Can't find a Picea omorika 'Bruns'
Chris (6b, Bergen NJ)
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
As per the title, I saw a stunning 'Bruns' the other day at, of all places, a walgreens parking lot. Now I need to have one, and I cannot find one. Conifer kingdom has 2 but they are large specimens, I'm looking for a 1-3 gallon range size. Sent out some emails, one of which went to Bob Fincham. Anybody out there that can help me find this plant? The weeping 'Pendula' version is everywhere....
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Picea omorika 'Bruns' or 'Pendula Bruns'?
Comments (24)Bluespruce, As I told you, I received my 'Pendula' from the late Kas Koemans who was a famous Dutch conifernurseryman for about 30 years. He cultivated this 'Pendula' together with the 'Pendula Bruns' from the beginning on when all the other weeping forms were not in sight yet. For all those years he took scionswood from his own stockplants and that's why I'm so sure that I have the true one. I hope I answered your question now. If you are interested in some scionswood, please let me know and I send you some in the beginning of next year ;0)...See MorePicea omorika 'Pendula Bruns' photo gallery
Comments (10)Excellent, Dave! Many cultivars are so popular and so unique this seems like a perfect way to show their many shapes, forms and sizes. Surely you must do similar threads for plants such as Picea abies 'Pendula', Picea glauca 'Pendula', Abies Koreana 'Kohout's Ice Breaker' and so forth. I can contribute several 'Pendula Bruns' specimens and though they are young and still getting their feet wet, they already show varied character and I am enjoying training them this way and that. 'Pendula Bruns' specimens: A leaning tower in a pot. Someday perhaps I'll have to straighten it or weigh down the pot! A double leader, weeper. The foliage just glows. Another mutant. Part-shade, doing well though doesn't want to go up straight! -Will...See MorePicea glauca 'Pendula' VS Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns'
Comments (36)I agree and thanks guys for pointing me in the right direction, I really like the curves compared to my straight lines on the dog bone bed. The curves on the bed connecting the arbor will make my picea pungens 'hoopsii' and Picea glauca 'pendula' really pop! I like this much more than the round circle I had before that made these trees blend in. Dave perhaps this fall I will take measurements off my yard and work on this over winter. Right now I just want to get a basic scetch of what I think could look good. I won't be putting these beds in until fall 2012. Tonight I'll lay the roundup down for the arbor bed, mark the spot for the plants, etc to get it ready to plant in 6 weeks pending weather. A garden hose is definitely easier to use and lay out curves, I just use rope because the beds are very large. Just an example, the bed I have to the right of my house, I have about 400' of rope down to create this bed. The cost of rope is much less than the cost of hose. When I add those 3 beds to the back yard I'll lay out all 3 beds at once just to make sure I really like it. If I do one bed at a time with my water hose, I may not like the overall design once all 3 beds are in place. What looks great on paper could look bad in person and vise versa. I use 1/2 pink hose, it shows up pretty good and I can easily see the layout from the second story window. I took your design and modified the middle bed to force the design to stay out in the yard and not so close to the house. I couldn't have it wrap around the kidney bed like you have it only because it would have put the small bed to the far right of your scetch in the back deck. With this design, I should have around 20' of space. I may or may not make the middle bed arch out on the other side a little instead of a half circle. It'll depend on how much room I'll have....See MoreMy questionable purchase: Picea Omorika Pendula Bruns
Comments (27)This is a way I would do it. I am sure others will suggest a different approach.. One for sure. Prep the area. Go buy one of those 6 ft aluminum plastic covered green stakes at your local nursery. Also buy a roll of 1/2 inch wide stretch tape. The green colored stuff. Drive the stake in the ground directly where your conifer will be centered. Build your mound or cone the correct height where root flare is 2 inches above grade. Make sure you compact this dirt so there is little or no give. Then go to work on the roots as Dax described. When you are finished set the conifer on the top of cone at correct height and stretch tape it to the main leader. Now it is held secure for you to flare out the root structure around the cone. With the stake driven in the ground make sure it is plumed to vertical. No leaners. Make sure you have enough left to pull up the main leader to vertical and stretch tape it to it. If you want to build a berm and have no dirt go buy some top soil from your local big box store and mix it in with what you have tilled up. If you have a local source that can supply what is the same composition of soil for your area go for that if possible. Of course you will have to haul it or pay to have done. If your berm is any size at all then I would use that suggestion first. You will have to decide on your course of action. Good luck. I know this is a challenge for you and after you accomplish this you will give yourself a pat on the back. Also this experience you will retain for the next one. I have a feeling there will be more. I also am impressed with the choices you have made. All will be beautiful specimens. Also known to be true. Most cultivars 1 gal. and up that are potted are root bound. Even the small miniature ones. The only exceptions are the ones sold in the wooden boxes. My Pinus strobus 'Angel Falls' boxed was not root bound and perfect in every way. Buchholz conifers seem less root bound and their boxed cultivers have no root bound issues at all. Stay in the range of 1-3 gal. for potted conifers. Anything above that is a challenge and usually unworkable and comes with root issues. I can say this because I have purchased many potted offerings from multiple sources. Wish I could tell you who the main source of root bound conifers is but I am not going there. For purchases in the future pop them out of the pot if the nursery will let you. If they won't do it for you move on. Better safe then sorry. Any reputable nursery should always guarantee you a 50% refund if it dies in the first year when they don't plant it. 100% refund if they do. Then I know one that guarantees them 100% no matter who plants them. Dave This post was edited by Davesconifers on Tue, Sep 17, 13 at 13:41...See MoreChris (6b, Bergen NJ)
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