Picea farreri

RHS Plant Profile
Farrer's spruce

Other common names

Burmese spruce

Conifers Trees

A very large coniferous tree with open, horizontal branches and slender, weeping branchlets. In spring, erect reddish-purple seed cones and pendent brown pollen cones are produced; the seed cones become woody and hang down as they mature, the pollen cones die back

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

Higher than 12 metres

Max Spread

wider than 8 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
20–50 years
Max Spread
wider than 8 metres
Max Height
Higher than 12 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
East–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H6

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Pinaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Columnar upright
Genus
Picea are evergreen trees with rigid, needle-like leaves arranged singly all round the shoots, and narrow, leathery-scaled cones borne near the ends of the shoots
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
China to Myanmar

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in any deep, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. See conifer cultivation for more advice

Propagation

Propagate by seed or grafting

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Architectural

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to adelgids, red spider mite and conifer aphid

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus