Common spruce species:
Picea albiflora
White spruce is the most common in China, and it is a special tree species in our country. White spruce is not distributed centrally when it grows, but scattered everywhere. Mainly in Kangding, Sichuan. The height of white spruce can reach 20 meters.
Picea crassifolia
Picea crassifolia is also one of the unique spruce species in China. Relatively speaking, it is widely distributed, mainly in southwest Shaanxi, Bailong River area, eastern Gansu, Jinchuan basin and other areas. Generally speaking, Picea crassifolia will not grow alone, but mixed with Picea purpurea and Abies Minjiang. Its height can reach 45 meters.
Picea crassifolia
Picea crassifolia is mainly distributed in Qinghai, Ningxia and Qilian Mountains. Picea crassifolia will concentrate on the valley and a shady slope, and Picea crassifolia will generally concentrate on the growth to form a pure forest. Its coverage is really 23 meters.
Picea Xinjiang
Xinjiang spruce mainly grows in Altai, Xinjiang, and usually they grow on both sides of river valleys or under shady slopes. When it grows in the valley, it generally appears as pure forest, and when it grows on the shady slope, it will be mixed with the fallen leaves in Xinjiang. This tree is 35 meters high.
Picea schrenkiana
Snow spruce can be found in Tianshan Mountain and Kunlun Mountain in Xinjiang, and it is mainly distributed in these two places. Spruce in xueling will appear in the form of pure forest when it grows, which is relatively concentrated. The height of spruce in Xueling is between 35 and 40 meters.
Picea longifolia
Picea longifolia is often found in Jilong and other areas in southern Tibet, where the altitude is between 2400 and 3200 meters. Picea longifolia will grow in a concentrated way when it grows, and some will grow in mixed forests with other tree species. Its trees are as high as 60 meters.
Picea likiangensis
Speaking of Lijiang, you will definitely think of Yunnan. This kind of spruce is very common in northwest Yunnan, of course, it is also found in other areas, and another concentrated area is southwest Sichuan. Species of spruce will form mixed forest with some coniferous trees when growing mixed forest. The tree height of Picea likiangensis is 5 meters higher than that of Picea longifolia.
Picea purpurea
Picea purpurea is mainly distributed in parts of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai. It usually grows in a mixed forest with Abies Minjiang, Picea koraiensis and other tree species. Or grow in the form of pure forest. Its tree height is also 50 meters high.