code: 5023
Elegant columnar selection, highly valued as an accent or perimeter planting where a strong vertical effect is needed. Dark green evergreen needles are slightly curved on closely set limbs, creating a slender, uniform form with dense branching to the ground. Withstands heavy snow loads. Tolerates heat and humidity better than others. Ideal windbreak or privacy wall.
Hardy to -30°F
Ornamental Features
Columnar Norway Spruce has green foliage. The needles remain green throughout the winter. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are ornamentally significant.
Landscape Attributes
Columnar Norway Spruce is a dense evergreen tree with a strong central leader and a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance tree. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. Deer don’t particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Columnar Norway Spruce is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Accent
Vertical Accent
Planting & Growing
Columnar Norway Spruce will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more.
This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Information:
Maximum Elevation: 7,000 ft.
Mature Size (generic) : TREE (20-30′ Tall) • Narrow or Columnar
USDA Hardiness Zone : 4, 5, 6, 7
Water Needs : Moderate
Light Needs : Partial Sun, Full Sun
Growth Rate : Moderate
Mature Height : 25-30 ft.
Mature Width : 6-8 ft.
Name : Columnar Norway Spruce
