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Picea omorika (Serbian spruce)

The Serbian spruce is a fine choice for our mild Pacific Northwest climate - a much better choice than the blue spruce (Picea pungens) that gets ravaged by winter adelgids. Picea omorika is disease- and insect-resistant, and therefore retains its lovely needles instead of dropping them prematurely. The deep green foliage is accented by silver-blue undersides. This and the spruce's form - tall and narrow, ...

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