Picea chihuahuana
Chihuahua spruce
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Picea chihuahuana is a medium-sized evergreen tree native to the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in northwest Mexico. It typically grows to 25–35 meters tall with a conic crown and blue-green needle-like leaves. This endangered species is valued as an ornamental tree in botanical gardens for its attractive appearance and heat tolerance.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 80.01%23 yr25 in
- 50.00%—11 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 82–114.8 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 22 in, mean 21 in, 90th percentile 30 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests
Other Picea in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
