
Picea smithiana
Morinda spruce · also West Himalayan spruce
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Picea smithiana, also known as morinda spruce or West Himalayan spruce, is an evergreen conifer native to the western Himalaya and adjacent mountains. It grows at high altitudes, typically between 2,400–3,600 m, in forests alongside other conifers.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 70.00%——
- 50.00%—13 in
- 30.00%—19 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
Trunk diameters across every city: median 14 in, mean 14 in, 90th percentile 21 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.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
Other Picea in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.