Picea abies 'Compacta'

Common name: Compact Norway spruce

Synonyms: Picea excelsa var. compacta Booth ex G.Kirchn. in E.A.Petzold & G.Kirchner, Arbor. Muscav.: 695 (1864), Picea abies f. compacta (Booth ex G.Kirchn.) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 22 (1949)

Selection: James Godfrey Booth (1794 - 1871), Booth & Son Nursery in Hamburg, Germany.

Publication: Arboretum Muscaviense (1864), by Carl Edward Adolph Petzold (1815-1891) & Georg Kirchner (1837 - 1885)

Origin: Seedling selection

Growth shape: Broad upright

Intensity of growth / year: Dwarf (5 – 15 cm)

Adult size:  1.5 – 3 m

Conifer color: Medium green

Rootstock: Picea abies