Scientific name: Picea omorika
Family: PINACEAE
Common names: “Serbian spruce”
Plant Type: Evergreen conifer tree
Conditions:
Zone: 5-8
Light: Full sun
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered, shelter from cold drying wind but handles mild cold and wind
Soil: Deep rich soil
Moisture: Moist well drained, tolerant of wet soil but not drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 70-100′ W 3-10′
Leaf and Stem shape: Single dark needles whitish beneath lie flat at the sides of twigs, and along the stem, pegs mark where needles once were
Cone: Leathery-scaled cones borne near the ends of the shoots fall down whole
Pruning: Minimal, none require if grown in the right place, smaller shrub varieties can have the new growth sheared to maintain form
Maintenance: Low – medium
Landscape use: Architectural, narrow spaces, parks and estates, screen, accent
Propagate: By seed and cuttings
Pests & Disease: Nothing serious
*Deer resistant
Comments: ~AGM winner , cuttings taken from different parts of the tree vary in mature height, carefully select the right plant at the nursery
Cultivars: ~AGM winner: P. o. ‘Nana’
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