Conifer Database - Layne's Globe

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Picea abies ‘Layne's Globe’

Picea abies

Picea abies 'Layne's Globe' is a slow growing, flattened-globose selection of Norway spruce with irregular branching and medium green needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 20 inches (50 cm) wide and 24 inches (60 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 2 inches (5 cm).

This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found by Layne Ziegenfuss, Lehighton, Pennsylvania, USA, on a specimen of P. abies 'Clanbrassiliana.'




Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Medium Green
GROWTH SHAPE:Globe or Globose
GROWTH SIZE:Dwarf: 1 to 6 inches (2.5 – 15 cm) per year / 1 to 5 feet (0.3 – 1.5 m) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Witch's Broom


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