Bareroot Picea abies (Norway Spruce)

Towering and majestic, this evergreen conifer forms a classic pyramidal shape with sweeping branches that become more pendulous with age, creating a graceful silhouette in the landscape. Its dense, dark green needles radiate around the stems, while the attractive reddish brown bark adds textural interest year round. Well suited to cooler climates, it thrives in moist, well drained soils where it can develop into an impressive specimen tree, often used as a focal point in large gardens or woodland settings. The hanging cylindrical cones provide additional ornamental value, starting purple before maturing to brown. A robust choice for creating windbreaks or adding vertical structure to planting schemes, it grows steadily while maintaining its elegant form without excessive maintenance.

Family of Trees: Pinaceae

Habit: Evergreen Conifer, Pyramidal

Growth Rate: 30-60 cm/year

Optimal Temperature: -10 to 20°C, hardy to -40°C

Harmful if Eaten?: Non-toxic

Flowers or Berries: Cones

Hardiness: H7 (Extremely Hardy)

Hardiness ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

○ H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
○ H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
○ H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
○ H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
○ H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
○ H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
○ H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
○ H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
○ H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)