Norway Spruce Spacing

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Norway spruce spacing. Picea abies makes a fabulous large privacy hedge windbreak or sound barrier. If you are thinking of planting a norway spruce tree it is important to understand that the tree can reach 100 feet 30 5 m or more in the wild and live for centuries. We recommend a spacing of about 7 8 feet apart for most typical single row windbreaks or privacy screens. Even on bigger trees try to allow only one leader for if you have two trunks form one can be broken off in a strong wind.

Plan carefully and allow plenty of space because this graceful tree can grow to be 25 feet wide and in excess of 80 feet tall. Outward spreading branches create a slight depression in the center of this flat topped plant giving rise to the name bird s nest. Plant the norway spruce trees 6 feet apart in rows with the rows being 8 feet apart when using three rows. Again pick out the best one and trim the others back by 1 2 and it will be fine.

More tolerant of heavy snow loads. Cupressina norway spruce picea abies cupressina. When the amount of rows increases to greater than three rows the separation between trees should increase to 8 feet with spacing between rows increasing to between 10 and 12 feet. But overall a very tough hardy spruce variety.

Your spruce tree spacing should be 12 to 15 feet apart for a privacy screen or windbreak. Spacing single row 16 apart double row 18 apart multiple rows 20 or more apart with the trees staggered from the other row. This sturdy evergreen tree is extremely cold hardy growing in the coldest regions in the us down to a frigid growing zone 2. A 2 tall potted tree can be over 10 ft tall in 5 years in good soil with adequate moisture and weed and grass control around the base.

A narrow cultivar growing 25 to 30 feet high and 6 feet wide. Norway spruce is a fast growing tree and is one of the more attractive conifers for the home landscape.