| Description | Dwarf Serbian Spruce (Picea omorika nana) A slow-growing Dwarf Conifer. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Dwarf Conifers, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | An interesting feature is how the branchlets hold themselves upright enough to allow the whitish-blue stomatic bands on the underside of the needles to be seen. A contrasting effect is created with the dark green color of the upper needle. |
| Dimensions | Reaches about 6 by 6 feet growing only a few inches per year. Starts as a broad globular plant and may develop a pyramidal form with age. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered as a "witches broom" in the nursery of Goudkade Brothers, Boskoop, Netherlands around 1930. |
| Misc Facts | "Genus name is reportedly derived from the Latin word pix meaning pitch in reference to the sticky resin typically found in spruce bark". (#202) |
| Author's Notes | I have seen many of these plants throughout the year. Depending on their age and growing conditions the shape seems to be variable. From nice small pyramidal to small globose to large spreading pyramildal. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #202-American Conifer Society (www.conifersociety.org) |
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