| Description | Wilsons Spruce (Picea wilsonia) is a large conifer. Rather rare in the landscape. |
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| Pronunciation | (PI-see-AH) |
| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | prefers moist, average |
| Soil & Site | prefers moist, average |
| Fruit | cones 1.5 to 3.25 inches long |
| Leaves | needles, 1/2 to 3/4 inch narrow, a little prickly, dark green shiny, red to brownish buds, can become conspicuous |
| Stems | grayish bark, scaling in large membranous scales |
| Dimensions | 35-60 or greater feet, conical growth form |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Native to central and western China. |
| Cultivar Origin | Introduced 1901 by Ernest Henry Wilson for the Vetch nursery in England. |
| Notes & Reference | #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org) |
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