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Picea alcoquiana 'Prostrata'
Common name:
prostrate Alcock spruce
Family:
Pinaceae (pine family)
Synonym:
Picea bicolor 'Prostrata'
Distribution:
Species native to Japan
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A low-spreading, ground-hugging evergreen selection with gray-blue needles. It grows 8" tall and spreads 4" per year. Plant in moist, well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. Could be used in a rock or dwarf conifer garden.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
• Accession: D2013-0138.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
CON: CO11
(CO11)
• Accession: D1998-0149.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual