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Picea omorika
'Pendula Bruns'
Bruns Weeping Spruce
Origin: Originating from Bruns Nursery, Germany.
Mike's
Opinion
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An attractive accent plant; tall and slender weeping style tree with deep green foliage but emerging light green at youth. The lower weeping branches can act as a ground cover for the surrounding area. It has an extremely slender trunk that leans and becomes abstract looking with age.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Pinaceae |
| Genus |
| Picea |
| Species |
| omorika |
| Cultivar |
| 'Pendula Bruns' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4-7 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3a-6a |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40-39 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -25-83 |
| Height |
| 8 m |
| Spread |
| 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Tall, slender, weeping style tree leaning slightly with age. Deep green foliage with a silvery underside, while new growth contrasts with light green. |
| Landscape |
| Vertical accent or specimen plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers average to evenly moist soil but will not tolerate standing water. |
| Shape |
| Tall, slender, weeping slightly twisted branching tree, low branches acting as ground cover for surrounding area. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Dark green, narrow, abstract form with young growth being light green. It has weeping branches, red bark and a very slender trunk. |
| Pests |
| Aphids and borers. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| A very noticeable red colour with a very slim trunk. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| The buds on 'Pendula Bruns' are about .5 cm in length and 0.5 cm in width. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dark green at maturity while new growth is light green with a silvery underside to the needles which are about 2.5 cm in length. |
| Fruit Description |
| Tightly scaled, 6-8 cm in length and a red/pink in colour when mature. |
| Colour Description |
| Dark green foliage with mature needles having a silver underside, red bark, new growth is light green. |
| Texture Description |
| Broad looking tree, the abnormality of this tree is what makes it so unique.The tree stands tall and slim with its dark green foliage and red trunk. This tree wants to be noticed as the centre of attention it can thrive in any type of soil conditions. The biggest thing about the tree that makes it stand out would be the top, the top has very few but very noticeable from a far |
| Notable Specimens |
| Whistling Gardens, Wilsonville, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| The plant can create offspring a sexually as the flower on the tree contains male and female parts this is called monoecious |
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