Witches Brood Norway spruce
Picea abies 'Witches Brood'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 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
'Witches' Brood' Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Witches' Brood') 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 stays small at 12 to 24 inches tall and wide with a conical shape, and birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. The evergreen needles give color all year.
Pairs well with Mugo pine, Pinky Winky panicle hydrangea, and Mount Hood daffodil.