Picea abies 'Parviformis'

Common name: Parviformis Norway spruce

Synonyms: Picea excelsa var. parviformis Maxwell, Hort. & J. Rural Art Rural Taste 29: 201 (1874), Picea abies f. parviformis (Maxwell) Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 56 (1919)

Selection: T.C. Maxwell & Brothers Nursery in Geneva, United States.

Publication: The Horticulturist, And Journal Of Rural Art And Rural Taste (1874), by Thompson C. Maxwell (1822–1908)

Origin: Seedling Selection

Growth shape: Conical or broad upright

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

Adult size:  1 – 3 m

Conifer color: Medium green

Rootstock: Picea abies