I have two smaller pendula Bruns. The larger one is starting to take shape and that is my favorite of all the taller omorikas so far, very narrow!

Picea omorika 'Pendula'... has monster potential ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=Picea+omorika+%27Pendula%27&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMI6oH3tKWayQIVEFCICh3SCAhg&biw=889&bih=745&dpr=0.9

i dont understand the pic .... but those two plants are 15 to 20 feet to close to each other ... a nursery doesnt care.. they will just destroy one in the future without qualms ...

but neither look recently planted... so i think.. i cant suggest you resite yours ...

ken

Those are both still in the pots. I set them up for a pic before I planted them. I planted the Gotelli Monday and the pendula Tuesday. As it turns out I planted them next to each other. I replanted a couple Norway spruces and these took their place. I know the pendula is a "mess" and will take a few years (or more) to sort itself out (develop a central leader, grow, and more resemble what its supposed to look like). I will enjoy the abominable snowman look while lasts. There were "better" specimens to choose from, but I liked this one the best. "Most mass for the buck".

pete, don't mind Ken, he likes to provide advice that is not asked for and not provide that which is instead asked for.

Pendula I don't know too well. I have Gotelli weeping. It grows fast, it is beautful and yes, at that distance they will touch relatively soon (for the vocal people in this forum the idea of having plants touch each other is very much considered sacrilege). If you like that, more power to you. I actually like plants to be that close especially if they have different texture or habit or they are suitable to make groves. Yours could be a nice duo!

Pendula bruns has unique habit but it does have a olive green color that is not really my favorite in winter. A little bit more dull, in my view, than most weeping norway spruces.

a wonderful gratuitous attack ;;.... wonder what i did lca .....

good luck peat ..

ken

Its all good and thanks. Here is the duo. I also just planted (starting from right middle and going to the left and slightly up) a Formanek weeping Norway Spruce, a Blue Shag White Pine, a Green Arrow Cedar, and a Skylands Spruce (actually 2, so now Ive got 4 hehehe :). On a separate note, a deer took a big bite out of the middle of a Mops mugo pine within 2 hours of planting it. It is darn near impossible for me to post pics. 20 minutes of doing the same thing and then it decides to post. Lol.

I have no experience with deer, but rabbits really enjoy my Picea orientalis and omorikas. If fur rats like them, wood rats may like them as well.

tj

Woohoo,1st time!

It took me about 6-8 small ($5) Canadian Hemlocks to get just one, which is still only about 3-4 feet tall. I think it was rabbits, but it could have been deer that ate the rest. Not sure why they didnt touch the one that lived, perhaps genetics? Other than that, animals havent eaten any of my conifers that I know of.

An updated pic (today) showing the P. Omorika Pendula and P. Omorika Gotelli Weeping. I first noticed a leader on the Pendula this spring(3.5 years after planting). I think I got these in a good spot, full sun. The trees behind are basic P. Pungens.

// apparently I was a year off in when I planted them. They have only been in the ground less than 3 years.

Thanks for the update Pete. It's fun to watch them grow, I like the comparison. The Pendula looks a lot different now, the container must have been holding back the growth. Looks awesome!

Thanks guys! As I recall the Pendula was very much rootbound and overgrown for the container size when I bought it. It was definitely the oddball of the group which is why I bought it and originally referred to it as the ‘abominable snowman’. It has been fun watching the leader form and grow this year (may still be growing). Your trees, layout, and clean look serve as great inspiration cb!

So much for the Gotelli being “flawless”. My guess is a heavier bird broke it by trying to perch on the tip. Not the first time and wont be the last. As long as the deer dont thrash it Im good. How often does this happen to you? This is about the fourth or fifth time a leader has been snapped for me.

Birds like to perch higher up with clear all around. "Birds eye view"? lol

Early in the season is worst, later on the stems become more 'woody' and resist breakage better.

I'd cut it off just below the break, there looks to be some below it that are ready to 'take over'. :-)

Nice place you have there!