| Description | Probably one of the lesser used Spruce. Has a tight pyramidal growth habit. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (PIE-see-a)(oh-mor-E-ka) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | prefers deep rich soils, tolerates average, found naturally growing on lime soils |
| Fruit | 1.25 to 2.5 inch egg-shaped cones, purple when young, pendulous |
| Leaves | flat needles 1/3 to 1 inch long, green above, 2 prominent white stomatic lines on lower surface |
| Dimensions | 50-60 high by 20-25 feet spread, narrow pyramid shape |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Discover growing in the mountains of the upper Drina River Valley in Yugoslavia in 1872. Has been in North American commerce since around 1900. |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this plant with glaucous blue new growth and others just green growth. I don't know if this is a variable characteristic or just the time of the year. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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