Engelmann Spruce Bonsai Care
Trees reaching 760 850 years are known.
Engelmann spruce bonsai care. However engelmann spruce a very different story. I have a large tall one where i notched one of its thick branches and brought it way down with the aid of guy wires. Engelmann spruce is a medium to large sized evergreen conifer indigenous to the western parts of north america typically growing at high altitudes between 3 000 ft and 11 980 ft 900 m and 3 650 m. For deciduous trees i use 3 parts of this mix with 1 part potting soil usually the kind used for cactus and succulents.
Engelmann spruce will grow steadily for 300 years long after the growth of most associated tree species slows down. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the spruce bonsai tree position. I have been doing this for two years now. These spruce trees have a pyramidal crown with a slightly rounded top and their branches extend to the ground giving the whole.
Engelmann spruce picea engelmannii is a great candidate for bonsai. These trees come from high in the mountains so they will not do well in low elevations without extended cold dormancy. Unless a spruce has been specifically trained in the ground for bonsai and the branches are appropriate short with foliage near the trunk the most suitable design will be one that uses the first 2 or 3 branches with the uppermost remaining branch used for the new trunkline and imitates a wild tree or yamadori. The spruce needs a place in full sun during the growing season.
For spruce i add a half part more bark to retain more moisture. Featuring short green needles flaky bark and rugged character only found in a collected tree.