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Conifer · Pinaceae Draft — unreviewed

Dwarf Alberta spruce

Picea glauca‘Conica’ (Moench) Voss

Also called dwarf Alberta spruce.

Tight, cone-shaped dwarf spruce with dense fine needles. Used as a formal accent in foundations and containers.

Size over time

Typical landscape size 2–4 m (7–13 ft) tall and 1–2 m (3–7 ft) wide; slow growth, about 35 years to maturity. Intermediate sizes use the planner’s growth curve (k = 0.12) from the #7 install size.

01234mPlanting1.2 × 0.6 mYear 31.7 × 0.9 mYear 102.5 × 1.2 mMature3.0 × 1.5 m

Design notes

  • Spider mites brown the inner foliage in hot, dry, reflected sites.
  • Prune out any reverted fast-growing shoots.
  • Winter burn on the south side in exposed sites; screen from winter sun and wind.

Regions

Native range: Boreal North America, south to northern New England and New York (species).

Native to these OpenLandscape3D pilot regions:

Northeast

Native status describes where the species occurs naturally. It is not a promise that it suits a particular garden; site conditions decide that.

Related plants

Colorado blue spruce
Picea pungens · Conifer · 9–15 m (30–49 ft)
Eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana · Conifer · 9–15 m (30–49 ft)
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus · Conifer · 15–24 m (49–79 ft)
Emerald Green arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' · Conifer · 3–5 m (10–16 ft)
Eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis · Conifer · 12–21 m (39–69 ft)
White fir
Abies concolor · Conifer · 9–15 m (30–49 ft)

Plan with Dwarf Alberta spruce

Place it in a design, check it against your zone, light and moisture, and see it at year three and year ten.

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