Description:

Color and texture set this variety apart from others of this species; showy, dark green needles are accented with a bluish which seem to sparkle; a beautiful and unusual accent choice

Ornamental Features

Frondenberg Serbian Spruce is a dwarf conifer which is primarily valued in the garden for its interestingly mounded form. It has attractive powder blue-variegated dark green foliage which emerges chartreuse in spring. The small needles are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Frondenberg Serbian Spruce is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a mounded form. It lends an extremely fine and delicate texture to the landscape composition which should be used to full effect.

This is a relatively low maintenance shrub. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Frondenberg Serbian Spruce is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Mass Planting
• Rock/Alpine Gardens
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Frondenberg Serbian Spruce will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 80 years or more.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.