Taxon

Picea abies 'Echiniformis'

 
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Picea abies 'Echiniformis' - hedgehog Norway spruce
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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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