Bruns Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika 'Bruns'

Pronunciation: PY-see-uh
SKU #06487
4-8

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A beautifully upright, narrow, pyramidal form with graceful branching and dense foliage. The uniform habit and deep green needles with silver bands on their undersides distinguish this exceptional selection from its species. An elegant conifer that can be used in city gardens and larger landscapes as a specimen, privacy screen, or windbreak. Evergreen.
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Slow growing; reaches 30 to 35 ft. tall, 8 to 10 ft. wide, with age.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-8

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Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Growth HabitPyramidal
Landscape UseWindbreak
Design IdeasA perfect tall, narrow evergreen tree for problem solving in cold winter climates. Slow growth and pyramidal form is perfect in city gardens or tightly spaced into a year-round screen or windbreak. The deep green needles with silver bands creates a beautiful effect with or without snow.
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSmoke Tree (Cotinus); Weigela (Weigela); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Dwarf Ninebark (Physocarpus); Salvia (Salvia)
Care InstructionsPrefers moist, well-drained, loamy soils, but highly adaptable. Water deeply, regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
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Bloom TimeConifer; prized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Growth HabitPyramidal
Style
Landscape UseWindbreak
Design IdeasA perfect tall, narrow evergreen tree for problem solving in cold winter climates. Slow growth and pyramidal form is perfect in city gardens or tightly spaced into a year-round screen or windbreak. The deep green needles with silver bands creates a beautiful effect with or without snow.
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSmoke Tree (Cotinus); Weigela (Weigela); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Dwarf Ninebark (Physocarpus); Salvia (Salvia)
Care
Care InstructionsPrefers moist, well-drained, loamy soils, but highly adaptable. Water deeply, regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.

We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.