Conifer Database - Little Star

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Picea orientalis ‘Little Star’

Picea orientalis 'Little Star' is a miniature, flattened globose selection of Caucasian spruce with layered radiating branches and needles that flush bright gold in early spring, later darkening to species-typical dark green. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 8 inches (20 cm) tall and 12 inches (30 cm) wide, an annual growth rate of less than 1 inch (2.5 cm).

This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the late 1990s on a specimen of Picea orientalis 'Golden Start' by Uwe Langwald of Kurt Wittboldt-Müsller nursery, Verden-Eitz, Germany. It was provisionally named 'Golden Start W.B.' but was changed to its official cultivar name just prior to its release into the nursery trade.




Picea orientalis

Picea orientalis

Picea orientalis

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HORTICULTURAL STATUS:Established / Published
COLOR:
GROWTH SHAPE:Cushion or Bun Shaped
GROWTH SIZE:Miniature: less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) per year / less than 12 inches (30 cm) after 10 years
ORIGIN:Witch's Broom


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