Bird's Nest Spruce is a slow-growing dwarf conifer shrub with a dense flattened global habit and horizontal branching of gray green needles that emerge bright green. Prefers full sun and evenly moist, well-drained acidic soils. Tolerates deer, drought, and urban conditions.
Though typically listed as growing to 2-3ft, this is at 10yrs and can continue grow up to 8ft high and 12ft spread.
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Type:
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Shrub, Conifer
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Height:
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2' - 3' (10ys), 6' - 8'
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Spread:
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4' - 6' (10yrs), 10' - 12'
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Spacing:
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3' - 6’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Potential diseases include cytospora canker, wood decay, needle cast and rust. Watch for aphids, bagworms, budworms, red spider mites, and borers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree
IMAGES: ArséniureDeGallium, Un épicéa commun très petit 1933, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Picea abies 'Nidiformis', 2018 photo, (2) Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 2014, (3) Picea abies 'Nidiformis', 2015, (4) Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 2016
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
