![New White Spruce conifer cultivar 'Tillie'](https://cascadeconifers.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Tillie_4830-1024x684.jpg)
About Picea glauca ‘Tillie’: This coniferous conifer broom was discovered while visiting Mike’s parents who live in Green Bay, Wisconsin. On a trip to Fleet Farm with his dad, the broom was spotted on a lonely mature White Spruce tree in a field across the street. Of course, Mike insisted on his dad making a U-turn to check it out!
![Picea glauca broom 'Tillie'](https://cascadeconifers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Picea-glauca-B3-Tillie-1-1024x686.jpg)
It was quite easy to climb the tree, other than the rain, and much to our surprise, the Picea glauca broom hosted copious quantities of cones.
!['Tillie' produces numerous cones](https://cascadeconifers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Picea-glauca-B3-Tillie-4-769x1024.jpg)
Fortunately, we were able to harvest scions and cones before the tree was removed. This new Picea glauca conifer cultivar was named after Mike’s mom, whose nickname is Tillie.
![2 Tillies in 1](https://cascadeconifers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Picea-glauca-Tillie-5-768x1024.jpg)
A few of the seeds were germinated and produced 4 ‘Tillie’ seedlings, and they were named after her 4 children. After several years of growth, the seedlings from the broom are globose with tight compact growth, and the foliage is somewhat similar to an Alberta spruce.
![Picea glauca 'Tillie' seedlings!](https://cascadeconifers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Tillies-seedlings.jpg)
A new Meijer superstore now stands where the lonely tree once stood.