| Size | Price |
This little tree grows slowly, at about 4″ to 6″ per year, becoming 4′ × 2′ in 10 years. When young, it is an irregular shrub with horizontal branching but takes on a pyramidal shape as it matures. Its appeal lies in its unusual two-tone coloring, featuring creamy white branch tips growing from dark green interior branches that hold their color year-round. Male and female flowers dot the ends of branches in the spring, and paper-thin female cones mature from late summer to fall. ‘Silver Seedling’ is beautiful as an eye-catching accent plant or in a border, conifer grouping, rock garden, or container. The cream-colored branch tips are delicate and can burn in the hot afternoon sun, but bright full shade or dappled light, such as under a tall tree, brings out the best color in ‘Silver Seedling’.
Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Prefers rich, moist soils, but tolerates some poor soils including rocky ones. Although established plants have some drought tolerance, soils should be kept consistently moist and not allowed to dry out in the early years. (Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder)
| Common Name | Silver Seedling Oriental Spruce |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Picea orientalis 'Silver Seedling' |
| Hardiness Zone | 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b |
| Evergreen or Deciduous | Evergreen |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Light Requirements | Part-shade to Shade, Part-sun |
| Height | 4' |
| Width | 2' |
| Soil Condition | Well-drained |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Foliage Color | Dark green with creamy white tips |
| Deer Resistant | Yes |
