Weeping Norway Spruce                PI-see-a A-beez pen-JU-la

• Conifer, evergreen tree, slow growing, with pendulous branches to some degree or another.  Probably the most common cultivar of var. pendula is ‘Pendula’, which growing naturally is 45 cm high with a spread of up to 10 ft (3 m).  If staked it may reach a height of 8 ft (2.5 m) or more, with spreading, outward sweeping branches.
• Usually used as a specimen plant. Other similar cultivars include ‘Formanek’, ‘Inversa’, ‘Pendula Major’,‘Pendula Monstrosa’, and ‘Reflexa’ (which is the most common cultivar, but not a tree).
• Hardy to USDA Zone 3
• Oregon State Univ. campus: northwest corner of 11th St. and Adams Ave.