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By Steve Nix, About.com Guide to Forestry since 1997

Introduction to Norway Spruce

Thursday November 13, 2008
Norway spruce can grow 80 to 100 feet tall and spread 25 to 40 feet in North America, though some cultivars are shrub like. It is the official Christmas tree displayed each Christmas at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree - The Unofficial National Holiday Tree

Small-diameter branches sweep horizontally from the straight trunk which can grow to four feet thick. Branchlets droop from the branches toward the ground in a graceful, weeping fashion forming a delicate pyramid and makes a great Christmas tree.

Comments

November 20, 2006 at 8:16 pm
(1) Javier Canestro says:

Where can i get someone to send me a baby Norway Spruce to grow in my garden via ups?

March 28, 2009 at 9:17 am
(2) Nina says:

if you are in the US, you can contact your conservation department for the state you live in. They actually sell trees about 3′ in height for about $7 for a bundle of 25.

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