Dwarf Alberta Spruce

A naturally perfect cone of soft green needles that holds its tidy shape year after year with almost no pruning.

Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca 'Conica') is a compact, slow-growing evergreen conifer prized for its dense, symmetrical pyramidal form and fine, soft-textured needles in a fresh grass green. New spring growth emerges a lighter, almost mint shade before deepening. Reaching only 3 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide over many years, it stays small and well-mannered, which makes it one of the most useful evergreens for foundation beds, entryways, formal accents, containers, and tight spaces where a full-size spruce would never fit.

Why growers choose the Dwarf Alberta Spruce

• Built-in shape. Its naturally dense, perfectly conical habit needs little to no shearing to look manicured.
• Evergreen all year. Soft green needles hold through every season, giving structure and color in the dead of winter.
• Compact and slow. A modest 3 to 6 foot mature size and slow growth rate mean it rarely outgrows its spot or crowds a bed.
• Deer tend to pass it by. Like most spruces, the stiff, resinous needles are generally not a favorite of browsing deer.
• Cold-hardy and tough. Reliably hardy in USDA zones 4 through 7, it shrugs off hard northern winters.

Use it as a matched pair flanking a doorway, a repeating accent down a walkway or foundation, a living focal point in a large container, or planted in a row for a low, formal evergreen edge that defines a space without towering over it.