Scientific Name: Picea abies
Common Name: Norway spruce
Native Range: Europe
Zone: 2 to 7
Plant type & Form: Large pyramidal evergreen conifer
Height: 40.00 to 60.00 feet
Spread: 25.00 to 30.00 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Description: Non-flowering
Flower: None
Fruit: 9″ long cylindrical, pendulous cones that are seed bearing
Leaf: Evergreen- spirally-arranged, four-sided, needle-like, deep green leaves
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Soil type & pH: Prefers sandy soils, but grows in average, acidic, evenly moist, well-drained soils
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Winter interest, screening or windbreak
Tolerates: Deer, Air Pollution
Notes: This species is noted for its rapid growth
Identification notes: The primary branches are upturned and as the tree matures, the secondary branches become pendulous. The bark is scaly and sap is sometimes visible. The cones are long and relatively long and thin. The needles are whorled around the stems, and less pointed than the blue spruce (Note that hemlock and fir species have needles in opposite pairs, rather than whorled around the stem).
Information gathered from Missouri Botanical Garden
