{"product_id":"echiniformis-hedgehog-spruce","title":"Echiniformis Hedgehog Spruce","description":"\u003cp\u003eEchiniformis Hedgehog Spruce (Picea glauca 'Echiniformis') is a true miniature spruce that grows as a flattened cushion of short stiff blue-green needles radiating in every direction, reaching roughly 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide after many years in zones 3 through 7.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the slowest spruce in the trade, adding about an inch a year. That pace is the reason to buy it. A plant this small stays in scale with a trough or a crevice for decades, where even a Dwarf Alberta Spruce would need replacing, and its congested growth builds a surface so tight that the plant reads as a solid object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant it in a rock garden, a trough, a raised crevice bed, or a small container that overwinters outdoors. Keep taller neighbors far enough away that they do not shade it, because shaded growth opens up and loses the cushion shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight: full sun to partial sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: steady moisture, it has a shallow root system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoil: sharply drained, gritty and slightly acidic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare: no pruning, brush debris off the crown in fall to prevent rot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd Echiniformis Hedgehog Spruce to your cart.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nature Hills Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Quart Container","offer_id":62370647310706,"sku":null,"price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/6356\/6133\/files\/2E6A3321.jpg?v=1790187123","url":"https:\/\/naturehills.com\/products\/echiniformis-hedgehog-spruce","provider":"Nature Hills Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}