This dwarf spruce slowly matures into a beautiful compact pyramidal plant and it has a perfect conical habit. Its needles are dark green, making it a nice selection in any landscape. Originally from Northern Ireland, 'Clanbrassiliana Stricta' is becoming very popular in American landscapes. This selection is a clone of Picea abies 'Clanbrassiliana' which was the first dwarf spruce to be grown from witch's broom. The clone is very similar to the original, and the only distinctive difference is 'Clanbrassiliana Stricta's' more fastigiate branch system. True to its dwarf classification, a 20-old plant will be only four feet tall and two feet wide. Zone 4 - 8