Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce Christmas Tree) — H70 cm | Pot Ø23 cm
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Picea omorika grow in the wild? It now survives only on a few limestone cliffs in the Drina valley, between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Is Picea omorika suitable for a small space? Yes, its narrow, slender silhouette takes up much less floor space than a classically shaped Christmas tree.
Shipping & packaging
Shipped within 24/48 hours via DPD
- Delivery in 2 to 5 working days
- Eco-friendly packaging: recyclable boxes and biodegradable materials
- Special protection so your plant arrives in perfect condition
- Tracking link sent by email as soon as your parcel ships
- Shipping costs and the free-shipping threshold depend on your country — see our delivery page
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- Contact us promptly at hello@verdeia.eu with photos
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CARE TIPS ON ARRIVAL
To help your plant settle in for the long term:
- Unpack your plant immediately and inspect it
- Let it acclimatize for 24-48h in a bright spot out of direct sunlight
- Check the soil moisture before watering (dry surface = light watering)
- Wait 2-3 weeks before repotting, if needed
- Keep it away from heat sources and drafts
- Gently wipe the leaves to remove dust
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🎄 Living Christmas tree, roots and all • ✨ Silvery needle undersides • ❄️ Hardy down to -30 °C • 🐾 Non-toxic • 📏 H70 cm | Pot Ø23 cm
Picea omorika, or Serbian spruce, is a conifer native to Europe (Serbia), where it now grows wild only on a few limestone cliffs in the Drina valley. The botanist Josif Pančić discovered and described it in 1875. Its narrow, slender silhouette, with slightly drooping branches that curve upwards at the tips, makes it one of the most elegant Christmas trees.
Its short, flat needles are dark green on top and marked underneath with two white bands: every time the branches move, the tree shimmers with silvery highlights. Delivered at 70 cm tall in a Ø23 cm pot, it is the most slender of our potted Christmas trees, ideal where width is limited.
Which Christmas tree to choose?
- Picea omorika (this plant) — narrow, slender silhouette, dark green needles with silvery undersides, H70 cm. The choice for an elegant tree that takes up little floor space.
- Picea glauca 'Conica' — dense, regular cone of soft green needles, from H45 cm to H110 cm. The choice for a classic Christmas tree, from the mini tabletop tree to the large size.
- Picea glauca 'Sander's Blue' — the same compact cone as Conica, bluish needles turning blue-green, H60 cm. The choice for a natural frosted effect.
Light & placement
Serbian spruce is an outdoor tree that only comes indoors for the holidays. Outside, it is one of the most accommodating spruces: it copes equally well with full sun and partial shade, and adapts to both acid and chalky soils.
- During the holidays: 10 to 15 days indoors, in a cool, bright room, away from radiators and any heat source.
- The rest of the year: outdoors, in sun or partial shade, on a terrace, a balcony or in the garden.
- Hardiness: down to -30 °C — harsh winters are no problem at all.
- Avoid: very windy spots, which dry out its foliage, and the warmth of a heated home for more than two weeks.
Placed near a window or in soft light, it shows off the full silvery play of its needles: the white undersides catch the light as soon as the branches move.
Watering & care
Like all potted conifers, Serbian spruce needs a root ball that is always moist but never waterlogged: roots left standing in water suffocate, as our article on overwatered plants explains.
- Indoors: check the root ball every 2 to 3 days and keep it slightly moist, emptying any water left in the saucer.
- Outdoors in a pot: water as soon as the surface of the soil is dry, regularly in summer, and during dry winters outside frosty spells.
- Fertiliser: a conifer fertiliser in spring.
- Pruning: unnecessary, its narrow shape is natural.
- Repotting: every 2 years in spring, into a larger pot — planted in the ground, it eventually becomes a tall, narrow, slender tree.
Decorating ideas & plant combinations
Its spire-like silhouette and silvery highlights call for understated decorations: a fine garland, silver or white baubles, pale wooden ornaments.
- For a green and silver palette, pair Picea omorika with a Helleborus × sternii 'Silver Dollar' — the silvery undersides of the needles echo the hellebore's grey-silver foliage, two evergreens that stay decorative all winter.
- For an all-white Christmas, place a Helleborus orientalis 'Double Ellen White' at its foot: its double white flowers brighten the tree's dark green and take over until the end of winter.
- On a shady balcony after the holidays, it is one of the few conifers that stay dense in partial shade — ideal for giving structure to a green corner alongside other shade balcony plants.
- From living room to terrace, slip it into a Ø26 cm natural Selin basket for the holidays, its golden wicker warming the dark green of the needles, then repot it in spring into a frost-resistant Ø25 cm Capi Nature Groove taupe pot, whose mineral tone brings out its silvery highlights.
Verdeia tips
- Make the most of its narrow shape: with a much slimmer silhouette than a classic Christmas tree, it fits into a corner, an entrance or beside a French window, where a wide tree would get in the way.
- Keep an eye on the needle colour: needles that yellow or drop indoors signal a lack of water or a room that is too warm — learn to spot these signs with the language of plants, and move it somewhere cool outdoors at the first signs.
- Protect it from cold winds: in a pot on an exposed balcony, place it against a wall or behind a screen — wind dries out its needles more than frost does.
Technical specifications
- Botanical name: Picea omorika
- Common name: Serbian spruce, Omorika spruce
- Family: Pinaceae
- Origin: Europe (Serbia)
- Size on delivery: H70 cm | Pot Ø23 cm
- Light: Sun to partial shade, outdoors; 10 to 15 days indoors for the holidays
- Watering: Regular, root ball always slightly moist
- Hardiness: Down to -30 °C
- Habit: Narrow and slender, slightly drooping branches
- Care: Easy
- Toxicity: Non-toxic — prickly needles
- Decorative style: Christmas / Elegant / Natural
Every plant is unique: the photos show a representative example. Branch density and the intensity of the silvery highlights vary naturally with the light and the season.
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Every plant is hand-packed in a box specially designed for plants — secured, protected, ready to travel. It arrives in perfect condition, roots intact and foliage preserved, ready to take its place in your home.
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Will the plant look exactly like the photo?
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What should I do when my plant arrives?
Open your package as soon as you receive it and carefully remove the plant from its packaging. Let it acclimate for 24 hours in its new environment before watering. If it has been slightly stressed during transport, it will recover its shape after one or two days in the light.
What should I do if my plant arrives damaged?
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