Norway Spruce question about planting inground or pot.
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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Decisions about Norway Spruce in my snall yard.
Comments (11)It has taken 15 years for them to go from 5' to 25' and give the 4-season privacy that I have - I would be sad to start over! This is a view from the patio - I don't know if you can see it, but there is a little more space between the bushier, darker, more narrow spruce on the far left and the lighter colored, more loose looking one on the left side of the arbor. If you look on the right side of the arbor, the final group of three spruce are even closer together. Of these three, the one in the middle seems to be more narrow, smaller, and bushier than the ones on either side. These five may not all be the exact same kind of conifer or maybe it is just normal differences between trees. The needles on the two more narrow, bushy ones are slightly shorter and darker in color than the other three. The spruces that are to the right of the arbor are the only ones potentially in danger of reaching the sunroom windows. The two to the left of the arbor have a little more freedom. The least attractive one is the lighter colored one on the left side of the arbor and I would feel less badly if that one had to go looks-wise but it sure would leave a big gap in the line of trees. If I trimmed the interior, intermingling branches away from any tree I was planning to remove, and allowed the branches of the keepers to have more breathing room, do you think that would let me wait until the keepers were a little bigger so I wouldn't lose the current look/privacy? I just hate trying to decide what to do here! I have trouble culling little bitty baby plants, much less a beautiful mature tree! At my age (3+ years to retirement!), maybe I should just let the next owners decide what to do for their own plans for the yard. I WILL be still gardening for the next 15 years (hopefully in this house) if I have anything to say about it though! BettyLu...See MoreNorway Spruce growth rate question. First year 4".
Comments (7)Cal: Norway spruce are generally a medium-fast growing tree. But, of course, your climate and soil make a big difference. I have grown NS both in Northern Virginia, a dry and hot Z6, and in the mountains of Western Maryland, a wet, snowy Z5. In both places I have seen some very fast growth on individual trees certain years. Yes, up to 4' or a tad more, but your average will be much less. In Western MD, in my forest groves on a good "class II" forest soil, the average is 28 inches. At this rate a 4 foot tree will be about 115 feet tall in another 50 years, with a very steady growth rate for the whole period. In Northern VA, the growth rate will be substantially less, averaging about 20 inches in a forest stand. But if your trees are growing in the open, they will, on average, grow in height more slowly, but faster in diameter. In given years their growth may be affected by possible white pine weevils, which kill the top portion of the previous year's leader. And, birds landing on the new leaders, before they have hardened, will break them, which also slows height growth for that year. --Spruce...See MoreArborvitae and Norway spruce questions
Comments (3)I've decided to not plant Norway Spruce since it will get too large. Ken, I have 15'-30' from my patio to the fence. I do not want my mixed border (conifers + shrubs + perennials) to exceed 10'. So my question now: how close to Thuja I can plant other shrubs? I am reading an excellent book 'Gardening with conifers' by Adrian Bloom now. On many pictures shrubs seem to be planted very close to conifers. Please help!...See MoreQuestion about Norway Spruce
Comments (17)Can you post other pics from different angles? Its tough to see whether there really is an issue or not. Better yet a level picture at ground level to see how this thing is sticking out of the ground would be best. Knowing Picea abies this plant should have rooted nicely after a full year in zone 6. You'll have to literally dig it out and reposition. Odds are if it settled to the degree you're stating, it probably has to be raised up on one side not just tilted. Again that picture of the trunk coming out of the ground will be telling....See MoreCal_00
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