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Bruns Weeping Serbian Spruce Care

Picea Omorika 'pendula Bruns'

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What is the plant

It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 20 m (66 ft) tall, exceptionally 40 m (131 ft), with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m (3 ft). The shoots are buff-brown, and densely pubescent (hairy). The leaves are needle-like, 10–20 mm long, flattened in cross-section, dark blue-green above, and blue-white below. The cones are 4–7 cm (2–3 in) long, fusiform (spindle-shaped, broadest in the middle), dark purple (almost black) when young, maturing dark brown 5–7 months after pollination, with stiff scales.

humidity

humidity

Normal

lighting

lighting

Full Sun

temperature

temperature

18°C - 23°C

hardiness zone

hardiness zone

4 - 8

difficulty

difficulty

Easy

hibernation

hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

  • Water

    Water

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    From the second year on, it should be watered once or twice each week. Serbian spruce trees are not drought-tolerant and grow best in soil that stays moist but not muddy. Water them generously each time to encourage the roots to grow deeper.

  • Fertilizer

    Fertilizer

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    Spruce trees do not have very high phosphorous needs and benefit most form an acidic fertilizer designed for evergreens or a high-nitrogen fertilizer with a formula like 12-6-4 or 10-8-6. Organic fertilizer options include compost, fish emulsion, cottonseed meal and alfalfa meal.

  • Sunlight

    Sunlight

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    Best grown in full sun to part shade.

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  • Soil

    Soil

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    The Serbian spruce grows in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, well-drained and clay soils.

  • Temperature

    Temperature

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    Hardy to Zone 4, Serbian spruce grows well in full sun to partial shade on sites protected from winter wind.

  • Popularity

    Popularity

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    11 people already have this plant 3 people have added this plant to their wishlists

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