Scientific Name:
Picea abies
'Reflexa'
Pronunciation:
py-SEE-ah AY-beez
Common Name:
weeping Norway spruce, cat tail spruce
Family Name:
Pinaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Form prostrate or weeping (trained to shape), orange bark on new growth; needles sharp, short pegs when pulled off; seed cones cylindrical, scales persistent, terminal shoots, some erect when immature and red before maturing brown and pendent; male cones ovoid, spring, yellow to red/purple (2-3cm).
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
> 25m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Group or mass planting, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Acicular
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark Morphology:
Shaggy, Exfoliating, Single stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Leaf Bud Type:
Narrowly conical
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Galls, Heart rot, Mistletoe, Mites, Nematodes, Rust, Scale insects
