Picea Abies Bonsai From Seed
Picea abies the norway spruce is the most wildly used spruce used as a christmas tree in europe.
Picea abies bonsai from seed. The picea mariana black spruce is widespread across canada. A word of warning of course. Has orange brown bark when young which turns to purple grey when mature. Spruce picea abies often termed common spruce or norway spruce.
Pollen cones measure 12 25 mm long and are purplish red in color. Department of agriculture plant hardiness. They are green or reddish when young maturing brown 5 to 7 months after pollination. To start growing a bonsai pine tree from seed you need to collect large slightly green or brown cones during fall.
Choose cones that are closed because open cones mean that seeds were probably been released. Don t expect a thick trunked bonsai tree anytime soon its going to take a very very long time. Picea glauca conica however is often tried but rarely makes good bonsai. Pine trees that have plenty of cones tend to have more viable seeds.
Foliage is dark green flattened needle like. The dormancy within the seed is short and easily broken and reasonable success can be expected even when seeds are sown without any form of pre treatment. Norway spruce picea abies norway spruce seeds are relatively easy to germinate and grow. Mine had 4 delonix regia 5 pinus aristata 5 picea abies and like 20 jacaranda mimosifolia.
With its blue green foliage and symmetrical growth habit the norway spruce picea abies adds structure and year round color to landscaping within u s. Absolutely recommend this kit for someone who wants to grow some trees from seed. Just lay the pine cones in a room temperature in open box. Good morning i have been growing this picea abies pictured below from sapling for about 2 years now.
Stunning red cones decorate the tree during the months of spring. Seed cones measure 4 to 7 5 inches 9 17 cm long the longest of any spruce and have bluntly to sharply triangular pointed scale tips.