Family: Pinaceae

Scientific Name: Picea engelmannii Hexenbesen Jasper

Common Name: Jasper Engelman Spruce

Description

Jasper Engelman Spruce (Picea engelmanii) A small, irregular-squatty selection of Engelmann spruce. Reaching about 2 feet in 10years. 

Pronunciation(PI-see-a)(en-gel-MAN-ee-eye)
Plant TypeDwarf Conifers
Hardiness Zone3
Sunlightfull
Moistureaverage
Soil & Siteaverage
Leavesneedles, blue green
Dimensionsaround 2 feet in 10 years, bun-shaped, slow-growing
Cultivar Origin"This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in the late 1980s by Günter Horstmann, Schneverdingen, Germany. He found the original broom growing on a species tree in Jasper National Park, Alberta Canada and after successful propagation, introduced it to the nursery trade in 1992" (#202)
Notes & Reference#202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org)
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