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Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika

Evergreen Tree

Height

50 - 60 (feet)

Spread

20 - 25 (feet)

Distinctions

Graceful, narrow pyramidal shape; slender trunk and short ascending or drooping branches; dark green needles.

Limitations

Likes moist, well-drained soils, but does best in climates that are not humid or wet. Few planted in Alaska.

Hardiness

SC, SE (Zone 4-6)

Origin

Southeastern Europe.

Cultivars

‘Pendula’ Slender, weeping tree with slightly twisted branches;30' high by 15" wide; 2" purple cones; stake when young to develop a leader; See entry under Evergreen Shrubs.

Serbian Spruce