Spruce, Bird's Nest Spruce

Bird's Nest Spruce is a slow-growing dwarf conifer shrub with a dense flattened global habit and horizontal branching of gray green needles that emerge bright green.  Prefers full sun and evenly moist, well-drained acidic soils. Tolerates deer, drought, and urban conditions.

Though typically listed as growing to 2-3ft, this is at 10yrs and can continue grow up to 8ft high and 12ft spread.

Type:	Shrub, Conifer
Height:	2' - 3' (10ys), 6' - 8'
Spread:	4' - 6' (10yrs), 10' - 12'
Spacing:	3' - 6’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 7
Culture:	Full Sun
Bloom Color:	N/A
Season of Interest:	Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Potential diseases include cytospora canker, wood decay, needle cast and rust. Watch for aphids, bagworms, budworms, red spider mites, and borers.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Specimen or mass plantings, Borders,  Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Ninebark, Weigela, Smoke Tree

IMAGES: ArséniureDeGallium, Un épicéa commun très petit 1933, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Picea abies 'Nidiformis', 2018 photo, (2) Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 2014, (3) Picea abies 'Nidiformis', 2015, (4) Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 2016

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.