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Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika

Evergreen Shrub

Height

3 - 8 (feet)

Spread

2 - 6 (feet)

Distinctions

Tree form has graceful, narrow pyramidal shape; 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

‘Expansa’ Low spreading form with ascending branches, 1-3' tall, spreads along ground several feet; needles are bluish-green on top and silvery underneath; may revert and develop a normal leader.; ‘Nana’ Dense globe when young, broad pyramidal shape with maturity; 3'-8' tall, 3'-6' wide; needled green on top and blue underneath.

Serbian Spruce