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Outstanding Features:
Evergreen foliage. Pendulous branchlets on horizontal branches create a graceful form.
Description:
Height: 40-65'
Width: 20-35'
Hardiness Zone: 3b
Norway Spruce is a large conifer that is well
adapted to much of the upper midwest. It is faster growing than many
of the other spruces. It has a pyramidal form, developing long, pendulous
branchlets with age. On older specimens, the lateral branches arise
horizontally from the trunk, droop slightly and then have a slight
upward curve near the tips with many pendulous branchlets in between.
Foliage color is dark green. Norway Spruce produces pendulous cones
up to 6" long.
Requirements and Culture:
Prefers soil with ample moisture. Transplants well. Best in full sun, since foliage becomes sparse in shade.
Limitations:
No serious insect or disease problems.
Selected Cultivars:
`Acrocona' - is a small growing cultivar that
is much denser than the species. It produces a heavy crop of cones
that are quite attractive.
Photo Credit:
1 MLA; 2 DCTC.
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NORWAY SPRUCE Picea abies