Gold Drift Weeping Norway Spruce - 4" pot

(Picea abies'Gold Drift') Very hard to find, with beautiful gold color and graceful weeping form – a gardener's dream! New spring foliage is lime green that turns to rich gold by late spring; it stays butter yellow over the summer and gets gradually greener over winter until the new yellow growth comes out again, creating a bi-color effect. Then, there's the gorgeous weeping habit of the branches. You can stake the leader to create an upright form at the height you like, as in our photo, or you can let it grow prostrate as a ground cover; it's spectacular cascading over a wall, too! Not particularly hard to grow, but it likes good soil with plenty of organic matter, a well-drained site, and generous mulch. It appreciates water in dry times, too. Sun brings out the best color, but young plants might need some protection from hot summer sun to avoid sunburn. Spruce cones feed nuthatches, crossbills, finches, chickadees, grosbeaks and woodpeckers.

Zones 3-8, slowly grows to 6-8' tall and 2' wide in 10 years, sun/part shade, 4" pot.