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Hubei Spruce

Picea neoveitchii

Also called Veitch's Spruce

Hubei Spruce
Photo: Gardeners' Chronicle, Public domain

Hubei Spruce (Picea neoveitchii) is a rare conifer tree of central China, known from scattered stands on the Qinling Mountains at about 1240 to 2020 m. It is occasionally grown in gardens and arboreta outside its range, and it needs cool, moist conditions with good drainage.

Family
Pinaceae (Pine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist while establishing, then water during dry spells; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral loam.
Temperature
Cool temperate conditions; hardy to roughly -25 °C, dislikes hot summers.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. China (to Henan)
Climate
temperate

About

Picea neoveitchii (Chinese: 大果青扦) is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found only in China. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Picea neoveitchii is an endemic spruce species of central China. Several scattered communities and individuals can be found growing on the southern slopes of Qinling Mountains in Baotian Man Nature Preserve, Henan province between 1240 and 2020 meters elevation. This spruce species is especially vulnerable to extinction due to the high fragmentation of its natural habitat from human disturbance. Current conservation efforts are focused on preserving natural habitats, managing invasive species to reduce competition, and prohibiting timber harvest.

Other Picea plants

Norway Spruce · Interior spruce · Alcock's Spruce · Dragon Spruce · Orange Spruce · Picea austropanlanica · Sargent's Spruce · Brewer's Spruce · Chihuahua Spruce · Qinghai Spruce · Engelmann Spruce · Farrer spruce

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Picea neoveitchii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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