Gold Weeping Norway Spruce 'Kultasurukuusi'

Is this tree messy? Drop a lot of needles? Fast/slow grow? longevity?

Gorgeous! This elegant selection was found in the wild by Jukka Lehtonen of the Finnish Forest Survey Institute. It boasts a straight cen...Read Moretral leader with gently down-swept branches that hang to regular intervals like layered crenalin. The color of the new growth is a pale yellowish chartreuse that makes a lovely contrast against the darker mature needles. The effect is as much silvery blue as it is gold. Altogether one of the loveliest Spruces. 'Argenteospica' looks similar but is less full and regular than this more formal specimen.