Colorado Blue Spruce Bonsai Tree
Their needle shaped leaves are are four sided and attached singly to the branches.
Colorado blue spruce bonsai tree. Spruces can become 60 m 200ft tall when mature and have a typical conical shape. Finally re pot the tree using fresh soil to position the tree and then water the soil. A colorado blue spruce bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant. Buy colorado blue spruce bonsai only 69 95.
To root prune a spruce bonsai gently remove the tree from the container and clip some of the thickest roots. These plants can be planted in rows to form windbreaks or living wall privacy screens. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. Project description this bonus episode of bonsai u features the styling of a colorado blue spruce bonsai planted on a lace rock.
This tree was originally collected in the rocky mountains just outside of denver colorado at at elevation of 5500 feet. It belongs to jason eider. Colorado blue spruce is a native american tree that originated on stream banks and crags of the western united states. This tree was originally collected just outside of denver colorado in 2017 and subsequently planted on this stone at eisei en in spring of 2019.
In the wild it can grow up to 50ft tall and 20ft wide. The branches grow whorled. Its pyramidal shape foliage color and wonderful smell make this plant a classic choice for a christmas tree. Learn how to navigate difficult design hurdles in this newest episode of bonsai u.
The colorado blue spruce s silvery blue needles are prickly to the touch and have a strong fresh piney smell. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. The styling in this video took place in february 2020. I borrowed the photos shown here from oscar of bonsai empire.
This sturdy tree is grown in farmlands pastures and large landscapes as a windbreak and doubles as a nesting site for birds. The spruce is an evergreen coniferous tree genus which is widespread in the northern hemisphere. A powerful colorado blue spruce bonsai its story of age hardship this gnarled old colorado blue spruce picea pungens won the prize for the finest all american composition at the 5th u s. Striking blue colored foliage has made the blue spruce a popular bonsai tree in the united states.
Colorado blue spruce blue spruce. Picea pungens glauca common names.