Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

40-60'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown, Purple

 

Fruit Season

Winter, Fall, Persistent

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Rocky

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

Formal, Japanese, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish, Woodland

 

Accenting Features

Specimen

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter

 

Location Uses

Background, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Screen, Wind Break, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

Serbian spruce is a slow-growing evergreen conifer with a narrow, pyramidal habit, reaching (eventually) 40 to 60 feet tall but only 15 to 20 feet wide. It has glossy, dark green needles that have a silvery white band on the underside, giving it a subtle bi-colored effect. Young cones are egg-shaped, about 2 inches in length, and are purple, maturing to a reddish brown. Use singularly as a specimen or in groups.

Grow in well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers rich, loamy soils, but is adaptive to poorer, drier ones. Better tolerance for heat, drought, and air pollution than most other species of spruce. Hardy to USDA Zone 4.