Picea breweriana
Brewer's spruce · also Brewer spruce, Brewer's weeping spruce, Weeping spruce
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Picea breweriana is a rare spruce native to the Klamath Mountains of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California, distinguished by its unique weeping canopy of dark green foliage. This long-lived conifer is often found in isolated stands on high peaks. It is considered a vulnerable species.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 120.00%—2.3 in
- 60.00%—10 in
- 50.00%—0.9 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%—2.0 in
- 10.01%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.6 in, mean 5.3 in, 90th percentile 12 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Picea in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
