Is Serbian Spruce deer resistant?
Picea omorika
Plant typeTreeHardinessZones 4–7LightFull sun
Mature height600–720 in
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Serbian Spruce
Unusually narrow for a spruce, which makes it the one to choose where width is limited. The needles are dark above and silver beneath, so the whole tree flickers in wind. More tolerant of heat, drought and city air than Norway or Colorado spruce, and less prone to their diseases.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 94 to 142 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Maintenance
- Low
Tolerances and uses
- Evergreen
Similar to Serbian Spruce
Other trees with the same deer rating.
- Allegheny ServiceberryAmelanchier laevisZones 4–8Seldom damaged
- American PlumPrunus americanaZones 3–9Seldom damaged
- Austrian PinePinus nigraZones 4–7Seldom damaged
- Chinese Fringe TreeChionanthus retususZones 5–9Seldom damaged
- Chinese Paper BirchBetula albosinensisZones 5–7Seldom damaged
- ChokecherryPrunus virginianaZones 2–6Seldom damaged
Where Serbian Spruce grows
Hardy across most of these 48 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Serbian Spruce
- Is Serbian Spruce deer resistant?
- Serbian Spruce (Picea omorika) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Serbian Spruce grow in?
- Serbian Spruce is hardy in USDA zones 4 to 7. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Serbian Spruce grow in shade?
- No. Serbian Spruce wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Serbian Spruce get?
- Mature height is roughly 600–720 in. Growth rate is moderate.