Scientific Name:
Picea abies
Pronunciation:
py-SEE-ah AY-beez
Common Name:
Norway spruce
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Branchlets long, pendulous; twigs orange-brown, usually glabrous; needles radial, 4-sided, 1-2.5cm long; seed cones (10-)12-16cm long x 5-6cm wide when mature. General ID features for spruce: needles are short, rigid, prickly, and leave pegs when removed; cones are pendulous. Conifers.org
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
22 - 30m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Forestry, Screening, Specimen plant, Tall background, Wind break
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include
P. 'Inversa',
P. 'Little Gem', and
P. 'Virgata'. Cultivars on campus include
P. ‘Acrocona’,
P. 'Nidiformis', and
P. ‘Reflexa’ (see separate entries).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Prickly
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark Morphology:
Plated, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Galls, Mites, Stem borer insects (Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
- Level 1 Apprenticeship
- CLT Training
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo : cv.
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : cv.
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv.
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : 208