A slender, elegant spruce with silvery undersides and a narrow silhouette that looks crisp in every season
FEATURES:
- Narrow, upright habit with a clean, spire-like evergreen silhouette
- Dark green needles with silvery undersides for subtle two-tone shimmer
- Fine, refined texture that reads elegant rather than bulky
- Graceful branching with a softly layered, tapered form
- Naturally dense growth that stays tidy with minimal pruning
- Strong winter interest with evergreen color and a slim profile
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because the size of the tree - does not fit in a box.
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
If you want an evergreen screen that doesn’t feel like a wall, mix silhouettes. A narrow spruce like this adds height and rhythm, and the silvery undersides keep the planting from looking flat from a distance.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Mature Height: 25-35' tall
- Mature Width: 8-12' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Partial Shade
- Spacing: 4-6' apart
Bruns Serbian Spruce
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Picea omorika 'Bruns'
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A slender, elegant spruce with silvery undersides and a narrow silhouette that looks crisp in every season
FEATURES:
- Narrow, upright habit with a clean, spire-like evergreen silhouette
- Dark green needles with silvery undersides for subtle two-tone shimmer
- Fine, refined texture that reads elegant rather than bulky
- Graceful branching with a softly layered, tapered form
- Naturally dense growth that stays tidy with minimal pruning
- Strong winter interest with evergreen color and a slim profile
- Hand Selected; Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because the size of the tree - does not fit in a box.
Bower & Branch Landscape Design Tip:
If you want an evergreen screen that doesn’t feel like a wall, mix silhouettes. A narrow spruce like this adds height and rhythm, and the silvery undersides keep the planting from looking flat from a distance.
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 4-7
- Mature Height: 25-35' tall
- Mature Width: 8-12' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun/Partial Shade
- Spacing: 4-6' apart
Why plant Bruns Serbian Spruce?
Bruns Serbian Spruce is one of those evergreens that looks “designed” even when it’s just being itself. The form is narrow and upright, giving you that classic evergreen spire without a wide footprint. And the needles are the quiet showpiece: deep green on top with silvery undersides that catch light and movement. When a breeze turns the branches, you get a soft shimmer that adds depth without flashiness.
It’s refined, dependable, and handsome in winter, which, let’s be honest, is when evergreens really clock in and do their best work.
How to use Bruns Serbian Spruce in the landscape?
Use it as a vertical evergreen accent to add height and structure without a wide footprint, or incorporate it into a grouped planting where you want dense evergreen presence and a consistent silhouette. It pairs especially well with mounded shrubs and softer plant textures, because the narrow form adds contrast and definition. Give it room to develop its natural shape, and keep the base planting simple so the crisp vertical outline remains the standout feature.
Frequently Asked Questions
This spruce does not produce showy blooms. It may form cones as it matures, but it’s grown for evergreen needles, a narrow upright silhouette, and its distinctive two-tone foliage.
The needles are dark green on top with silvery undersides. When branches move in the wind or light hits from the side, the silvery underside shows and gives the tree a subtle shimmer.
Pruning is usually minimal. Remove dead or damaged branches as needed, and avoid heavy shearing so the natural narrow form and graceful branching stay crisp and elegant.
