Picea abies 'Formanek'
Formanek Norway Spruce
Formanek Norway Spruce (Picea abies ‘Formanek’) is a creeping evergreen whose branches follow the ground in a dense green carpet. Short needles cover the spreading stems, giving the plant a low, textured presence beside rocks and paving.
Its outline depends strongly on how it is grown. Left unsupported, it spreads outward and drapes over edges. Training a stem upward creates a raised framework from which the branches hang. Allow room for that outward growth and choose the training style before planting.
Grow in sun with moist, well-drained soil. Cool summers suit Norway spruce best; avoid waterlogged sites and prolonged drying while roots establish.
Approximate garden size
• Width: 8 ft; larger with age
• Height: 4 ft; larger with age
Hardiness
• Hardy to USDA Zone 3; upper limit varies with climate
Best Uses
• Ground Cover
• Rock Garden
• Specimen
- Plant type
- Conifer, Evergreen Tree
- Height
- Varies
- Width
- 8 ft+
- Hardiness zones
- 3–7
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Bloom time
- Does not flower
- Flower color
- None
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Soil
- Moist well-drained
- Landscape use
- Ground Cover, Rock Garden, Specimen
- Shape
- Prostrate, Weeping
- Fruit
- Yes
- Fragrant
- No
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Salt tolerant
- No
- Drought tolerant
- No
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