Tree Species for the Month of May: Serbian Spruce

The most graceful of all spruces, the Serbian Spruce offers thin arching branches with a slender straight trunk. The needles are light-green to blue-green with purple to cinnamon colored one and a half inch cones. Prefers a deep, moist, and well-drained soil. Plant in partial shade to full sun. Grows 50'-60' with a 25' spread. (Zones 4-7)

This is an evergreen tree type so that means it keeps foliage all year round. This tree grows at a slow to medium rate, with height increases of anywhere from less than 12" to 24" per year. The Serbian spruce grows in acidic, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, well-drained and clay soils.

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