Conifer Database - Procumbens

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Picea abies ‘Procumbens’

Picea abies

Picea abies 'Procumbens' is a vigorous, broadly spreading selection of Norway spruce with slightly ascending branches and species-typical dark-green needles. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 16 inches (40 cm) tall and 32 inches (80 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 2 to 4 inches (10 - 20 cm), significantly more outward than up.

'Procumbens' is a very old cultivar in the nursery trade, known in large gardens and arboretums since the mid-1800s. French Botanist Élie-Abel Carrière formally described it in 1855 in his most important work, Traité Général des Conifères, (General Treatise of Conifers). "Procumbens" translates into "procumbent" in the Latin language, describing a tendency for a plant to spread outward without setting roots.




Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Dark Green
GROWTH SHAPE:Spreading
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:Unknown


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