Why Plant Weeping Norway Spruce?
Every Weeping Norway Spruce has its own personality. Trained to a single leader, this versatile evergreen tree assumes a svelte, vertical habit with arms to its sides. Untrained, it develops a weird, wacky, and wonderful free-form shape, and is sure to be a conversation piece in your garden. As your Weeping Norway Spruce matures, finches, cardinals, and mockingbirds will discover the nooks and crannies of this funky focal point and just might decide to raise a family there. You’ll also enjoy watching red squirrels nibble on the spruce cones. This is a long-lived tree, so be sure to give it a place of prominence in the landscape, where it will get more beautiful and quirkier with each passing year. Weeping Norway Spruce has been with us probably since the 19th Century, but no one can say exactly when or where it first appeared. It’s no surprise that it did appear, as a great many trees at some point give rise to a weeping form—among them, Japanese Maple, Eastern Redbud, Flowering Dogwood, Hemlock, cherries, willows, and pines. It’s doubtful that such a habit could give any special advantage to a plant—other than the fact that we humans love the graceful rise and fall of these mutant plants’ branches and keep them going through propagation.
How to use Weeping Norway Spruce in the landscape?
Weeping Norway Spruce is one of the most popular of its kind! Why? Because it's absolutely gorgeous! The weeping branches are heavily covered in dark green needles and there's even some talk that this specimen is deer resistant! The fabulous evergreen can be easily grown, staked, and trained into an upright specimen or allowed to grow as a cascading groundcover and hanging over a support system - wouldn't that be cool in your garden?!
How To Plant Weeping Norway Spruce
Once established, Norway Spruce doesn’t need much attention. It loves full sun, copes with drought, and suffers few pest problems. This weeping form, however, requires some assistance if you wish it to grow taller. Its natural inclination is to snake along the ground, so at the nursery, its leader is usually tied to a piece of bamboo to make it grow upwards. You can continue the process at home—just don’t leave it tied up so long that the string cuts into the bark.
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.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
