Picea abies 'Conica' (L.) H.Karst.

  • Filed As

    Pinaceae
    Picea abies 'Conica' (L.) H.Karst.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 43487, 02 Apr 1993

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. Bronx. On former grounds of New York Botanical Garden, at Metro North train station.

  • Description

    Voucher for wood specimen, MADw 47487. Tree 14 m. tall, 40 cm. diameter; bark dark, tight, flakey; crown dense, dark green; needles mostly oriented upwards, pointing at ca. 45° toward the tip. Winter buds not resinous, the scales with free, recurved tips. Cones common, variable in size, 6-10.5 cm. long, much shorter than those in most cultivars of Picea abies. [Accession data lost; seems to exactly match a tree in the Montgomery Conifer Collection on the grounds of the Garden and labelled as "Picea abies var. conica.". Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Specimen Notes

    Foliage on sheet (NY 62372) and cones in bag (NY 62373).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 62372

    Occurrence ID: b50065cc-2d3d-4c86-b5d8-982f17cd7eb7

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • City/Township

    Bronx

  • Locality

    On former grounds of New York Botanical Garden, at Metro North train station

  • Coordinates

    40.8568, -73.8754

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2289

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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