Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 19

Genus ja:

Genus en: Spruce

# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 89 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Pinaceae

Family ja: マツ

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Distribution en:

Description en: Genus of 30-40 species of monoecious, evergreen, coniferous trees occurring in forest in cool-temperate regions of the N. hemisphere. They have whorled branches and needle-like leaves set singly around the shoots. The woody, oval to oblong-cylindrical female cones, terminal on main shoots and sideshoots, are erect at flowering, later pendent; they ripen in a season from green or red when young, to purple or brown when mature. Ovoid, yellow to red-purple male cones, 2-3cm (3/4-1 1/4in) long, are borne in spring on the previous year’s shoots. Spruces are useful for shelter planting or as specimen trees; several cultivars are dwarf or slow-growing.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in spring. Graft cultivars in winter. Take ripewood cuttings of dwarf cultivars in late summer.

Pests en: Adelgids may cause galls, and aphids may cause needle loss. Red spider mites may be trouble-some. Susceptible to honey fungus.

Description ja:

Comment: Cool N. hemisphere

Comment ja: トウヒ，エゾマツ

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57