Picea abies 'Farnsburg' - Farnsburg Norway Spruce Web Specials

Picea abies 'Farnsburg' - Farnsburg Norway Spruce Web SpecialsHere is another form of the weeping Norway spruce that is described as having shorter needles, and also having an 'elegant' appearance. The needles are a bit lighter shade of green, and after 10 years, the tree will have developed a 3 foot wide skirt on the ground. This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Inversa' selected in the mid 1970s by R. Haller of Aarburg Switzerland. After staking at the desired height, the tree will weep down, then become

This white coating wears off by mid summer leaving the leaves very dark-green and lusterous

but then the fall display starts with a blend of orange and yellow

'Everest' is a Glenn Dale hybrid developed by Benjamin Morrison of United States Department of Agriculture using Rhododendron mucronatum as the seed parent and Rhododendron 'Shinnyo-no-tsuki' as the pollen parent

In fall the leaves shift towards more orange tones

an 'octopus-like' structure will result

then mature to a light yellow

tall and 4 ft wide in 10 years

We have propagated quite a few and made them very affordable so that we might pass this beauty into the next generation of gardens

Blooming lasts from December to May

The leaves shade to green in summer

so will attain a large weeping specimen

and also patented (unusual for rhododendrons)