General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12-14 inches
Plant Spread: 15-18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Needled
Fruit: Other: female cones with papery or thin woody scales
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Flowers: Other: soft male cones
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Seeds are inside cones
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Monoecious

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Common names
  • Norway Spruce
  • Spruce

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Location: The Oregon Garden   Silverton, OR
Date: 2024-08-18
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-08-27
Location: Michigan State University Hidden Lake Garden, Tipton, MI
Date: 2012-02-04
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2021-09-14
Grafted onto a standard.
Location: Chicago
Date: 2020-06-03
20+ years old
Location: My garden
Date: 2011-12-02

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens
Comments:
  • Posted by mcash70 (Near Kamloops, BC, Canada - Zone 3a) on Dec 5, 2011 1:33 PM concerning plant:
    Little Gem is a wonderful plant. It's a miniature version of birds nest spruce with tiny needles and a very dense habit. It has a solid dense appearance. Many tiny buds burst open in the spring creating a solid mass of bright, light-green.This plant works great planted in the rock garden or as a miniature accent to larger specimens.
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