Conifer Database - Repens

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Picea abies ‘Repens’

Picea abies

Picea abies 'Repens,' the Creeping Norway spruce is strongly growing, broadly spreading selection with layered branching that radiates outward from the plant's center. Foliage is attractive and light-green in color. Terminal branches increase at an annual rate of 3 to 5 inches (7.5 - 12.5 cm). After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 18 inches (45 cm) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide.

'Repens' is an old cultivar, known to large gardens and arboretums world-wide since the late 1800. It is of unknown origin. Simon-Louis Frères first described it in a botanical study in 1898.




Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

Picea abies

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:Light 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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