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Norway Spruce
(Picea abies (L.) Karst)
LEAVES: Evergreen needles occur singly, spirally arranged on twigs, sharp-pointed, four-sided, usually 3/4" long, dark green.
TWIGS: Bright, golden-brown. Buds egg-shaped, darker than twigs.

 


Norway Spruce
The Norway spruce tree is a deep, bright green. The needles are quite square when a cross-section is examined. They have the longest cones of any spruce, up to 6.5 inches. Some weeping forms have been developed for landscape use.

Norway spruce Pinaceae Picea abies (L.) Karst.   symbol: PIAB
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Norway Spruce PI-see-a A-beez
Conifer, evergreen tree, 40-60 ft (12-18 m) tall, pyramidal with drooping branches, stiff when young more, graceful later. However, at maturity it may thin and be open, which some consider "unsightly".

Norway spruce, like all spruces, has linear leaves that are stemless, four-sided and attached singly to the branch.
Location
There are around 45 species of spruces, all native to the cool temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America.

Norway Spruce
(Picea abies)
40 to 60 feet tall and 25 to 30 feet wide. Medium to fast growth rate.
Pyramidal form with deep green foliage. The branches droop at the ends with age.

Reflexa Norway Spruce ( Picea abies )
Reforma Tulip ( Tulipa )
Refracta Nordmann Fir ( Abies nordmanniana ) ...

Picea abies: Norway spruce - With its red brown bark, conical shape, and shiny green needles, Norway spruce is traditionally used as a Christmas tree. Its needles are 3/4 inch long, and it grows to 90 feet in nature.

NORWAY SPRUCE. Europe, Siberia
PINACEAE (Pine family)
The spruce has single needles, as does a fir, but they are diamond-shaped in cross-section and no top or bottom can be distinguished.

Picea abies Norway spruce
evergreen, average care
created by chief cultivator
zones: 3b thru 7a ...

Picea abies (Norway spruce): Traditional Christmas tree with a good scent, but quick to drop its needles. Spraying with 'Spray 'n Save' Christmas tree spray will help reduce needle drop.

'Little Gem' Norway Spruce
(Picea abies 'Little Gem', 60 by 60 cm)
This slow grower has tiny needles. Other short-statured species to look for are dwarf black spruce (P. mariana 'Nana', 75 cm tall, 1 m wide) and dwarf Serbian spruce (P.

For example, the Norway Spruce (Picea abies) and Larch (Larix) can function as a nurse for hardwoods.[1] In the Sonoran desert, Palo Verde, Ironwood or mesquite trees serve as nurse trees for young saguaro cacti.

Cupressina Norway Spruce [English]: Picea abies 'Cupressina'
Cupreum Ardens Azalea [English]: Rhododendron 'Cupreum Ardens'
Cupreum Elegans Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Cupreum Elegans' ...

quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus tricuspidata Boston Ivy Paulownia tomentosa Empress Tree Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian-sage Philadelphus coronarius Sweet Mockorange Photinia x fraseri Fraser Photinia Picea abies Norway Spruce Picea ...

The Norway spruce (P. abies), an important timber tree of Europe, is one of the most commonly cultivated evergreens.

Picea abies (Norway Spruce)
Picea breweriana (Brewer's Weeping Spruce)
Picea engelmannii (Engelmann's Spruce)
Picea glauca (White Spruce, Canada Spruce)
Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce)
Picea orientalis (Oriental Spruce) ...

Norway Spruce Picea abies
White Spruce P. glauca
Serbian Spruce P. omorika
Oriental Spruce P. orientalis
Colorado Spruce P. pungens
Blue Colorado Spruce P. pungens var. glauca
Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus
Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii ...

Picea glauca, white spruce, quite tolerant dry conditions, and Picea abies, Norway spruce, of heavier winds; both grow in zones 2-6.

Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
Norway Royal Red Maple (Acer platanoides 'Royal Red')
Norway Schwedler Maple (Acer platanoides 'Schwedleri')
Norway Spruce (Picea abies 'Pumila')
Norway Spruce (Picea abies) ...

Description:
The long, pendulous cones of Norway Spruce (and some of its cultivars) have a slight curvature to their shape.

Picea abies 'Pumila'
Dwarf Norway Spruce
Pinaceae
Located in Waxman Garden by W.B. Young bldg.

(See Waring, Pharm. of India, p. 443, &c.; and F. Porter Smith, op. cit., p. 162.) Common frankincense or thus, Abietis resina, is the term applied to a resin which exudes from fissures in the bark of the Norway spruce fir, Abies excelsa, D.C.

Norway spruce Picea abies
nut grass; kili'p'opu; purple flat sedge Cyperus rotundus
oak fern; pai'i'iha Thelypteris dentata
oak-forest wood-rush Luzula luzuloides
oats Avena sativa
oi; owi Stachytarpheta dichotoma ...

See also: Spruce, Green, May, Abies, Picea

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