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Picea alcoquiana 'Howell's Dwarf'

 
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Picea alcoquiana 'Howell's Dwarf' - Howell's Dwarf Alcock spruce
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Howell's Dwarf Alcock spruce
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym: Picea alcoquiana 'Howell's Tigertail', Picea bicolor 'Howell's Dwarf', Picea jezoensis 'Howell's Dwarf'
Distribution: Species native to Japan
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A wide, vase-shaped, upright-growing, dwarf plant. This cultivar of Serbian spruce will grow 6" per year. Its short needles are light bluish green above and white beneath. One of the more site tolerant spruces, it makes a nice addition to a conifer garden or use as a small specimen plant. Plant in full sun or part shade in deep, rich soil that is moist, but well-drained. Needs protection from winter wind.
Links: American Conifer Society Database • Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder

Locations

  • 1: CON: CJ11 (CJ11) • Accession: D1993-0018.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CJ11 (CJ11) • Accession: D2000-0020.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: LKV: CE15 (CE15) • Accession: D2000-0020.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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