Plant Facts & Specifications. Norway spruces grow to between 115 and 180 ft. (35 – 55 m) tall. The Norway spruce grows to a height of 40–60' and a spread of 25–30' at maturity. It grows from 12 to 24 inches per season. If there are special circumstances involved with your order, please feel free to e-mail us anytime to let us know what would work best for you. The bag is then secured with a twist tie around the plant's base and placed in the shipping container/box and sent out for shipment. It has a 10- to 20-foot canopy and grows about 24 inches each year. We ship the majority of our evergreen varieties year round, and will be glad to try to accommodate whatever special shipping needs or requests that our customers may have & need. Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan Sugi' - Size 1. If you are are using it and are not a member, consider joining or donating to the ACS to support this and our other educational projects. Fast-Growing, Deer-Resistant Evergreen Trees. This spruce is hardy in zone 4 to 8 and grows faster than the species, up to 36 inches per year. This conical conifer is a native of northern Europe and grows in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 to 8. This native North American tree grows 24 inches per year and has a conical shape. --Mature Height: up to 75ft. Its eastern limit in Russia is hard to define, due to extensive hybridization and inter-gradation with the Siberian spruce (Picea obovata), but is usually given as the Ural Mountains. Works excellent when staggered in two offset rows instead of just one row. The plastic bag serves to keep the root base nice & moist while keeping the remaining soil with the roots. Hardy to USDA Zone 3 — cold hardiness limit between -40° and -30°F (-39.9° and -34.4°C). It has a 20- to 40-foot canopy and is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 9. Enjoy access to exclusive content, Conifer Database, garden visits, Conifer Q&A Forums, nursery tours with member discounts on unusual cultivars, scholarships for hort students and more. The species name reflects early confusion between the spruces (Picea) and the silver firs (Abies) before the generic concepts stabilized into their present form. It adds about 36 inches of height per year. Then just submit your order when satisfied, and we'll take it from there. All you do is fill out the shipping address info, and choose what method of shipment you prefer - for example UPS Ground, 3-Day Select, etc. It’s hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8. The genome of Picea abies was sequenced in 2013, the first gymnosperm genome to be completely sequenced. The Siberian spruce (P. omorika) has an annual growth rate of 12 to 24 inches. Please Based in the Southwest, Linsay Evans writes about a range of topics, from parenting to gardening, nutrition to fitness, marketing to travel. read these planting instructions before planting your new plants. Please feel free to contact us via e-mail at anytime should you have special shipping needs, or requests, and we will be more than happy to do our very best to accommodate whatever would work best for your particular situation. We will always be more than happy to take the time to answer your questions. Obviously, the well being of the plants always comes first, but we will be more than happy to do our very best to arrange shipping & delivery to best suit your needs - just let us know !!! from any damage due to drying out, or other damage that can occur with True, bare root shipping weighs less, and may cost a few pennies less - but we think you will find our shipping costs to be quite reasonable when compared to other nurseries. We make every effort to minimize the amount of time your order is in transit, and generally try to ship orders with the longest transit times first. Many spruce trees have aromatic foliage and produce cones. Evergreen - Nice green colored needle like foliage year round. Old Tjikko, a clone of Norway spruce is believed to be 9, 550 years old, being the oldest living tree in the world. Evans holds a Master of Library and Information Science and a Master of Arts in anthropology.