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Norway Spruce (Picea abies)

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Picea Abies, or more commonly know as Norway Spruce, is a tree with dark green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Picea. It has a slow growth rate and a height of 130 feet at maturity. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. It's active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during mid spring and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Picea Abies or Norway Spruce's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Category: Gymnosperm
Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae
Order: Pinales
Class: Pinopsida
Division: Coniferophyta
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Native Status: L48 (I) CAN (I)
Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: High
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Conspicuous: No
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Dense
Foliage Porosity Winter: Dense
Foliage Texture: Medium
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Height at 20 Years Maximum (feet): 35
Height Mature (feet): 130
Leaf Retention: Yes
Lifespan: Moderate
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: Yes
Shape and Orientation: Climbing
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: None
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Fertility Requirement: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Low
Frost Free Days Minimum: 100
Hedge Tolerance: High
Moisture Use: Medium
pH (Minimum): 5
pH (Maximum): 7
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 300
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 700
Precipitation (Minimum): 24
Precipitation (Maximum): 60
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 28
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): -38
Bloom Period: Mid Spring
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Fall
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: Yes
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: Yes
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 64000
Seed Spread Rate: Slow
Seedling Vigor: Medium
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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