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Picea Abies aurea native tree growing in Ylivieska, Finland

11 years ago

Tree has `wintergoldÃÂ´ qualities. Gets golden when needles harden. Pretty intense during winter. Does not drop needles but turn back green in spring. Notice how potent and well growing it seems, almost dominates the neighbors.

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jarpe
Original Author
11 years ago
abowe 1.8.2012 below 20.10.2012
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jarpe
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11 years ago
below 23.2.2013
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jarpe
Original Author
11 years ago
Also this unbeliveable 15m tall and extremealy narrow picea abies pendula grows wild near by in Sievi, Finland. Forest around it has been clearcutted some 10 years ago.
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coniferjoy
11 years ago
Wow, great finds!
Please, reserve me some scions of both specimens...
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blue_yew
11 years ago
I like that narrow form you must get grafting.
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unprofessional
11 years ago
Woah! That second one is awesome!
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jinxz5
11 years ago
Wow! Stunning! Yes please send some scion to Coniferjoy. Jay
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gardener365
11 years ago
Yes, very nice finds.

Dax
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wisconsitom
11 years ago
Must be the genetic results of the Chernobyl disaster! Or maybe not.

+oM
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zsolti_hungary
11 years ago
That narrow one must grafted in high number... Amazing. What about the wind? How flexible it is?
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monkeytreeboy15
11 years ago
Jarpe! Please send me an e-mail. I have some questions for you.
samgpratt@gmail.com
Thanks!

-Sam
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jarpe
Original Author
11 years ago
Zsolti! i quess it must stand pretty solid for not been nocked down for this past 10 years. Usually picea abies, left alone in the middle of clearing like this falls down in the first storm because of its shallow roots. I think maby wind gets no grip of itÃÂ´s narrow form.
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jarpe
Original Author
11 years ago
picture on the internet of the same tree:

Here is a link that might be useful: picture of big weeping spruce
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sprucebud
11 years ago
Oikein hyvÃÂ¤ - very nice.
Richard
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slama.wbgarden
11 years ago
Hi Jarpe, this narrow spruce is super. May I have some scionwood ? Are you grafting ? I can send some scionwoods from my this year new wb discoveries.
Jan

wbgarden wbs

Here is a link that might be useful: wbgarden
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jarpe
Original Author
11 years ago
Ok Slama, send me email with your adress. I try to get you some. (jari.penttila@mhy.fi) I am grafting in a small skale and would love to get my hands on some of your wb material.
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jarpe
Original Author
11 years ago
Narrow spruce of Sievi as 1 year old Graft in my garden
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coniferjoy
11 years ago
Hey Jari, it's very nice to see the first graft ever of your find.

What kind of binding material do you use?
It looks like sticky tape to me...
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jarpe
Original Author
11 years ago
Yes i grafted this with common plastic tape used in offices. I got some grafting rubberbands and plastic wrap called parafilm or buddytape later and survival persentage has since gone up.
This really might be first graft ever made of that unique narrow tree. Impossible to know for sure though.
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