Morinda spruce
West Himalayan spruce
picea smithiana latin

Morinda Spruce is a popular ornamental tree in large gardens in western Europe for its attractive pendulous branchlets.

It grows at altitudes of 2,400-3,700 m in forests together with Deodar Cedar, Blue Pine and Morinda Spruce, typically occupying cooler, moister north-facing slopes.

Picea smithiana, the Morinda Spruce or West Himalayan Spruce, is a spruce native to the western Himalaya and adjacent mountains, from northeast Afghanistan east, India to central Nepal.

Shangla district consists of small valleys, and is situated between the hillocks and surrounded by high mountains full of forests comprising Pindrow Fir, Morinda Spruce, Blue Pine (Kail), Chir Pine and Deodar Cedar trees.

East Himalayan Fir, West Himalayan Spruce, and Himalayan Hemlock are some important trees of these forests.

The vegetation of the park consists of coniferous trees such Blue Pine, Rhododendrons, Black Juniper, West Himalayan Spruce, Oak and Himalayan Cypress.

Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests grow near treeline, with species that include East Himalayan Fir, West Himalayan Spruce, Deodar (State tree), and Blue pine.

Picea smithiana, the Morinda Spruce or West Himalayan Spruce, is a spruce native to the western Himalaya and adjacent mountains, from northeast Afghanistan east, India to central Nepal.

At higher elevations these may mix with Quercus Semecarpifolia or Abies Spectabilis or Picea Smithiana or Rhododendron Campanulatum or Taxus wallichiana.