Picea orientalis 'GRACILIS'

Picea orientalis 'GRACILIS'
dwarf Caucasian spruce

SIZE/TYPE	medium-sized shrub
USUAL HEIGHT	1.5-4m
USUAL WIDTH	1-2m
LEAVES	evergreen conifer
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	insignificant or non-blooming
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Conifers

Gracilis is a dwarf variety of Caucasian spruce. It is one of the loveliest since it grows very slowly, making a neat and compact habit. It bears short, deep green needles that are four-angled and densely packed along the stem.

Young growth is light green, soft and slightly arching, however, as the new branches mature in summer they straighten up again and the whole shrub regains its original upright habit.

Spruce is widely soil adaptable provided the soil is well-drained. It likes neutral to slightly acidic soil and full sun. No fertilizing necessary. Fully hardy to about -30°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 17-01-2012

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GLOSSARY

STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.