| HEIGHT: | 1 - 10 feet |
| SPREAD: | 1 - 10 feet |
| DISTINCTIONS: | See entry under Evergreen Trees. |
| LIMITATIONS: | Dwarf cultivars occasionally revert to vigorous growth that must be pruned to maintain dwarf form. |
| HARDINESS: | SC, SE (Zone 3) |
| ORIGIN: | Northern and central Europe |
| CULTIVARS: | ‘Clanbrassiliana’ Slow growing with a tight, round habit of growth; often wider than high; branchlets thin, white to light green, long and glossy; 1' tall, 1.5' wide.; ‘Elegans’ 3' tall; conical form; good in south central.; ‘Little Gem’ Very dwarf form similar to ‘Nidiformis’; flat-topped globe with bird’s nest depression in center, good in south central; 24"-30" tall, 3'-4' wide.; ‘Microsperma’ Regular broad conical habit, 10' high by 10' wide; bright green, glossy needles.; ‘Mucronata’ Irregular, mounding habit, strong growth when older; blue-green, glossy, thick and flat needles; 5' tall.; ‘Nidiformis’ (See separate entry); ‘Ohlendorffii’ Conical form; green needles tinged with yellow; 5' tall after 30 years.; ‘Pendula’ Weeping Norway spruce; must be trained upright or it will trail along the ground.; ‘Pumila’ Globe shaped and flattened, compact but lower branches spreading while upper branches erect; 3'-4' tall.; ‘Procumbens’ One of the lowest forms reaching only 2'-3' high and up to 12' wide; strong growing; flat-topped form with crowded, thin, stiff branchlets.; ‘Pygmaea’ Dwarf, conical, very dense habit; 4'-5' tall, 3'-4'wide. |
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| The information for this Evergreen Shrub (353) was last updated on: 2011-01-19 14:37:46 | |
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