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Pinaceae
Norway Spruce Flower
Picea abies
Endurance and eternal renewal.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Genus
- Picea
- Native to
- Northern Europe, Central Europe
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- evergreen conifer
- Height
- 100-180 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 2-7
- Lifespan
- perennial; can live 300-500 years
Did you know
- The small upright red-purple female cones are the 'flowers'; after pollination they become the familiar hanging cones.
- Old Tjikko in Sweden, a Norway spruce, has a root system carbon-dated to approximately 9,550 years old.
- It is the traditional Christmas tree of Europe and has been used in that role since at least the 16th century.
- The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City is almost always a Norway spruce.
- Its resin has been used to make violin varnish, and the tonewood from old trees is prized for instrument soundboards.
Color meanings
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immortality
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hope
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protection