| Description | Columnar Norway Spruce (Picea abies Cupressina) is one of the few dwarf narrow columnar Spruce with fastigiate branches. |
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| Plant Type | Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | green needles |
| Stems | fastigiate branches, reddish-brown bark |
| Dimensions | 20 feet tall by 10 feet spread, forms a strong central leader with upright sweeping branches |
| Maintenance | can be pruned to keep it smaller and or tighter, reported to be fairly fast growing |
| Cultivar Origin | Found in the Thuringian Forest, Germany in 1904. |
| Notes & Reference | #136-Gardening with Conifers (Adrian Bloom), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org) |