Scientific Name:
Picea abies
'Pendula'
Pronunciation:
py-SEE-ah AY-beez
Common Name:
weeping Norway spruce
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Weeping form with long, slender, and slightly twisted branches; needles radial, 4-sided; seed cones long and narrow; branchlets are long, pendulous. [General ID features for spruce: needles are short, prickly, mostly 4-sided, and leave pegs when removed; cones are pendulous.]
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Irregular, Weeping
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
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:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Small garden/space, Winter interest
Additional Info:
Google. Note the large range of the forms: pendulous cultivars may be indistinguishable and include
P. ‘Formanek’,
P. 'Inversa',
P. 'Pendula Major',
P. 'Pendula Monstrosa',and P. 'Reflexa' (see separate entry).
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 (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
