Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database

Picea breweriana (Brewer's Spruce, Weeping Spruce)

Kingdom Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division Coniferophyta – Conifers

Class Pinopsida

Order Pinales

Family Pinaceae – Pine family

Genus Picea A. Dietr. – spruce

Species Picea breweriana S. Watson – Brewer spruce

This stunning ornamental is rare in the wild and hard to find commercially.

Brewer’s Spruce is native only to small areas in Southwestern Oregon, though good for USDA zones 6-7. Outstanding are its characteristic drooping branches.

While it can reach 120,’ it is very slow-growing.

It prefers cold, moist sites but will not survive in saturated soils. It grows at high elevations and is often found on very steep, north-facing slopes.

The scaling bark is whitish while the cones are 4 - 6" and the needles are a dark, blue-green.

A rare garden treasure.