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Pícea de Noruega
Picea abies
Una conífera europea grande y de crecimiento rápido, perennifolia, que alcanza 40-60 feet (a veces mucho más con la edad), con una copa ampliamente piramidal y un porte distintivo: las ramas principales se elevan o se extienden hacia afuera mientras las ramillas secundarias y delgadas cuelgan rectas hacia abajo en gráciles cortinas péndulas. Acículas rígidas, de cuatro caras y verde oscuro recubren las ramillas, y produce los conos más largos de todas las píceas — péndulos, cilíndricos, de 4-6 inches de largo, que maduran de rojizo a marrón claro. Plantada desde hace mucho en América del Norte como cortavientos, pantalla alta, árbol de Navidad y madera, es resistente al frío y adaptable en climas frescos, pero NO tolera el calor, la sequía ni la humedad, y flaquea hacia el extremo cálido (zona 7) de su rango.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: moderate (46/100)
Structure
Focal point
Light
Full sun
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
480-720" tall · 240" apart
Hardy in zones
2a-7b
brutally cold to cold winters
Native in Illinois
No
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Se cultiva como cortavientos, pantalla y ejemplar, se cosecha ampliamente como árbol de Navidad y se valora como importante especie maderera y de pulpa; no es una planta alimentaria.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✓
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 34 ecoregions — 26 climate-resilient through 2070 · 8 suited today. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Blue Mountains forests
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Colorado Rockies forests
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Cross-Timbers savanna-woodland
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Eastern Canadian Forest-Boreal transition
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Sources & citations
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Pícea de Noruega (Picea abies). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/picea-abies
Sources for every fact
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
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