Weeping Norway Spruce

The Weeping Norway Spruce is living architecture for your landscape. Cascading branches drape from a central leader, creating a dramatic, four-season silhouette that looks bespoke from day one. Cool emerald needles stay lush year-round, giving instant polish to entrances, courtyards, and mixed borders.Compact by nature yet easy to train taller, it thrives in cold climates and asks for little once established. Use it as a statement specimen, pair it with colorful perennials for contrast, or anchor rock and conifer gardens with its elegant weep.

Weeping Norway Spruce Care

Give this tree full sun for best density and color (6–8 hours daily); light afternoon shade is helpful in hotter summer regions. Plant in well-drained soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0–7.0); avoid consistently wet sites. Water deeply the first 1–2 years—about once per week, allowing the top 1–2 inches of soil to dry between soakings—then water during extended droughts.

Mulch 2–3 inches deep over the root zone, keeping mulch a few inches off the trunk. Feed in early spring only if needed with a slow-release evergreen fertilizer. Minimal pruning required: in late winter, remove dead or crossing wood and lightly tip-prune stray shoots; to gain height, stake and train a single leader through the first few seasons. Hardy in Zones 3–7. Monitor for spider mites in hot, dry spells and for spruce gall adelgid; improve airflow and avoid overhead watering.

Weeping Norway Spruce Spacing

As a specimen, allow 6–8 feet of width and plant 6–10 feet from paths, walls, and driveways to preserve the graceful skirt of lower branches. For a loose, artistic screen, space 6–8 feet on center. In containers, use a pot 18–24 inches wide and deep with drainage; increase one size as roots fill the container.

Stake a central leader the first season if you want additional height; remove the stake once the trunk is self-supporting.

Why Grow Weeping Norway Spruce?

• Sculptural, cascading habit that turns any bed into a focal point
• Evergreen color and form for year-round structure with minimal pruning
• Cold hardy and low maintenance once established
• Versatile scale for small gardens, courtyards, and rock/conifer designs
• Generally deer resistant and wind tolerant

Bring home a living centerpiece that elevates curb appeal in every season. The Weeping Norway Spruce delivers drama, durability, and effortless elegance in a compact footprint.