Hondo Spruce

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Japan

Location

Urban Tree Collection

Source of plant

Forestfarm Nursery

Description

Shorter than the type with darker older branches, and young shoots more reddish-brown, the buds violet and very resinous, the leaf cushions more swollen on the sides, the needles deep green above, nearly white beneath, more appressed to the branches, shorter and with shorter tips.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5