CONE-SHAPED FLUFFY GREEN EVERGREEN
FEATURES:
- A petite evergreen tree with short, green needles
- Will slowly grow into a charming pyramid shape
- Easy care, durable, and hardy
- Adds critical structure to landscape designs
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
- Due to federal and state laws, we are unable to ship to: WI
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 2-6
- Mature Height: 5-8' tall
- Mature Width: 3-4' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 4' apart
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
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CONE-SHAPED FLUFFY GREEN EVERGREEN
FEATURES:
- A petite evergreen tree with short, green needles
- Will slowly grow into a charming pyramid shape
- Easy care, durable, and hardy
- Adds critical structure to landscape designs
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships in a plant-safe designed box
- Due to federal and state laws, we are unable to ship to: WI
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 2-6
- Mature Height: 5-8' tall
- Mature Width: 3-4' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 4' apart
Why plant Dwarf Alberta Spruce?
There are precious few pyramidal evergreen trees which stay small, a fact which makes the delightful and dapper Dwarf Alberta Spruce that much more special. This popular petite conifer naturally assumes a perfect Christmas Tree shape without any pruning at all, and it will never outgrow the space it’s given. Use it in your entryway garden, mixed border, or patio plantings to bring structure and refreshing greenery to your landscape 365 days a year. String it with lights during the holidays to give your garden an especially festive, warm and welcoming touch in winter.
Believe it or not, Dwarf Alberta Spruce is a miniaturized version of the White Spruce Tree of our northern forests, which can grow over 100 feet tall in the wild. In fact, the largest White Spruce Tree, in Minnesota, reaches 130 feet in height! This Mini-Me Spruce was discovered in Alberta, Canada in 1904 by two men who happened to be on a plant-hunting trip on behalf of Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum. While waiting for their train at a remote outpost in the Canadian Rockies, they glimpsed a group of teeny Spruce seedlings. One plant survived the 2,700-mile trek back to Boston and became the original source for all of the many thousands of Dwarf Alberta Spruce Trees that have been propagated since.
How to use Dwarf Alberta Spruce in the landscape?
Dwarf Alberta Spruce is the offspring of a “witch’s broom,” an odd mass of dwarf, clustered growth that appears once in a while on conifer branches. Witch’s brooms are highly prized by conifer enthusiasts (or “coneheads,” as they call themselves) and are the source of most of the dwarf conifers you can buy at nurseries and garden centers. ‘Little Gem’ Norway Spruce is another example of a plant that came from a witch’s broom.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 2-6
How To Plant Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Being originally a tree of northern woodlands, Dwarf Alberta Spruce is much happier in the northern half of the country than it is in the Deep South. It likes full sun but will put up with light shade. One issue with Dwarf Alberta Spruce that you’ll want to be on the lookout for is spider mites, which cause stippling of the needles and in severe cases, browning. The problem is much more likely to occur in hot, dry weather when plants are drought-stressed, so keep your tree well watered and mulched, and you will have few problems.
How To Water
Alberta Spruce will need an even amount of moisture on a regular basis. Water them well into fall to protect your plant from winter burn.
How To Fertilize
Alberta Spruce should be feed 2-3 times during the growing season with our Elements Starter Plant Food.
How To Prune
Another issue you might possibly have is reversions, or large branches that appear like those on a full-sized White Spruce, but this is easily solved. Simply prune out any rogue branch as soon as it appears.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
