Blue spruce: planting and care

Blue spruce (photo is shown below) - beautifulDecorative trees, called so for good. Its needles are covered with a waxy coating, giving the plant a peculiar shade. Thanks to this color, the spruce got its name. To the beauty of the tree opened up to the full, it needs special care throughout the year.

This relatively unpretentious plant is suitablefor cultivation in our climatic zone. To a tree grows well and develops, it needs the appropriate soil. It happens that the land into which it was planted is infected with a fungus. The blue spruce, the planting and care of which was carried out at the site of the growth of agricultural crops, may feel badly.

If the needles changed their color to red, thisa sure sign that the plant is infected. In natural conditions, the land on which these trees grow contains the fungi necessary for growth. Timely soil analysis carried out by specialists will help in time to identify all the problems and correct its composition by introducing the necessary components (clay or sand, humus or mineral fertilizers, manure or compost).

Blue spruce: planting and grooming in the lowlands and on the hill

For trees growing in dry places, aadditional watering. For a spruce planted in a low place, on the contrary, good drainage is necessary, which will protect it from excess moisture and will not allow the roots to rot. The soil next to the trunk must be periodically loosened, weeded, mulched with a peat or crushed bark. If the tree needs additional nutrition, it is necessary to feed mineral fertilizers. From time to time, the trunk must be laundered from dust, especially in young trees.

Blue spruce: planting and caring for newly transplanted trees

Such plants need careful care. In the first year after their transplantation to a new location, special attention should be paid to the development of the root system. While the tree has not fully taken root, it needs additional watering. Water should not be cold. The optimum temperature for watering is 15-22 degrees. Recently transplanted plants require support in the form of special stretch marks. They need to be checked from time to time and, if necessary, corrected and strengthened again.

Blue spruce: planting and caring for seeds obtained from seeds

The initial stage of growing plants in such a wayway begins in early spring. Best of all, when emergence coincides with the end of frosts. Fir seeds are blue for a day left in water. Then the planted plants are covered with sawdust with a layer of 2-3 cm. On the 20th-25th day shoots appear. Young trees grow slowly, very hard to tolerate soil compaction, do not like proximity to groundwater and open wind. While the Christmas trees are small, they must be carefully weeded to prevent darkening of the soil. Due to the superficial location of the root system, deep tillage can not be carried out. When plants reach half a meter, they can be planted in a permanent place.