Austrian Pine
Pinus nigra
Height40 to 60 ftSpread20 to 40 ftGrowth12 to 18 in / yrZones4 to 7
Low maintenance1 / 5
Serbian spruce, a slender spire · Photo: thomas--, CC BY 4.0
Photo credits
- Serbian spruce, a slender spire. Photo by thomas--, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Serbian spruces in the wild. Photo by thomas--, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Young Serbian spruce cone. Photo by Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Serbian spruce cone on a branch. Photo by Topi Pigula, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Evergreen conifer
Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika
A slender spire with arching branches and silver-backed needles. One of the best spruces for city yards.
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Typical height
- 40 to 60 ft
- Spread
- 15 to 20 ft
- Growth per year
- About 1 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Light
- Sun to part shade
- Hardiness zones
- 4 to 7
- Native to
- Drina River valley, Serbia and Bosnia
MaintenanceLow
No pruning. Appreciates summer water in its first few years.
See it at scale
Serbian Spruce, up to 60 ft tall and 20 ft wide
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Height40 to 70 ftSpread20 to 40 ftGrowth1 to 2 ft / yrZones7 to 9
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