Picea rubens ‘Hexenbesen’ – Dwarf Red Spruce – 1-Gallon

A dwarf form of red spruce with small dark green needles. Grows only 2-4” per year, eventually making a dense broad pyramid. Also known as ‘H.B.’ and ‘HB’. Found by nurseryman Uwe Horstmann of Schneverdingen Germany as a witch’s broom (hexenbesen is the German word for witch’s broom) while traveling in the Eastern United States. Red spruce is native to the Catskills, and, along with Balsam Fir, is a predominant tree of many Catskill Mountaintops.