Dwarf Norway Spruce is a hardy miniature native conifer shrub with a dense flattened global habit that spreads out, with its lower branches growing outward and the upper branches growing upward.  Its short, soft deep green needles emerge with a bright green and take a bronze cast in winter.  Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle and stem rust, canker, trunk and root rot. Potential pests include yellow-headed spruce sawfly, spruce budworm and eastern spruce beetles. Mites are common and repeated infestations can do serious injury to the plant. Air pollution intolerant and sensitive to high heat and humidity.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Specimen or mass plantings,  Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Dogwood, Boxwood, Lavender

IMAGES: Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Harper's HR-D 2014 (1)+(2), (2) Picea abies 'Pumila' (nest) 2019 photo, (3) Picea abies 'Pumila', 2019 photo, (4) Harper's HR-D 2012 (1)+(2), (5) Photo by David J. Stang, Picea abies Pumila 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.