Observation: Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm. (Andrzej Konstantynowicz May 14, 2022) World flora

Most probable name

Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.
Least Concern

Pinaceae Caucasian spruce

Submitted name

Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.

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Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm. Caucasian spruce

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Additional data

Place

Łódź, Botanical Garden

Personal note

The flowers are male.
It is native to mountain areas from the Caucasus to Turkey.
Ornamental plant.
Edible plant - young male catkins raw or cooked, used as a flavouring; immature female cones cooked, the central portion, when roasted, is sweet and syrupy; Inner bark dried, ground into a powder and then used as a thickener in soups or added to cereals when making bread, an emergency food, it is only used when all else fails; seed raw, too small and fiddly to be worthwhile unless you are desperate; a refreshing tea, rich in vitamin C, can be made from the young shoot tips;
Useful plant - tannin is obtained from the bark; turpentine is obtained from the bark and branches; wood is soft, white, easily cleaves, light, durable, has a good resonance, used for construction, furniture, it is also valued for its use in the pulp industry to make paper.

Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.World floraObservation

Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.
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Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.World floraObservation

Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.LCLeast Concern

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Picea orientalis (L.) Peterm.
Least Concern