Picea breweriana 'Wustemeyer'

Also Known As

Picea breweriana 'Hexenbesen Wustemeyer'
Picea breweriana 'Wustermeyer'
Hexenbesen Wustemeyer Brewer Spruce
Wustermeyer Brewer Spruce

Plant type

shrub, conifer

size

H: 3'-6'
W: 2'-4'

planting zones

6a-8b

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Picea breweriana 'Wustemeyer' plant details

Picea breweriana 'Wustemeyer' is a slow-growing evergreen conifer shrub with green foliage. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - occasional water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Picea breweriana 'Wustemeyer'

Plant type: conifer shrub
Plant family: pinaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 4 FT - wide, 3 FT - 6 FT - tall
Uses: border plant, container plant, dwarf, rock garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Picea breweriana 'Wustemeyer'

USDA Zones: 6a - 8b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt and wind
Soil needs: acidic, average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Relatively long, widely-spaced needles on this rare spruce from southern Oregon radiate around the short stems. A small plant that will develop a leader but can be pruned to stay very dwarf.

By: Conifer Kingdom

Is a small (6') shrubby form of our native brewer spruce. Pretty, deep green needles and a much bushier plant than P. Brewiana.

By: Gossler Farms

Slow growing , rounded form of Brewer's spruce with light, blue-green needles . Grown from a witch's broom found by Werner Wustemeyer in 1978 in Germany. This is the only Picea breweriana cultivar listed in The World Checklist of Conifers. Still rare in the trade and very rare to find one this large. Also sold as 'Hexenbesen Wustemeyer and 'H.B. Wustemeyer'.

By: Bloom River Gardens

Grown from a witch's broom found by W. Wustemeyer in 1978 in Germany. This is the only Picea breweriana cultivar listed in The World Checklist of Conifers. The Checklist even suggests that a better name should be found.