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A small to medium-size evergreen narrowly conical tree typically growing to 12-22 metres in height.
Dense foliage of dark green needle-like flat leaves 15 -30 mm long.
Male cones around 15mm long during the period of pollination can be red, purplish, bluish, greenish, or orange. Female cone are blue-grey-green or purple, obtuse, cylindrical to broadly ovoid, 4-10 cm long by 1.5-3.75 cm wide maturing to grey-brown or violet-brown.
Makes a stunning ornamental landscaping tree and also the most popular Christmas tree in the USA and Canada.
Prefers a well-drained sandy loam soil, frost, snow, and shade tolerant.
Although seed can be sown most of the year in many parts of Australia seed is generally best sown in spring. Avoid the coldest and hottest months of the year.
The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18-22°C
Cold stratification is recommended in climates with warm winters.
Cold treatment is not be critical for germination to occur in colder regions but should give increased germination rates.
This can be replicated by cold stratification in the refrigerator vegrtable draw for 4-6 weeks. Alternatively over wintering in the garden in cold climates will assist germination.
Germination generally occurs in 14-28 days when moved to warmer temperatures after the period of cold treatment.
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