Weeping White Spruce

Botanical Name: Picea glauca ‘Pendula’

Common Name: Weeping White Spruce

Mature Height and Width:
20–30' tall × 6–10' wide (varies with staking and training)

Growth Habit: Strong central leader with pronounced pendulous branching. Narrow pyramidal to irregular columnar form depending on staking. Branches cascade downward along trunk, creating vertical draping effect. Moderate growth rate.

Foliage Description: Short, fine-textured blue-green to gray-green needles borne densely along pendulous branchlets. Softer texture than Colorado spruce. Moderate density with visible trunk and interior structure.

Flower Description: Inconspicuous; not ornamental.

Bloom Time: Spring (non-ornamental reproductive structures).

Fall Color: Evergreen; consistent blue-green to gray-green year-round.

Light Requirements: Full sun.

Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 2–6 (performs well in Northeast Zones 5–6).

Notable Landscape Uses: Vertical specimen; accent tree; focal point in island bed; entry feature; narrow evergreen statement; architectural garden element.

Deer Resistance: Moderate-High
Young plants may experience browsing in Northeast Zones 5–7.