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Family: pinaceae
Common name(s): Norway spruce
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 2~4 - 6~8 
General resources
Links for Picea abies
- BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses.
 (1 photo). Also a page for 'Pumila Nigra'.
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 3b-8) (16 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 3) (5 photos)
- Digging Dog Nursery: Picea abies 'Nidiformis' - Catalog page with descriptive information (zone 3)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 4-8) (3 photos)
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (45 varieties in database) (24 photos)
- Illinois Wildflowers - Informative illustrated page with description and cultivation details, also covering range and faunal associations. (3 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 2-7) (9 photos). Also pages for 'Acrocona', 'Clanbrassiliana Stricta', 'Elegans', 'Formanek', 'Gregoryana', 'Hillside Upright', 'Humphrey's Gem', 'Inversa', 'Kellerman's Blue Cameo', 'Little Gem', 'Little Joe', 'Maxwellii', 'Nidiformis', 'Noel' ROYAL SPLENDOR, 'Parsoni', 'Pendula', 'Pumila', 'Sherwood Compact', 'Virgata', 'Weeping Blue', and 'Witch's Brood'.
- NARGS Image Gallery - Photograph(s) contributed by North American Rock Garden Society members. (1 photo)
- NARGS: Picea abies 'Little Gem' - Plant of the month portrait, with description and information about cultivation and propagation. (1 photo)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 2-7) (13 photos). Also pages for 'Maxwellii', 'Nidiformis', 'Pumila Glauca', and 'Pumila'.
- Ontario Rock Garden Society: Picea abies 'Excelsa' - Germination information (use search on page to find this taxon)
- Paghat's Garden: Picea abies 'Little Gem' miniature bird' - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations. (4 photos)
- Rainy Side Gardeners: Picea abies 'Nidiformis' - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 3-8) (2 photos)
- Trees and Shrubs Online - Reference page curated by the International Dendrology Society with descriptive characteristics and horticultural notes. (30 photos)
- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (zone 2-7) (6 photos)
Common name(s): cranston spruce
Links
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (8 photos)
Common name(s): Cranston spruce
Common name(s): Weeping Norway Spruce
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 3
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