Picea breweriana seed
LATIN NAME: PICEA BREWERIANA
COMMON NAME: Brewer”s Spruce
On the high, wet slopes of the Siskiyou mountains, brewer”s spruce grows as a tall, narrow, evergreen tree with the short, dense, blue-green needles and the long, slender, weeping branchlets that hang in soft curtains from the spreading branches, the long, cylindrical cones ripening in the autumn. In time it slowly becomes a narrow, conical crown, reaching 10-20 metres. Site it in full sun, in deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Brewer”s spruce appears in the studies of the rare conifers of the northwestern mountains, its weeping branchlets keeping it in view in the work on the relict tree flora of the Siskiyou and the ornamental spruces of the cool garden. The research looks at the way the hanging curtains shed the snow, the long cones ripen and open, and the seed biology of the small, winged seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the cool woodland garden, brewer”s spruce makes the unforgettable, curtained tree that moves in the lightest wind and stands apart in any collection. The dense evergreen shelter holds the birds through the winter, and the tree makes the fine specimen, the collector”s conifer and the tree of the cool, moist garden. It is a tree for the sheltered, moist, acid and well-drained place.
To grow the Brewer”s Spruce from seed, sow the winged seeds on a tray of gritty, moist seed compost, covering them barely.
Sow the winged seeds on a tray of gritty, moist seed compost, covering them barely, and keep the young spruces in the cool, shaded spot. The hanging curtains build with the years.
LATIN NAME: Picea breweriana
COMMON NAME: Brewers Spruce, Weeping Spruce
The Brewers spruce is one of the rarest and most beautiful of the spruces of the world, and its slender, drooping, weeping branchlets of the dark, blue-green foliage have made it a tree of the great botanical and ornamental value. It puts on growth and becomes a dense, rounded canopy, up to thirty metres. It is a species of the spruce, native to the western North America, where it is one of the rarest on the continent, and the specific epithet honours the American botanist, while it is known as the Brewers spruce, the Brewer spruce, the Brewers weeping spruce or the weeping spruce, and it is one of the rarest and most beautiful of the spruces.
The Brewers spruce belongs to the pine family, Pinaceae, and it is a species of the spruce, native to the western North America, where it is one of the rarest on the continent. It is known as the Brewers spruce, the Brewer spruce, the Brewers weeping spruce or the weeping spruce, while it is prized for its slender, drooping, weeping branchlets.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Brewers spruce has a genuine and distinguished place in both botanical and horticultural research. It has been studied in the botany, since it is one of the rarest of the spruces of the world, and researchers have examined its classification, its relationships and its place among the spruces, while its slender, drooping, weeping branchlets, so unlike those of the other spruces, have made it a tree of the great botanical interest, and the rareness of the Brewers spruce has drawn attention in the international botanical press as a rare and beautiful tree of the western North America. The tree has also been studied in the horticulture, since it is one of the most beautiful of the weeping conifers, prized for its graceful, drooping form, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the garden, while its striking, weeping habit has drawn attention in the international gardening and landscaping press as a tree of the great ornamental value. The species has also been studied in the ecology and the conservation, since it is a native of the mountain forests of the western North America and is one of the rarest on the continent, and its growth, its role in the forest and the pressures on it have been examined, while the protection of the Brewers spruce has been of continuing concern. For a tree of such rarity and such beauty, the Brewers spruce has a rich and distinguished record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Brewers spruce is a rare and noble tree of the western North America. Its dark, blue-green foliage gives shelter and nesting to the birds, and its small cones feed the small animals, while it is a historic presence in the mountain forests where it grows.
Its economic value is real and botanical. The Brewers spruce is one of the rarest and most beautiful of the spruces, prized for its graceful, weeping form, and its rareness has drawn attention in the international botanical press as a rare and beautiful tree, while its striking, weeping habit has made it a valued tree of the ornamental garden. For a grower, the Brewers spruce is a rewarding and beautiful tree, and for a gardener it brings the rare, graceful beauty of the weeping form. The seeds are easy to start — let them rest cool and damp for a while, then sow them in a pot of moist, gritty, free-draining compost in a sunny or lightly shaded spot, keep them lightly watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a rare, weeping, blue-green tree.
Picea breweriana
A stunning moderate sized evergreen conifer 20-30m
Long slender horizontal branches with soft, shiny, dark green needles
Immature cones purple, ripening to orange/brown.
Relatively fast growing
Reasonably drought tolerant
Frost and snow hardy
Highly ornamental
Easy to grow
Rare and unusual.