in nearby woods but with no regeneration from the Oriental Spruce.
conifer50
Hi Despondent & co.,
You've all a fair way to go yet - it is known in the wild to 57m tall and 4m diameter:
http://www.conifers.org/pi/pic/orientalis.htm
The UK champs are 37m tall and 1.25m diameter
Resin
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