Serbian Spruce is a large slow-growing conifer tree with a narrow, almost spire-like pyramidal habit with ascending branch tips. Its flattened bright green needles have silvery undersides needles that emerge with a whitish wax coating. Pendant cones emerge violet and mature to rich brown. Prefers rich and moist well-drained acidic soils.  Tolerates clay soil and urban conditions.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. No serious insect or disease problems but susceptible to a number of insect problems; the most common of which are spider mites, aphids, budworms and borers.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Specimen or mass plantings,  Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Street Planting.

COMPANION PLANTS: Smoke Tree, Weigela, Blanket Flower

IMAGES: ​Goldfinger, Picea omorika2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Pasqdnik, Picea omorica, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Crusier, Picea omorika cone, CC BY 3.0, (4) Crusier, Picea omorika cones Marki 2 cropp, CC BY-SA 3.0, (5)  MPF, Picea omorika1, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.