| Description | Pygmy Norway Spruce (Picea abies pygmaea) A very hardy slow growing Norway Spruce. One of the first dwarf conifers to be introduced into the international trade. |
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| Pronunciation | (PY-see-ah)(A-bees) |
| Plant Type | Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | needles |
| Stems | congested |
| Dimensions | 2.5 by 4 feet, in over 10 years (or less) extremely slow growing, globe or broadly dome shaped dwarf conifer |
| Cultivar Origin | Has been in cultivation since the early 1800's. |
| Misc Facts | "Picea Pygmaea is one of the oldest known conifer cultivars, known to arboretums and eclectic gardens since the around 1800. It is of unknown origin. Scottish botanist, John Claudius Loudon formally described it in 1838 in his most significant work" (#202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org) |
| Notes & Reference | #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org), #256-Conifers for Gardens (Richard L. Bitner) |
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