Ezo Spruce Bonsai Care
Height 23 width 26 depth 27 nebari trunk 5 general care for the ezo spruce sunlight the ezo prefers lots of sunlight.
Ezo spruce bonsai care. I purchased these trees as seedling liners in the early. Near the end of her time at the museum micah herself became part of the story when she helped prepare an ezo spruce tree that secretary of state hillary clinton. Ezo spruce are wonderful to work with their tight growth habit and foliage make them such great trees. This quality of ezo has never been imported to the usa before.
I settled on this one because it had the biggest trunk and should do better in my hot humid summers. Bonsai apprentice program. This is same species that were made famous by kato san. This ezo spruce picea jezoensis came from evergreen gardenworks after a long search for a decent ezo or sachalin.
Sharing my new ezo spruce. Spectacular ezo spruce from japan. I do not posses many conifers at all but this species does intrigue me. Be careful with the very hot summer period though and make sure to shade them during intense midday times.
How to care for your spruce bonsai positioning although spruce trees naturally thrive in cooler climates the bonsai tree does require a lot of direct sunlight. The spruce needs a place in full sun during the growing season. Brent s comments on the tree are. Ezo spruce pruning and wiring brian vf pinching pruning spruce wiring september 27 2014 september 26 2014 1 minute pruned hard in fall 11 root worked hard in spring 12 wired in winter 13 then allowed to grow freely for the next two growing seasons.
Specific bonsai care guidelines for the spruce bonsai tree position. Nice movement on the trunk of this ezo make it extra special. In winter it should be placed in semi shade and frost protection is recommendable when the tree is planted in a bonsai pot because frozen roots can t provide water while the evergreen foliage continues to transpire and can desiccate. I am not usually around these parts of the forum but inspired by the ezo spruce that brian van fleet purchased from brent at evergreen gardenworks i decided to get one from brent as well.
With these we must be very careful to cut back to new buds to allow the cut tips to continue to grow in next years extension.