The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: Gold Drift Norway spruce

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Species native to Europe

Hardiness: USDA Zone 4

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: A small, golden foliaged, weeping evergreen conifer, growing approximately 1' per year. The small sharp needles are bright yellow in spring then darkening in winter. Site in light shade to help avoid discoloring of the foliage. Would make a nice specimen or addition to a rock or dwarf conifer garden. If not trained upright it will cascade over a wall. Trained upright to desired height.