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Picea abies 'Crippsii'
Common name:
Cripps Norway spruce
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to Europe
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A dwarf form originating from England before 1900. This broad, conical shrub will grow 10' or less. Branches remain horizontal into old age, much thinner than on the species with a distinctive yellow cast to the young wood. Needles are 4-sided, radially arranged around the stem and 1/4" long, smaller than normal. Foliage turns yellow-green in winter.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CL12
(CL12)
• Accession: D1996-0165.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLS: CA21
(CA21)
• Accession: D1996-0165.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual