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Pinaceae
Common spruce
Picea abies
Also known as European spruce, Picea excelsa f. clanbrassiliana, Picea excelsa f. europaea, Norway spruce
Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Evergreen · Conifer · Spruce · Windbreak · Christmas Tree · Cold Hardy · Ornamental · Landscape
Norway spruce is an extremely hardy evergreen tree that thrives in cool climates with minimal care. Plant in well-draining soil and water deeply but infrequently once established. This slow-growing conifer is perfect for creating natural windbreaks and providing year-round structure to the landscape.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering until soil is saturated, then allow to dry completely · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 20 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Illinois
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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