Serbian spruce

It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 20–35 m tall, exceptionally to 40 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m. The shoots are buff-brown, and densely pubescent . The leaves are needle-like, 10–20 mm long, flattened in cross-section, and dark blue-green above, and blue-white below. The cones are 4–7 cm long, fusiform , dark purple when young, maturing dark brown 5–7 months after pollination, and have stiff scales.

Serbian Spruce foliage, showing the blue-green undersides of the needles Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Picea Species: P. More