#picea torano

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Tiger-Tail Spruce Picea polita

Plant community: N/A

Native to Japan

Found in Central US

Mature size: 80-100’ high, 20-30’ canopy width

Habitat and growing conditions: Found in mountainous, well-drained soil in full sun. Lives in forests.

Hardiness zone: Zones 6

Leaf color: green

Flower color: non-flowering

Medicinal uses:

·       Treatments: chewing gum

·       Uses: Resin used as chewing gum to clean teeth.

Sources:

Medicinal Botany by Walter Lewis and Memory Elvin-Lewis

http://conifersociety.org/conifers/conifer/picea/torano/

#mouth #zone6