Object Details
Description
This Norway spruce cultivar is notable for its immature, red cones which grow at its branch tips. Although they mature to brown in the summer, the spring contrast of red cones and bright green needles is a beautiful garden addition.
Hardiness
-40 - 10 F
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2015-2181A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Evergreen shrub/sub-shrub
Average Height
5-10'
Bark Characteristics
Brown
Cone Characteristics
Young, red cone grow on the branch tips in the spring and mature to pale brown in the summer.
Foliage Characteristics
Needles come in bright green and mature to dark green.
Structure
Spreading pyramid
Range
Cultivated
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Common Name
Norway spruce 'Acrocona'
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Pinidae
Order
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Genus
Picea
Species
abies
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Display Gardens
Living Collections
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Record ID
ofeo-sg_2015-2181A