Pusch Dwarf Norway Spruce is a very slow-growing dwarf conifer shrub with a dense mounding habit and rich green needles that emerge bright green. Its cones emerge an unusually bright red-purple before maturing to brown. Prefers full sun and evenly moist, well-drained acidic soils. Tolerates deer and drought.
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Type: |
Shrub, Conifer |
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Height: |
2' - 3' |
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Spread: |
3' - 4' |
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Spacing: |
3.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Potential diseases include cytospora canker, wood decay, needle cast and rust. Watch for aphids, bagworms, budworms, red spider mites, and borers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree
IMAGES: F. D. Richards, Picea abies 'Pusch' (Andreas Pusch, Germany 1975) 2020 photo, (2) Susanna Farm Nursery, untitled, (3) Hardy Plant Society of Oregon - HPSO, untitled
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
