Brighten your landscape with the vibrant golden foliage of Early Gold Oriental Spruce, a stunning dwarf conifer prized for its brilliant spring color and compact pyramidal form. Each spring, this exceptional spruce produces a flush of glowing golden-yellow new growth that creates a striking contrast against darker evergreens and surrounding landscape plants.

As the season progresses, the foliage gradually matures to rich green tones while maintaining excellent ornamental appeal throughout the year. Its dense, upright growth habit makes it an ideal choice for foundation plantings, conifer gardens, rock gardens, specimen plantings, mixed borders, and decorative containers.

Compact, hardy, and easy to maintain, Early Gold provides outstanding year-round structure with an unforgettable burst of color each spring. These healthy plants are shipped approximately 10 inches tall in 1 gallon nursery pots and are ready to thrive in the landscape.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Early Gold Oriental Spruce
✔️ Approximately 10 inches tall
✔️ 1 gallon pot plant
✔️ Golden evergreen conifer
✔️ Healthy, rooted landscape plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information

• Common Name: Early Gold Oriental Spruce
• Botanical Name: Picea orientalis ‘Early Gold’
• Plant Type: Evergreen conifer tree
• Growth Stage: Established potted plant
• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-drained, slightly acidic soil; adaptable to various soil types
• Watering: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
• Mature Height: Approximately 4–6 feet in 10 years
• Mature Width: Approximately 3–5 feet in 10 years
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• USDA Zones: 4–7
• Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in full sun to maximize the intensity of the golden spring foliage. Excellent drainage and consistent moisture during establishment will promote healthy growth and vibrant color.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.