Serbian spruce
Picea omorika
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size40 to 60 feet tall15 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom color
- Non-flowering
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Serbian spruce (Picea omorika) is a tree for specimen, accent, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its gray, silver, green, and white needles stay on the tree all year and draw birds. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Give it room for its slow, arching growth.
Pairs well with Paperbark maple, Hicksii yew, Winter aconite, and Prairie dropseed.
Native range
Central Asia, Asia, and Qinghai.