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2 - 4 (feet)

3 - 6 (feet)

Most commonly available shrub form of Norway spruce; dense and spreading; nest-like shape, lower in the center than on the outside edges; very slow growing; tolerates some shade; excellent shrub for south central and southeast where old specimens can be 5 feet tall; loses bird's nest shape with age.

Bird's nest shape ruined if a branch suffers die-back; needs winter protection in Fairbanks and on windy sites

INT, SC, SE (Zone 3)

Found in Germany in 1904.

This is a cultivar of Norway spruce. See Norway Spruce or Picea Abies under Evergreen Shrub and Evergreen Tree for more information on species.

May spread invasiveness unknown - Monitor plantings for spread