Spruce spider mites are usually a problem. Picea omorika Serbian Spruce 50' 60' in height, 20'-25' wide. Serbian spruce is an exceptionally handsome tree, with a slender trunk and short branches that are ascending on the upper portion of the tree and drooping on the lower portion, forming a slender pyramid about one-fourth as wide as it is tall. Highly recommended as a specimen or in group plantings. Picea orientalis Oriental Spruce 50' 60' in height.
Smaller forms are available.
Several cultivars are available. Will tolerate poor, gravelly soils. Protect from harsh winter winds. Picea pungens Colorado Spruce 30' 60' in height, 10' 20' wide Smaller and dwarf cultivars are available. A dense, regular, narrow to broad pyramid with tiers of horizontal stiff branches to the ground, sometimes losing their lower limbs and becoming straggly and irregular with age.