Scientific Name:
Picea abies
'Acrocona'
Pronunciation:
py-SEE-ah AY-beez
Common Name:
Acrocona Norway spruce
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Spruce tree with sharp, dark green needles, cinnamon coloured branches; seed cones pink-red maturing brown, most 8-10cm long, scales papery, orange-brown.
Habit:
Dense, Pendulous, Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
3 - 4m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Alpine, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Tall background, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Feb, Mar
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy,
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Orange, Tan
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Mistletoe, Mites, Nematodes, Rust, Scale insects
