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white spruce 'Echiniformis' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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white spruce 'Echiniformis'

Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'

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Genus: Picea
Family: Pinaceae

About this plant

'Echiniformis' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer making a dwarf shrub of dense, squat, rounded habit, with slender grey-green needles

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grows best in moist but well-drained acidic soil but will tolerate some alkalinity

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring or grafting in winter

Pests

May be attacked by adelgids, aphids and conifer red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalPatio ContainerHedging ScreensWall Side Borders

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years