Article: Spruced up.(News)

Article: GARDENING; PLANT PROFILE; Dwarf Serbian ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  December 1, 2004 ;     486 words ...Byline: Nancy Rose Dwarf Serbian spruce Picea omorika `Nana' Evergreen trees provide ... garden? Pint-sized conifers such as dwarf Serbian spruce may fill the bill. Serbian spruce grows 50 or more feet tall, but the slow-growing ...

Article: Serbian spruce super choice for Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 9, 2005 ;     700+ words ...The Serbian spruce, Picea omorika, is a tall, graceful evergreen that is underutilized ... meaning that it can withstand both acid and alkaline soils. The Serbian spruce is also said to tolerate city pollution and resist deer. For more ...

Article: Plant of the week: Serbian spruce.(Knight Ridder ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  December 14, 2000 ;     557 words ..._Botanical name: Picea omorika. _Attributes: A narrow crowned, evergreen tree with a perfect Christmas tree shape without pruning. The needles are dark green above and bluish beneath. The branches sweep upward to reveal the blue needle undersides giving the tree a unique two-toned look. This is

PANAMA: 04/99 The City Howard Air Force Base situated ...
Magnum Photos;  January 1, 1999 ;     383 words ... ... 1999 PANAMA: 04/99 The City Howard Air Force Base situated outside the city at the Pacific entrance of the Panama canal ... panama. panama: 04/99 the city howard air force base situated outside the city at the pacific entrance of the panama canal ...

Article: VANDAL MAKES OFF WITH EXOTIC UW TREE.(FRONT)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  December 10, 2002 ;     423 words ... ... the University of Wisconsin's eight Serbian spruce trees went missing. Daniel Einstein ... with University Police, he said. Serbian spruce trees, native to southeastern Europe ... He estimated the value of the stolen Serbian spruce at $235. Einstein said the university ...

Article: UW tree falls victim to seasonal thieves
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  December 12, 2002 ;     445 words ... ... seasonal thieves Thursday, December 12, 2002 Oh Serbian spruce tree, oh Serbian spruce tree. What foolish knave hath stolen thee ... costumes. Over the weekend, one of the eight Serbian spruce trees on campus vanished. The 8-foot ...

Article: A mix of evergreens provides needed color
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  November 22, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... needles will show up to advantage. Serbian spruce (Picea omorka): Where space is tight, nothing quite fits like Serbian spruce. It may look like other spruces ... grows up, not out. A large Serbian spruce may be 30 feet tall, but it ...