Profile
Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika
Evergreen Tree
Height |
50 - 60 (feet) |
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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. |
