Acrocona Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Acrocona'
RHS AGM 2012; MBG Plant of Merit 2008
USDA zones3 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 10 feet tall5 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Acrocona' Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Acrocona') is a shrub for borders, specimen planting, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows at a rapid rate into a conical evergreen that birds visit. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Give it plenty of room to spread.
Pairs well with Winterberry, Blonde Ambition blue grama, and Mount Hood daffodil.