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Picea abies 'Wartburg'
Common name:
Wartburg Norway spruce
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution:
Species native to Europe
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A broadly weeping evergreen tree that will snake along the ground unless trained upright. When staked, may reach 10' tall or more. Upper branches strongly pendent giving this plant a graceful appearance. Needles are singly produced, 1/2" long, radially arranged along the branches adding an attractive dark green color year-round. Released from Switzerland and popular in Europe, but very rare in The United States.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CK10
(CK10)
• Accession: D1998-0121.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLS: BU24
(BU24)
• Accession: D1998-0121.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual