Picea abies 'Grace EC' is a broadly globose, dwarf selection of Norway spruce with symmetrical branches that angle slightly upward. Foliage is attractive, glossy and medium green in color. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 24 inches (60 cm) tall and 36 inches (90 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 2 to 3 inches (5 - 7.5 cm).
This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the mid-1980s by Justin "Chub" Harper of Moline and Randy Dykstra of Fulton. They found the original broom growing in a species spruce on the grounds of Grace Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Illinois. Chub described the broom as, "medium size and height, nice-flat."
