Purple-Coned Spruce (Picea purpurea)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Green, Orange, Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Pyramidal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Flowers, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring. — Young male catkins - raw or cooked.; Used as a flavouring.; Immature female cones - cooked.; The central portion, when roasted, is sweet and syrupy.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests, 3000 - 3600 metres in N.W. Sichuan and S. Ghansu. Mountains, predominantly on north facing slopes, at elevations of 2600 - 3800 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)