Picea abies 'Little Joe'

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Picea abies 'Little Joe'

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Kemper Code: L660

Common Name: Norway spruce
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.75 to 1 foot
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering
Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moist, sandy soils. Will tolerate light shade and clay soils.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This Norway spruce cultivar is a dwarf, needled evergreen shrub which has a dense, pyramidal shape. Dark green needles. Slow growing (3-6" per year) to 4' tall by 3' wide (occasionally larger) by seven years. Growth habit and characteristics for this uncommon cultivar are not well documented.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Susceptible to red spiders, spruce gall, aphids, budworms, bagworms and borers.

Uses:

May be used in the mixed border or rock garden as a specimen, or as a foundation planting or specimen around the home.