Description

Canadian spruce Sanders Blue (Picea glauca Sanders Blue) - has a dwarf size and a cone-shaped shape, thanks to which they have earned considerable popularity among landscape designers. The beautiful conical shape of the crown, together with the delicate blue coloring of the crown, perfectly emphasizes almost any composition. It's quite original appearance allows you to make these plants for the garden quite versatile. This spruce grows relatively slowly, 5-7 cm per year. At 10 years old, the height is within 0.7-0.8 m. Maximum size 2-3 m in height and up to 2 m in width. The crown has a conical shape with shoots that fit snugly against the pole. Unlike other varieties of dwarf decorative firs, this one is the least susceptible to spring burns, which reduces the amount of maintenance required. Gray spruce Sanders Blue will grow best in sunny places, with a bit of shadow. It is susceptible to soil moisture and does not like stagnant moisture and grows best in fertile soils with good drainage. In the dry period, the tree should be watered, in the evening, on the crown. At proper care, this species spruce is wonderful decorative ornament with dense needles beautiful color. Such trees are used both in single and group compositions.

Planting and caring for spruce Canadian Sanders Blue

Soil compaction and moisture stagnation should not be allowed. The landing site should be away from ground water. Definitely needs to be done drainage layer, in the form of sand or broken brick 15-20 cm thick. If fir trees are planted in groups, then the distance for tall fir trees should be from 2 to 3 m. Depth landing pit 50-70cm.

It is important that the root neck is at ground level. You can prepare a special soil mixture: sheet and sod land, peat, and sand in a ratio of 2:2:1:1. Immediately after planting, the tree must be watered abundantly with 40 - 50 liters of water. It is advisable to apply fertilizer (100-150 g of nitroammophoska, root 10 g per 10 l, etc.).

Spruce do not like dry hot weather, so in the hot season they need to be watered once a week, about 10-12 liters per tree. Carry out shallow loosening (5cm). For the winter, sprinkle peat around the trunk with a thickness of 5-6 cm; after winter, the peat is simply mixed with the ground, not removed. Spruces can be planted in winter.

Approximately 2 times a season, fertilizer for coniferous plants can be applied.

Usually spruces do not need pruning, but if they form hedge pruning is allowed. As a rule, diseased and dry branches are removed. It is best to prune in late May - early June, when the period of active sap flow ends.

To protect decorative forms fir trees from autumn and winter frosts, they can be covered with spruce branches. (cm.

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Description of the gray spruce (Canadian) “Sanders Blue” - Picea glauca “Sanders Blue”

It is a slow growing tree with a compact regular conical crown. Annual growth up to 4 cm per year. By the age of 10, it reaches 0.7 m in height. It reaches a height of 1-3 m, with a crown diameter of 1.5 m. Shoots are numerous, short, light brown in color. The bark is grey, smooth. The kidneys are almost spherical, light brown.

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How to plant a spruce with a closed root system. How to plant a gray (Canadian) “Sanders Blue

For seedlings with a closed root system, purchased in containers or simply from earthy clod, there is no strict time frame for planting. They can be planted all year round.

Landing coniferous plant carefully remove it from the container from the container.
If you have heavy chernozem or loamy soils, it is better to cultivate it first with the addition of sand and peat (or coniferous shavings, fine bark or litter). The soil must be made “light” and air and water permeable. If the site does not have at least a minimum slope, you should do drainage system conifer planting sites.
It is not necessary to dig large holes in heavy soils and lay drainage on the bottom - they will serve as water accumulators from the site. It is better to arrange a slight slope of the site so that the water does not linger on rainy days.
If you have sandy soils, you are in luck. Nothing extra should be done.
In prepared soil, a hole is dug to fit the size of the pot (coma) and after establishing earthy coma coniferous plants in the planting pit, the air gaps are covered with soil for backfilling, trying to fill all the voids. It is very important not to deepen the root neck of the plant, it should be slightly above ground level, otherwise the plant may die. After planting, it is necessary to water the plant abundantly.

reproduction

Propagated by cuttings, which is best done in early June. Winter cuttings without rooting do not take root. For cuttings with mother plant it is necessary to take the matured lower branches, which do not exceed 10-12 cm in size. The cutting to be separated from the mother plant must have a “heel”, otherwise the plant will quickly die. The lower part of the harvested cuttings must be treated with growth stimulants. The cuttings are planted to a depth of 2-2.5 cm. The substrate should not dry out as the plants take root, but it is not recommended to overmoisten the soil.

Growing and caring for spruce

Photophilous, but tolerates light partial shade. Likes wet and fertile soil, light or medium loamy. Upper layer soil must be well permeable so that the roots receive required amount air supply. Poorly tolerates waterlogging and soil compaction. Undemanding to moisture. Smoke and gas resistance is average. Wind resistant. It is recommended to periodically weed and loosen the near-stem circle, but not to dig it up. It is also advisable to mulch the trunk circle with peat or loose compost, followed by embedding. In dry periods, regular watering is recommended, preventing the complete drying of the root layer of the soil, as well as evening sprinkling of the crown. You can also fertilize with manure or compost in early summer.

Diseases and pests

Shutte, snow shute, fusarium, stem and root rot, bark necrosis, ulcerative (wound) cancer, cone rust, spruce spinner. It suffers less from spring burns than other varieties of Canadian spruce.

Spruce Canadian Sanders Blue (Picea glauca Sanders Blue) - has a dwarf size and a conical shape, thanks to which they have earned considerable popularity among landscape designers. The beautiful conical shape of the crown, together with the delicate blue coloring of the crown, perfectly emphasizes almost any composition. Such a rather original appearance allows you to make these plants for the garden quite versatile. This spruce grows relatively slowly, 5-7 cm per year. At 10 years old, the height is within 0.7-0.8 m. The maximum size is 2-3 m in height and up to 2 m in width. The crown has a conical shape with shoots that fit snugly against the pole. Unlike other varieties of dwarf ornamental spruce, this one is less prone to spring burns, which reduces the amount of maintenance required.

Sanders Blue Gray Spruce will grow best in full sun with some shade. It is susceptible to soil moisture and does not like stagnant moisture and grows best in fertile soils with good drainage. In the dry period, the tree should be watered, in the evening, on the crown. With proper care, this type of spruce is a wonderful decorative ornament with dense needles of a beautiful color. Such trees are used both in single and group compositions.

Planting and caring for Canadian Sanders Blue spruce

Soil compaction and moisture stagnation should not be allowed. The landing site should be away from groundwater. It is imperative to make a drainage layer, in the form of sand or broken bricks 15-20 cm thick. If fir trees are planted in groups, then the distance for tall fir trees should be from 2 to 3 m. The depth of the planting pit is 50-70 cm.

It is important that the root neck is at ground level. You can prepare a special soil mixture: sheet and sod land, peat, and sand in a ratio of 2:2:1:1. Immediately after planting, the tree must be watered abundantly with 40 - 50 liters of water. It is advisable to apply fertilizer (100-150 g of nitroammophoska, root 10 g per 10 l, etc.).

Spruces do not like dry hot weather, so during the hot season they need to be watered once a week, about 10-12 liters per tree. Carry out shallow loosening (5 cm). For the winter, sprinkle peat around the trunk with a thickness of 5-6 cm; after winter, the peat is simply mixed with the ground, not removed. Spruces can be planted in winter.

Approximately 2 times a season, fertilizer for coniferous plants can be applied.

Spruces do not usually need pruning, but if they form a hedge, pruning is allowed. As a rule, diseased and dry branches are removed. It is best to prune in late May - early June, when the period of active sap flow ends.