| Description | Cobra Norway Spruce (Picea abies) A Norway Spruce selection with a strongly pendulous, sparsely branched terminal tip. Base will form a mat of branches. |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | needles |
| Stems | base branches form a thick ground hugging skit |
| Dimensions | 5 by 3 feet but probably larger (HS) |
| Maintenance | the terminal tip will need to be staked |
| Cultivar Origin | A seedling selected in the late 1980s by Iseli Nursery, Boring, Oregon, USA. Has the ground-covering qualities of its parent, Picea Pendula with the bizarre, snake-like branching of Picea abies Virgata’ (#201) |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Weeping Creeping Norway Spruce |
| Author's Notes | I have seen a few examples of this plant. The snake-like terminal leader is always a very interesting point of these plants physical features |
| Notes & Reference | #201-Isles Nursery web site (www.iselinursery.com), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org) |
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