Conifer Database - Pitt Cemetery

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Picea abies (Pitt Cemetery)

Picea abies

Picea abies 'Pitt Cemetery' is a dwarf globose selection of Norway spruce with symmetrical, somewhat layered branching and species-typical medium green needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).

This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the 1990s by Joe Stupka of Pulaski, Pennsylvania at Pitt Cemetery, Youngville, Ohio, USA. In his field notes, Stupka described the broom as "flat growing."




Picea abies

Picea abies

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Provisional
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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