Picea omorika Blue Sky

Picea omorika × pungens ‘Blue Sky’ is a hybrid of species Serbian spruce and P. pungens ‘Koster.’ It is a relatively narrow, extremely fast growing tree form with down-swept branching; long, extremely prickly needles, and attractive, purple seed cones. A mature specimen will measure 20 feet (6 m) or more tall and 8 feet (2 m) wide, an annual growth rate in excess of 2 feet (60 cm).