Conifer Database - Pell Lake No. 2

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Picea abies ‘Pell Lake No. 2’

Picea abies

Picea abies 'Pell Lake No. 2' is a symmetrical, globose selection of Norway spruce with uniform branching and attractive, bright green needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 24 inches (60 cm) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 2 inches (5 cm).

This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the 1990s by Chub Harper in Bloomfield Cemetery, Pell Lake, Wisconsin. He described the brooms as, of "very large size, high, good color."




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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