Norway Spruce Bonsai Forest
The spruce needs a place in full sun during the growing season.
Norway spruce bonsai forest. The norway spruce is a beautiful ornamental tree species. To maintain the health of a spruce bonsai in the contained growing environment you will need to supplement the soil. The hardy and amazingly beautiful norway spruce with shiny green needles is the most common one to use as a christmas tree. It s only 3 years old and i haven t wired it so it s growing quite large and needs a bigger pot now.
Walter has successfully captured the essence of a tree in its natural environment. Korean fir norway spruce 1 year 1 week ago 50753 i m just wondering if you could please give me some pointers about my korean fir. Somewhere in the swedish mountains scientists have found a norway spruce tree that has reached an age of 9 550 years and is allegedly the oldest living tree in the world. We ll start with assessing the trees preparing the pot.
Norway spruce will shade out grass and invasive plants such as bush honeysuckle autumn olive and multiflora rose. Norway spruce makes for a good cover crop to prepare the soil and make it easier to grow hardwood trees in the future. They norway spruce have few disease problems unless stressed. A 2 tall potted tree can be over 10 ft tall in 5 years in good soil with adequate moisture and weed and grass control around the base.
No one would suspect just how much work it took to create it. Hi everyone this week i am doing the bonsai version of spinning plates i m planting a whole forest of young norway spruce trees. It is also a popular selection for bonsai. This spruce could easily be placed anywhere in the forests i know and not be out of place.
Spruce bonsai trees require soil that is kept moist but never saturated. When i first saw walter pall s norway spruce i saw in it many trees from the forests in the woods of michigan. During the winter months the spruce will need watering less often. The needles will create a duff layer and allow beneficial fungi to become established.
It is very reliable and disease resistant. The pyramid shape makes it as a viable choice for christmas trees. In the spring and fall the tree can be misted along with keeping the soil wet.