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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001094
11/12/99

Picea omorika--Serbian Spruce


Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7
Height: 55 ft Spread: 20 ft Form: pyramidal
Type: narrow-leaved evergreen tree
Annual Growth Rate: less than 12 inches

Comments: Serbian Spruce forms a narrow, pyramidal
silhouette (Vis. 1) with graceful arching branches. The
upper surface of the needles (Vis. 2) is glossy, dark green
in contrast to the whitish lower surface.

Cultivars:
'Aurea' - Yellowish foliage.
'Berliner's Weeper' - An upright, narrow tree with
pendulous branches.
'Expansa' - A low, spreading plant.
'Nana' - A dense, globe-shaped dwarf (Vis. 5). Grows
about an inch a year.
'Pendula' - Spreading when young, becoming weeping with
maturity, slow-growing.
'Pendula Bruns' - Stronger weeping habit (Vis. 3) than
pendula.
'Pimiko' - A rounded dwarf.

References for Cultivars: Weston Nurseries 1997, Bailey
Nurseries 1997, Lake County Nursery 1999, Monrovia Nursery
Company 1997, Iseli Nursery 1999, Sheridan Nurseries 1999,
Willoway Nurseries 1999.


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