Gold Drift Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Gold Drift'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 15 feet tall24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gold Drift' Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Gold Drift') is a tree for borders, specimen planting, accents, 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 fast into a narrow, conical shape and stays evergreen all year. Birds visit the tree. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Mugo pine, Berry Poppins winterberry, Sedge, and Winter aconite.