Picea orientalis ‘Aurea’

The acid-yellow new growth on this oriental spruce creates a vivid and unusual contrast against the much darker old growth and always prompts interest from visitors to the garden. The tree has a formal, narrow, pyramid architecture and is feathered with branches from head to toe. It makes a wonderful specimen tree on a lawn, but can also create a strong focal point when planted among deciduous shrubs and trees of a more irregular habit. It is quite slow growing – a small plant will take ten years to reach 2.5m. Grow in acid soil that does not get water logged. AGM.

Height 10m. Origin Garden origin. Conditions Humus-rich soil; full sun. Hardiness RHS H7, USDA 4a-7b. Season Year round.