Picea abies 'Pendula'

Common name: Weeping Norway spruce

Synonyms: Abies communis pendula, P.Lawson, Agric. Man.: 366 (1836), Pinus picea var. Pendula, (P.Lawson) C.Lawson in P.Lawson & al., Abietineae- List Pl. Fir Tribe: 18 (1851), Picea excelsa var. Pendula, (P.Lawson) Carrière, Traité Gén. Conif.: 247 (1855), Abies excelsa var. pendula, (P.Lawson) Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 63: 40 (1868), Pinus abies f. pendula, (P.Lawson) Voss in K.Putlitz & L.Meyer, Landlexikon 4: 770 (1913), Picea abies var. pendula, (P.Lawson) Nash, J. New York Bot. Gard. 18: 89 (1917), Picea abies f. pendula, (P.Lawson) Sylvén, Lustgården 1: 162 (1920)  

Selection: Lawson & Son Nursery (Edinburgh)

Publication: The agriculturist's manual (1836) by Peter Lawson & Son

Origin: Seedling selection

Growth shape: Mounding, arching or weeping

Intensity of growth / year: Large ( 30 -  cm)

Adult size: 2 – 6 m

Conifer color: Dark green

Rootstock: Picea abies