Alberta Dwarf Spruce Bonsai
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Alberta dwarf spruce bonsai. This conifer makes an excellent bonsai tree. In its natural form it looks like a miniature christmas tree but it can also make an beautifully artistic topiary if you wish. This is the first time i have worked with the dwarf alberta spruce. It is an evergreen shrub with a deep green foliage that consist of needle like leaves.
Though not very often seen they look amazing when trimmed into a spiral shape. Dwarfed spruce trees require direct sunlight. The dwarf alberta spruce is diminutive evergreen with a classic pyramidal christmas tree shape. This spruce variety is related to some giant varieties that can grow 100 feet or taller but because dwarf alberta spruce rarely exceeds about 13 feet it is a popular choice for foundation plantings and as a specimen plant all over america.
During that time i smashed their trunks broke their limbs let them dry out kept them soggy brutalized their roots every few years put them in full sun left them out in five foot snows had cats pee in the soil i had to throw them out last year still very much alive because i was simply sick of them. The dwarf alberta spruce picea glauca conica has a beautiful rich dark green foliage and their cones have a very distinctive camphor smell if you crush them. The dwarf alberta spruce is a perfect cone shaped dwarf conifer displaying dense green needles that are surprisingly soft to the touch. This dwarf version of the white spruce grows very slowly growing just 2 to 4 inches per year and it is generally grown as a large shrub or small specimen tree.
Making formal upright bonsai from alberta spruce duration. Herons bonsai 157 142 views. Njplantsandtrees dwarf alberta spruce aka picea glauca alberta conica it is a slow growing densely packed conifer grows about 3 inches per year it can handle strong winds cold conditions and heat and drought most commonly used as a foundation plant on either side of a landscape element such as a driveway or an entry way it can also. Spruce and pine duration.
Tora bonsai school 11 436 views. Dwarf alberta spruce bonsai tree scientific name picea glauca conica originated in cool forested regions of the northern hemisphere. A bonsai spruce tree can be a challenge to care for because it takes a fair amount of skill to mold this tree which prefers a cone shape into a wind swept bonsai. Dwarf alberta spruce bonsai trees 5 styles types how to duration.
The exception to this is that in the summer months the tree should be shaded from the most intense midday sun.