| Shape | Dense, compact, mounding form. |
| Landscape | Rock gardens, accent gardens and in city and courtyard
gardens. |
| Propagation | Grafting on the species rootstock in winter. |
| Cultivation | Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained soil. Greatly effected by winter burn when exposed to the elements.
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| Pests | Adelgids, aphids, conifer red spider mites, spruce bag worm and eastern spruce beetle mites. |
| Notable Specimens |
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| Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description | Small needles about 7 mm in length. Tightly attached to individual branches in a whorled arrangement. |
| Fruit Description | Fruit is uncommon on this cultivar but if found will be small, singularly cone-shaped and will be located at the end of shoots. |
| Colour Description | Young bark has an orange tint giving it a rusty-brown colour, as it ages it becomes a more greyish-brown. Buds are light brownish-beige colour. The needles will be a bright greenish-grey when young and become a dark greyish-green as it matures. |
| Texture Description | Fine texture. |