From the Northern European Steppes, the Norway spruce amazes people with its impressive longevity and size. The tree can rise to over 150 feet and has long drooping branches that give its distinctive ...

Spruce cones, which are not produced until the tree is 30 or 40 years old, are generally 2 to 4 inches long and hang down from their branches instead of sitting on top of them. NORWAY SPRUCE In ...

The cones of spruce are oblong and cylindrical ... For the same reason, non-native Norway spruce is also extensively used as Christmas trees.

Cones drop in late summer and fall ... It will exhibit beauty in both summer and winter. A large mature Norway Spruce becomes a prized specimen tree as view in the summer with a blue sky.

The inspiration for this article came from a colleague of mine who showed me a cone and asked if I knew what kind it was. Right away I identified it as coming from a Norway spruce tree.

Origin: Northwest Europe, discovered in Sweden The Acrocona Norway spruce (Picea abies ‘Acrocona’) is an enchanting conifer, sometimes called the red-cone spruce. This spruce has new needles ...

Norway spruce has drooping twigs, which is unlike most other spruces, and long, hanging cones with pointed scales. Needles are about 3/4 inches long, rigid and dark green. When needles fall ...

Only high-quality, ripe, closed black spruce cones are eligible for purchase. Colorado blue, white, or Norway spruce cones are not accepted. The DNR Forestry seed drop-off stations that are buying ...