Picea abies 'Compacta Asselyn'™ is a broadly conical and dense form of the Norway Spruce, with upright terminal leaders on each branch. It is superficially similar to P. abies 'Compacta,'™ but reported to have denser branching and shorter needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm).
'Compacta Asselyn'™ is an old cultivar thought to have originated in The Netherlands in the early 1900s. Murray Hornibrook first describes it in the 1923 edition of, Dwarf and Slow-growing Conifers.
