Norway spruce
Picea abies
MBG Plant of Merit 2012
USDA zones2 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall25 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Conical
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Norway spruce (Picea abies) is a tree for specimen planting, hedges, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and keeps a conical shape with green evergreen needles that birds visit. Deer tend to pass it by. Give it plenty of space to reach its full size.
Pairs well with Danica American arborvitae, Rock soapwort, and Red fescue.
Native range
Europe.