Conifer Database - Elisabeth

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Picea omorika ‘Elisabeth’

Picea omorika

Picea omorika 'Elisabeth' is a narrow, upright pyramidal selection of Serbian spruce with dense branching and short, shimmering silvery Blue-green needles. Young plants will be somewhat amorphous for their first few years until apical dominance establishes. From that point, plants will become tidier and conical. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and 2 feet (60 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of 4 to 6 inches (10 - 15 cm).

This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the late 1970s by Güsnther Horstmann and introduced to the nursery trade by his family's nursery in Schneverdingen, Germany. It was named in honor of Elisabeth Horstmann, Güsnther's wife. This conifer provisionally named [HB no. 3 Horstmann], but was changed at some point. It is notable that Horstmann nursery named many of their introductions with the name 'Hexenbesen' or some permutation thereof. In addition, this conifer is also often seen listed under the Anglicized name, 'Elizabeth,' a name that doesn't commonly exist in Germany.




Picea omorika

Picea omorika

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:silveryblue-green
GROWTH SHAPE:Narrow Pyramid or Columnar
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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