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Norway Spruce growing in a garden

How to grow norway spruce

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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

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