Weeping White Spruce Growth
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Comments (12)Ken, I have read you rant about maples many, many times. May I plant maples and not worry about their effect in 5, 10, 20 years? ;) (I don't actually want a maple.) I know you caution against them for multiple reasons..... so I'm just trying to see if I should have concerns about the spruce roots as well... ===>>> you miss the wisdom of it all .. i will yell.. I DONT CARE WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR GARDEN... you take what i say.. and use it.. or file it appropriately ... all i can tell you .. is my experience ... and that is key .. because i am not telling you what other wise sages have written or posted on the WWW ... i speak from my personal experience .. in my personal gardens ... if you want to make the same mistakes i made.. ALL THE POWER TO YA .... i learned by making mistakes ... you feel free to do the same ... you said: Picea glauca Pendula (which grows at least a foot a year. I know I have space for the tree above ground.............. what happens below ground is another story. :)) ===>>> this one grows straight up ... are you spacing it for 20 foot plus potential ... one foot by 20 years??? or is the placement too close to the house ??? but Picea abies Pendula.. BUT .. there always seem to be a big but around.. lol ... you train it to the height you want.. and then it grows one foot per year... STRAIGHT DOWN ... i dont have time right now for pics .... one is a true weeper.. as per Pa pendula... the other.. glauca ... is a vertical leader plant.. with all BRANCHES weeping down.. making it rather thin ... [BTW.. this is another rant of mine.. where one term describes two growth habits .. pshaw] if you google the latin on each.. and flip to the IMAGES side ... i bet you will now see the difference ... and you will run across a very large glauca that you hopefully will understand that you can not plant within 20 feet of the house or so.. which would rule out your space that i am envisioning in my mind ... how about a pic???? ken...See Moreweeping white spruce
Comments (29)Hi all and thanks for your response to my previous question. Below are a couple photos of what I was talking about. This Picea glauca 'Pendula' is a recent addition to my yard, and it has been staked since I purchased it, but I just want to know if I should keep the leader stem staked and forced upward, because it is naturally bending down. It appears it was left that way in the nursery, so I want to be careful if I need to prop it back upward. If I do attach the leader to the stake, how long should I leave the stake attached to the whole thing? The Spruce is about four foot tall and the top may not seem to be bent too bad in the photos, but its partly because I already attempted to gently bend it upward since it was pointing almost straight down when I purchased it. Thanks again....See MoreCracked Leader On Weeping White Spruce.
Comments (2)it will not harm the plant .... both of the two buds just below .. will try to become leaders.... in about two years.. you will cut one off.. and let the other go ... i would cut off the broken one now ... suck it up.. just do it... i know.. it will be hard .. lol ... mine lost its leader 3 times in 5 years ....which reminds me.. i have to go cut one off also ... ken...See MoreWeeping Spruce: Norway vs. White
Comments (4)You want the best of both worlds built into one conifer. That is not possible with the two you have chosen. Picea a. 'Pendula' has a wondering growing habit. It will grow vertical on the stake as long as on the stake. When it reaches a height you can no longer stake it then the central leader will begin to wonder. It will need more room horizontally to grow then "Glauca Pendula'. The only favorable thing it has going for it is the dark green color you like. On the other hand Picea glauca 'Pendula' will grow straight as an arrow without the stake. It will not wonder and stay very narrow in growing width. A much more formal looking conifer then . Growing height is similar with 'Reflexa' the stronger.. Actually I have two of each growing in different areas of my garden. I would not grow them together. The look would not be appealing with the mismatched growing habit. I have enclosed two photos of 'Reflexa'. 'Pendula' in the nursery trade. This one on the stake only 2 years then left to free range. This one was staked for 10 years but now off the stake. The main leader is now some what unstable and reverting back to its wandering growing habit. This photo is two years old and does not reveal this. And of course Picea glauca 'Pendula'. A true champion growing in any garden. I hope I didn't totally confuse you in your decision making. Both are great focal point conifers. If you decide to mix and match go for it. You are the one who needs to be happy. Dave...See Morefloraluk2
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