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Norway Spruce
Picea abies · Conifer
Norway Spruce is a fast-growing conifer, hardy in USDA zones 2-7, that matures to about 40–60 ft × 25–30 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It attracts small mammals and songbirds and stands up well to deer and pollution.
- USDA zones
- 2-7
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 40–60 ft × 25–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Brown, Yellow, Green, Purple
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Small mammals, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Pollution
- Native to
- Europe
Will it survive your winters?
We score Norway Spruce’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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