The Morinda Spruce (Picea smithiana) is found in relatively higher elevations with forest cover in the western Himalayas with cool summers, having medium moisture or well-drained soils. It is also called western Himalayan spruce. This conifer tree is large, tall, evergreen, pyramidal, and needled, having horizontal branches and drooping branchlets. The crown is conical, bark pale brown, and shoots pale buff-brown and hairless. It has the longest needle-like leaves of any evergreen spruce. The female cones are pendulous, shiny, and brownish-purple. It produces dark brown seeds with ovoid-oblong wings. Wood from this tree is valued in making paper and roofing as it is water resistant.
Morinda Spruces have a typical overall height between 30’-70’ (9.1-21.3 m) and spread diameter of 20’-35' (3-10.7 m). Exceptional mature Morinda Spruce trees may grow to a height of 100’ (30 m) in the wild. The trunk of the Morinda Spruce has a diameter of 3.3’-6.6’ (1-2 m) with needle-like leaf lengths between 1.18”-1.97” (30-50 mm).
The Morinda Spruce (Picea smithiana) is found in relatively higher elevations with forest cover in the western Himalayas with cool summers, having medium moisture or well-drained soils. It is also called western Himalayan spruce. This conifer tree is large, tall, evergreen, pyramidal, and needled, having horizontal branches and drooping branchlets. The crown is conical, bark pale brown, and shoots pale buff-brown and hairless. It has the longest needle-like leaves of any evergreen spruce. The female cones are pendulous, shiny, and brownish-purple. It produces dark brown seeds with ovoid-oblong wings. Wood from this tree is valued in making paper and roofing as it is water resistant.
Morinda Spruces have a typical overall height between 30’-70’ (9.1-21.3 m) and spread diameter of 20’-35' (3-10.7 m). Exceptional mature Morinda Spruce trees may grow to a height of 100’ (30 m) in the wild. The trunk of the Morinda Spruce has a diameter of 3.3’-6.6’ (1-2 m) with needle-like leaf lengths between 1.18”-1.97” (30-50 mm).
