Tags: Conifer.
The Sikkim Spruce (Picea spinulosa) is a spruce native to the eastern Himalaya in India (Sikkim) Nepal and Bhutan. It grows at altitudes of 2400-3700 m in mixed coniferous forests.It is a large evergreen tree growing to 40-55 m tall (exceptionally to 65 m) and with a trunk diameter of up to 1-2.5 m. It has a conical crown with level branches and usually pendulous branchlets.The shoots are whitish to pale buff and glabrous (hairless).