Picea abies 'Sherwood Compact'

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Picea abies 'Sherwood Compact'

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Kemper Code: Q300

Common Name: Norway spruce
Zone: 3 to 7
Plant Type: Needled evergreen
Family: Pinaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 3 feet
Spread: 5 to 7 feet
Bloom Time: Non-flowering Bloom Data
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:

Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moist, sandy soils. Tolerates light shade and clay soils.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This Norway spruce cultivar is a dwarf needled evergreen shrub which has a compact form and a flat, often irregular, but occasionally rounded, habit. Grows slowly (3" per year) and may reach a size of 3.5' high by 7' wide after 30 years.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. Susceptible to red spider, spruce gall aphid, budworm, bagworm and borers.

Uses:

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