Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns'
Common name:
Bruns Weeping Serbian Spruce
Pronunciation:
PI-see-a o-mor-E-ka
Family:
Pinaceae
Genus:
Type:
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon:
No
- Conifer, evergreen tree, very narrow, strict weeping, size in 10 years listed as 7ft (2.1 m) tall and 2 ft (0.6 m) wide, branches grow down close to the trunk, the terminal leader grows straight without staking at a rate of 12-18 inches (30-45 cm) per year. This is at first, but if the leader in not continuously staked it may "twist and meander" with age, resulting in no two mature specimens looking alike.
- Sun. Best in a deep rich soil, moist and well-drained
- Hardy to USDA Zone 4
- Originated as a seedling that was selected in 1955 at the Bruns nursery in Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
- Oregon State Univ. Campus: southeast entrance to the Memorial Union
Click image to enlarge
-
plant habit
-
branchlets
-
branchlets
