Picea abies 'Farnsburg' - Farnsburg Norway Spruce Web SpecialsHere is another form of the weeping Norway spruce that is described as having shorter needles, and also having an 'elegant' appearance. The needles are a bit lighter shade of green, and after 10 years, the tree will have developed a 3 foot wide skirt on the ground. This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Inversa' selected in the mid 1970s by R. Haller of Aarburg Switzerland. After staking at the desired height, the tree will weep down, then become
This white coating wears off by mid summer leaving the leaves very dark-green and lusterous
but then the fall display starts with a blend of orange and yellow
'Everest' is a Glenn Dale hybrid developed by Benjamin Morrison of United States Department of Agriculture using Rhododendron mucronatum as the seed parent and Rhododendron 'Shinnyo-no-tsuki' as the pollen parent
In fall the leaves shift towards more orange tones
an 'octopus-like' structure will result
then mature to a light yellow
tall and 4 ft wide in 10 years
We have propagated quite a few and made them very affordable so that we might pass this beauty into the next generation of gardens
Blooming lasts from December to May
The leaves shade to green in summer
so will attain a large weeping specimen
and also patented (unusual for rhododendrons)
