Scientific Name: Picea abies 'Pendula'
Common Name: weeping Norway spruce
Family Name: Pinaceae
Origin: Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Plant Type: Conifer
Mature Size: 1.3 - 2.0m x 2 - 3m (height x width)
Habit: Pendulous
Form: Irregular, Weeping
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Small garden/space, Winter interest
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Needle-like, Spiraled, Prickly, Glabrous, Acicular, Entire
Flowers: n/a (male cone), Yellow
Fruit: Cone (winged seeds), Brown, Sep-Oct
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.]