Bird's Nest Spruce
Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
Bird's Nest Spruce is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Bird's Nest Spruce
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–7. Expect it to reach about 3.3 ft tall and 4.9 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 15 years.
When to plant Bird's Nest Spruce
Plant Bird's Nest Spruce in spring once the soil is workable, or by very early fall at the latest: an evergreen needs its roots down well before the ground freezes. For the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 7 range, that is April to June, or August on the fall side.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 5 in April.
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