Picea abies 'Aurea'

Common name: Golden Norway spruce

Synonyms: Picea excelsa var. aurea Carr. (1855), Picea abies var. aurea (Carr.) Rehd. (1923)

Selection: -

Publication: Traité général des conifères (1855), by Elie-Abel Carrière (1818 - 1896)  

Origin: Seedling selection

Growth shape: Conical (pyramidal)

Intensity of growth / year: Intermediate (15 – 30 cm)

Adult size:  4 – 10 m

Conifer color: Variegated yellow or gold. Color is most intense in the spring and on younger trees.

Rootstock: Picea abies