Picea abies 'NIDIFORMIS'
Picea abies 'NIDIFORMIS'
bird's nest Norway spruce
SIZE/TYPE |
low or groundcovering |
USUAL HEIGHT |
0.5-1m |
USUAL WIDTH |
1-2m |
LEAVES |
evergreen conifer |
COLOUR OF LEAVES |
green |
FLOWERS |
insignificant or non-blooming |
LOCATION |
full to partial sun |
USDA zone (lowest) |
3 (down to -40°C) |
WINTER PROTECTION |
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FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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FOR ZONE 7 |
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BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Conifers
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Dwarf conifers are very popular in continental Europe, mostly thanks to its evergreen feature and good hardiness. Their sizes never grow over the top which makes them ideal for small-sized gardens and rock gardens, they look good as solitaires as well as in groupings. This bird’s nest spruce has very compact growth of broad-rounded habit, flat-topped with a nest-like depression in the centre. The needles are medium green with bright green new growths that are slightly ascending. It grows very slowly about 1.2m tall and 2m wide. It is soil tolerant and prefers a cooler location that does not get too dry in the summer. Fully hardy.
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
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