Picea crassifolia

Quinghai spruce is a member of the pine or Pinaceae family and is native to China, being found in the mountains at elevations of 1,600–3,800 m. It grows up to 25 m tall.

• Needle-like leaves spread nearly radially from the twigs, or ascend on upper side of branchlets, while curving laterally on lower side. They are stout, and broadly quadrangular in cross section. Individual needles are 1.2–3.5 cm long and 2–3 mm across, bright green.
• Seed cones are cylindrical in shape, 7–11 cm long and 2–3.5 cm across. Seed scales at middle of cones have an obovate outline and are slightly incurved, 1.8 × 1.5 cm in size, with entire or slightly undulate margins and rounded tips.