I have two, the weeping, a now huge specimen of what must be 22 ft tall, only once or twice has had any bit of winter burn, this last winter experienced a brutal cold snap of -43 C, probably even colder in the lower lying areas of my yard, not a stitch of damage to either tree! That other specimen I believe is seed grown having a wide and sweeping appearance. Oh, one thing also I love is the needles are soft to the touch. Wish I had a dozen more Serbian spruce in my landscape!
What beautiful specimen of a tree. I just bought a house in Serbia last year and it has some very tall spruce trees on the 1/2 + acre lot. 4 or 5 are spruce trees & 2 are pine trees, I'm guessing the spruce trees are Serbian or Norway, however they are in a forested area and have lost their lower limbs.
The Serbian spruces are an interesting variety. Amazing that Bruns recovered! Just goes to show you can't give up on a plant too soon, it may resurrect itself, lol.That Nana at the end is very intriguing. Thank you once again for sharing another variety of tree! You have quite the collection!
I don't know where you are but Gee Farms in Michigan has perhaps the best selection of Serbian spruces I've seen. I'm currently trying several in Oklahoma including Gotelli, Bruns, Pendula, Aurea, Snezna, Pendula Bruns, the species, and one or two bluish ones I recently found. We had a really bad summer two years ago and I lost many conifers including several not-yet-established P. omorika cultivars. I think once established they are very resilient.
Have you tried Meyer spruce? Here in the east coast, the blue spruce succumbs to needle cast disease from our hot and humid summers, the Meyer spruce from the mountains of China have the same color and are supposedly an alternative to it
I have not yet. But I’ve heard good things about it as an alternative where cast is a problem. Black Hills White Spruce is also a great tree with minimal problems (at least in my area). It’s on my list to highlight the BH Spruce in a vid soon. Thanks for the heads up on Meyer, it had kind of fallen off my radar.
I assume you are referring to the two separate Gotelli Spruce I highlighted. The first one has protection from the winter sun and winds and ample soil moisture throughout the year. The second Gotelli highlighted is exposed to the harsh winter winds and the sun reflecting off the snow, causing some needles to desiccate and drop after each winter, leading to a thinner tree. Also, less soil moisture is available for the second Gotelli, so it does not flush out as well in the spring.
Wonderful video lesson! Thank you very much for sharing all your knowledge and experience. Your yard looks HEAVENLY and so peaceful! Love it!
That limelight looks amazing! Thanks for sharing
I have two, the weeping, a now huge specimen of what must be 22 ft tall, only once or twice has had any bit of winter burn, this last winter experienced a brutal cold snap of -43 C, probably even colder in the lower lying areas of my yard, not a stitch of damage to either tree! That other specimen I believe is seed grown having a wide and sweeping appearance. Oh, one thing also I love is the needles are soft to the touch. Wish I had a dozen more Serbian spruce in my landscape!
What beautiful specimen of a tree. I just bought a house in Serbia last year and it has some very tall spruce trees on the 1/2 + acre lot. 4 or 5 are spruce trees & 2 are pine trees, I'm guessing the spruce trees are Serbian or Norway, however they are in a forested area and have lost their lower limbs.
Thank you for this video, very interesting. Your garden is gorgeous. Such a beautiful peaceful place to enjoy everyday. Looking forward to next video.
The Serbian spruces are an interesting variety. Amazing that Bruns recovered! Just goes to show you can't give up on a plant too soon, it may resurrect itself, lol.That Nana at the end is very intriguing. Thank you once again for sharing another variety of tree! You have quite the collection!
I almost bought the Gunter, don’t have one yet, but I’m trying to control myself 😬. (Who am I kidding, I’ll have one in the ground next week)
I don't know where you are but Gee Farms in Michigan has perhaps the best selection of Serbian spruces I've seen. I'm currently trying several in Oklahoma including Gotelli, Bruns, Pendula, Aurea, Snezna, Pendula Bruns, the species, and one or two bluish ones I recently found. We had a really bad summer two years ago and I lost many conifers including several not-yet-established P. omorika cultivars. I think once established they are very resilient.
I have a sister in Oklahoma. It has been a while since I’ve been there. I’m in the Dakotas. I’ve never heard of Gee Farms but I’m gonna check it out.
I bought and planted two of these today. They may be slightly different variant but they are berliners weeper spruce. A variant of the Serbian spruce
I had not heard of that variety so searched some photos online. Looks great!
Have you tried Meyer spruce? Here in the east coast, the blue spruce succumbs to needle cast disease from our hot and humid summers, the Meyer spruce from the mountains of China have the same color and are supposedly an alternative to it
I have not yet. But I’ve heard good things about it as an alternative where cast is a problem. Black Hills White Spruce is also a great tree with minimal problems (at least in my area). It’s on my list to highlight the BH Spruce in a vid soon. Thanks for the heads up on Meyer, it had kind of fallen off my radar.
@@gardenhikeYes! I’ve seen them gaining popularity here in Ohio, you can’t go wrong!
Hello, I have a question. These are quite beautiful conifers, but why are some so thin and some so thick?
I assume you are referring to the two separate Gotelli Spruce I highlighted. The first one has protection from the winter sun and winds and ample soil moisture throughout the year. The second Gotelli highlighted is exposed to the harsh winter winds and the sun reflecting off the snow, causing some needles to desiccate and drop after each winter, leading to a thinner tree. Also, less soil moisture is available for the second Gotelli, so it does not flush out as well in the spring.
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