Conifer Database - Raraflora Weeper

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Established in 1983, our mission is centered on advocating for the integration of conifer trees in garden designs and landscapes. We are dedicated to educating enthusiasts and the general public about the proper care, cultivation, and conservation of these majestic and diverse evergreens.

    
Picea abies ‘Raraflora Weeper’

Picea abies

Picea abies 'Raraflora Weeper' is a completely prostrate, ground-covering selection of Norway spruce that will form a flat mat of dense, uniform branches and dark-green needles. It's overall structure is similar to that of Picea pungens 'Gotelli Prostrate,' but is green in color. Terminal buds advance at an annual rate of 6 to 8 inches (15 - 20 cm). After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 6 feet (2 m) wide, and less than 12 inches (30 cm) high.

The most attractive and famous mature specimen of this cultivar lives in the ACS Reference Garden at Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton, Michigan. That plant was included among a batch of plants donated by Justin "Chub" Harper early in the garden's installation. Given the name, it clearly originated at Fred Bergman's Raraflora nursery, Feasterville, Pennsylvania.




Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Medium Green
GROWTH SHAPE:Prostrate or Ground Covering
GROWTH SIZE:Intermediate: 6 to 12 inches (15 – 30 cm) per year / 5 to 10 feet (1.5 – 3 m) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Seedling Selection


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