The Norway spruce is thought to be one of the oldest growing trees in the world; some individual trees have been carbon dated to be over 9000 years old. Although technically it is a clonal tree, ...

Back 100 years ago, the Norway spruce (picea abies) evergreen tree was popular and over-planted. For example, our 1-acre property had nine of these large trees when we moved here in 1960. While ...

In the mountains of western Sweden, scientists claim that Norway Spruce trees are the world’s oldest living trees at age 9,550 years. The pyramid-shaped Norway Spruce, Picea abies, is one of the ...

8 to 10 inches of new growth a year — compared with other Norway spruce species that can grow 3 feet a year. Red-tipped Norway spruces are considered artistic, with an open and slightly ...

A potentially devastating disease epidemic is attacking our region's most common evergreen trees. Colorado, Black Hills and Norway spruce have long been planted in yards and shelterbelts. Most of ...

In the long term, you would probably be better off with Norway spruce. Norway spruce is not a perfect tree, but it does make an effective screen. Another plant to consider is the Eastern red cedar.

Indeed, it seems to have thrived. When young, Norway spruce can grow up to 3 feet a year. It tolerates shade, drought, and acid soils, and is not a preferred snack for deer, insects, or mice ...

Norway spruce (‘Picea abies’), an evergreen tree native to Europe, is the largest of the spruces in the eastern United States. Growing to 70 feet tall or more, the shape is pyramidal with ...

Andres Koppel, Katrin Heinsoo, Epicuticular wax structure of Norway spruce (Picea abies) needles in Estonia. Variability in naturally growing and cloned trees, Annales Botanici Fennici, Vol. 33, No. 4 ...