Black Spruce Bonsai Seedling

I believe most of the black spruce collected are from sphagnum swamps not necessarily shady but usually sheltered by other trees.
Black spruce bonsai seedling. As the cones mature they will turn dark brown and begin to hang downward. I have seen many very dwarf small spruce and larches in the sphagnum bogs. Dark green blue green or grey green. Small violet colored cones are produced and sit upright until fertilization.
Long story short i planted a random assortment of seeds i got for my birthday from a seed kit. Black spruce grows in north america in a broad belt from alaska to newfoundland and as far south as the great lakes. The spruce needs a place in full sun during the growing season. I live in central texas so i m.
Black spruce seedlings approx 8 16 tall photo is no longer accurate the black spruce is a slow growing northern species featuring dense foliage and good shade tolerance. In the southern parts of its range it grows mainly on mires further north also on drier soils. To my surprise one of the black spruce seeds germinated. My oldest bonsai was a japanese white pine i had been training for 10 years.
The black spruce is a medium sized tree with a narrow shape like a church spire. This is a small slim tree with a narrow cylindrical crown. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the spruce bonsai tree position. I had 10 one handed bonsai 5 to 8 inches tall at one time.
This species grows in a small narrow columnar shape and is tolerant of shade. This conifer exhibits dense foliage with very short blue green needles and brownish gray bark that is thin and scaly. The four elements for seedlings start seeds destined to become bonsai in plastic seed trays. If you collect seeds from trees growing in your local area planting the seeds in autumn will do just fine however if you want to plant seeds out of the season during springtime for example or if you purchase seeds online or if you like to grow seedlings from trees not growing in your local climate a process called stratification might be necessary.
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 really wasn t expecting anything out of it although i was really hoping the black pines would germinate. Keep in mind that there is no such thing as special bonsai tree seeds as bonsai are created from normal trees. Most were north american trees that i started as seeds or seedlings.
It only grows to about 30ft tall except in rare circumstances.