White Spruce Bonsai

The spruce needs a place in full sun during the growing season.

White spruce bonsai. North star compact white. White spruce 6 to 10 m 20 to 33 ft high on the shore of urquhart lake northwest territories were found to be more than 300 years old hare and ritchie 1972 bark. In the spring and fall the tree can be misted along with keeping the soil wet. The bark of mature white spruce is scaly or flaky grey brown brayshaw 1960 or ash brown harlow and harrar 1950 but silvery when freshly exposed.

To maintain the health of a spruce bonsai in the contained growing environment you will need to supplement the soil. Used as a christmas tree cultivars used in bonsai. Pendula or weeping white spruce. Wood used in construction and paper making timber is exported to japan.

The miniature alberta spruce is great for a beginner due to its care hardiness and ease of training. A distinctive and adored species is the white spruce which has a strong and refreshing aroma. Specific bonsai care guidelines for the spruce bonsai tree. During the winter months the spruce will need watering less often.

Albertiana daisy s white is a dwarf conical selection of alberta spruce with compact dense branching and needles that flush pale yellow slowly changing to white yellow and finally light green by the end of summer. Due to the branch formation in whorls and natural tendancy of some spruce species towards pyramidal growth the spruce can be a difficult bonsai subject. 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. It is native to the western united states primarily in the rocky mountains but can also be found in the northeastern united states as well as eastern canada.

The tree color can vary from dark green through all shades of blue green to powder white blue. All our seeds have phytosanitary certification and are laboratory proven to have high germination. It is very reliable and disease resistant. Branches are flexible and can easily be trained downwards to form a simple formal upright tree.

Spruce has scaling or flaking bark and in general its needles are short enough for use in most sizes of bonsai with many dwarf varieties available. The tree thrives outdoors and likes full sun when possible. The miniature spruce bonsai is an evergreen which produces single needles that grow around the branch. The hardy and amazingly beautiful norway spruce with shiny green needles is the most common one to use as a christmas tree.

This gives the bonsai a fuller look. It is also known as canadian spruce skunk spruce cat spruce black hills spruce western white spruce alberta white spruce and porsild spruce.