Weeping Norway Spruce is a slow-growing conifer shrub with unusual weeping branches and a spreading habit naturally but can be staked and grown as a cascading tree. Its dense rich green needles emerge bright green. Prefers full sun and evenly moist well-drained acidic soils. Some drought tolerance once established.
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Type:
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Shrub, Conifer
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Height:
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4' - 15'
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Spread:
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4' - 15'
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Spacing:
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12’
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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: Don McCulley, Picea abies 'Pendula' IMG 1971, CC BY-SA 4.0, Photo by David J. Stang, Picea abies f. pendula 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) cultivar413, 190909 020 Chicago Botanic Gdn - ...(48861795752), CC BY 2.0, (4) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) From MSU Hidden Lake Gardens 2011, (2) Picea abies 'Pendula', 2016
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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