Picea abies 'Hildburghausen' is a very symmetrical, globose selection of Norway spruce that will maintain perfect shape with no pruning. All terminal buds will push at the same rate of growth of about 1 inch (2.5 cm) per year. After 10 years in the garden, a specimen will be considered mature at 24 inches (60 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of around 2 inches.
This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the town of Hildburghausen in central Germany and introduced to the nursery trade by G. Böhme nursery around 1990.
