Conifer Database - Horace Wilson

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Picea abies ‘Horace Wilson’

Picea abies

Picea abies 'Horace Wilson' is a diminutive, cushion-like selection of Norway spruce with dense, layered branching and short, medium green needles. After 10 years, a mature specimen will measure 10 inches (25 cm) wide and 6 inches (15 cm) high, an annual growth rate of less than one inch (2.5 cm).

This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found by Horace Wilson of Mentor Heights Nursery, Mentor, Ohio on a specimen of Picea abies 'Nidiformis.' Joe Stupka of Pulaski, Pennsylvania is credited with initially distributing propagation material across the central U.S.




Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Medium Green
GROWTH SHAPE:Cushion or Bun Shaped
GROWTH SIZE:Miniature: less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) per year / less than 12 inches (30 cm) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Witch's Broom


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