Picea abies Crusita
Crusita Norway Spruce
Crusita Norway Spruce (Picea abies ‘Crusita’) has a brief but striking spring color change. New shoots emerge in deep purplish red, standing out against the established green needles before gradually turning green themselves.
The colorful stage lasts roughly a month, while the dwarf upright framework remains a feature throughout the year. Place it where the spring shoots can be seen close at hand, with simpler planting around it to show the contrast.
Grow in full sun. Choose soil that drains freely and water during establishment.
Size (about 10 years)
• Height: 5 ft
• Width: 3 ft
Plants can continue growing beyond these ten-year estimates.
Hardiness
• Hardy to USDA Zone 2
Best Uses
• Specimen
• Accent Plant
• Rock Garden
- Plant type
- Conifer, Dwarf Conifer
- Height
- 12'
- Width
- 8'
- Hardiness zones
- 2–8
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Green, Purple, Red
- Fall color
- Green
- Soil
- Well Drained
- Landscape use
- Accent Plant, Rock Garden, Specimen
- Shape
- Dwarf, Upright
- Fruit
- No
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
- 10-year height
- 5 ft
- 10-year width
- 3 ft
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