WorldFloraDB - Picea omorika

Characteristics

A medium sized tree. It grows to 26 m high. It has a slender, graceful form. The lower branches droop and turn up at the ends. The needles are single, flattened and flexible. They are 10-20 mm long with a blunt point. There are 2 lines of white dots along the upper surface. The needles spread widely on both sides of the twig. The twigs are hairy. The seed cones are oval and 4-6 cm long. They are purplish black and taper to a short stalk. The scales are rounded and tightly fitting.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

monoecy

Pollination

anemogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

2.5 - 4.0

Mature height (meter)

25.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

-

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It suits temperate regions. In the Balkans it grows on limestone slopes between 800-1600 m altitude. It can tolerate alkaline soils and air pollution. It is hardy. It suits hardiness zones 4-9. Arboretum Tasmania.

More

Steep north to northwest facing limestone slopes (sometimes precipitous) which overlay igneous material; at elevations from 800-1,500 metres. Plants are confined to a few stands on limestone mountains.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use material wood
Edible	barks flowers seeds shoots
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°)	12
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	stratification
Minimum temperature (C°)	-25
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-