
How to grow norway spruce
Picea abies
When to plant norway spruce
Plant this conifer in early spring, before new growth begins, or in early fall. Extension guidance rates those two windows as best because roots can establish before summer heat or a hard freeze; container or balled-and-burlapped stock goes in during these cooler, low-stress periods.
Norway Spruce is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 300 to 360 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6
Common problems
- cytospora canker
- needle cast
- spider mites
- intolerant of hot dry summers
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Picea abies (Norway Spruce)
- Penn State Extension: Is Fall for Planting?
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