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Picea abies 'Echiniformis'
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Common name:
hedgehog Norway spruce
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to Europe
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A dwarf, evergreen shrub that grows very slowly forming a ball atop a low, wide-spreading skirt. A plant in The Arboretum's collection for 55 years has only reached 5' tall but a lower skirt of foliage at the base extends to nearly 11'!
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CO11
(CO11)
• Accession: D1995-1178.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual