Ezo Spruce.

[treeman]

These take a long, long......long time to shape. Now the branches are more or less in position they can slowly - ever so slowly - fill in.
Even getting the trunk to stay straight is a trial. The tree has been wired countless times.

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[Robsterios]

So long... so very long... imagine that group that you sold me that's now together with more trees in a forest... wire, de-wire, wire again..!!
But...oh so nice when they get going. Have been a bit obsessive over them since seeing those 100 year old ones in Japan.

[SuperBonSaiyan]

Thought I'd ask here rather than start a new post.

I recently acquired an Ezo which was grown from seed. I was told seed grown can look quite different.



It's tall and twiggy at the moment - I'd like to get it to fill out more. How do I accomplish this? Does it back-bud readily on old wood?

Also, does this species air-layer well? If it does, I might take off the top third to compact the tree a bit more - it's around 140cm tall at the moment.

Any other care tips for Ezo's would be appreciated - it's a new species to me.

[treeman]

Thought I'd ask here rather than start a new post.

I recently acquired an Ezo which was grown from seed. I was told seed grown can look quite different.



It's tall and twiggy at the moment - I'd like to get it to fill out more. How do I accomplish this? Does it back-bud readily on old wood?

Also, does this species air-layer well? If it does, I might take off the top third to compact the tree a bit more - it's around 140cm tall at the moment.

Any other care tips for Ezo's would be appreciated - it's a new species to me.

Looks more like a common Norway spruce too me but it can be difficult to tell them apart sometimes. You can shorten the shoots back all over the tree for now and repot, remove branches and create a new leader in autumn or spring. Feed it in the mean time.

[SuperBonSaiyan]

You can shorten the shoots back all over the tree for now and repot, remove branches and create a new leader in autumn or spring. Feed it in the mean time.

Is it safe to repot at the moment? I thought it was a few months too late based on what people have told me - but that was not specific to Ezo spruce.

I'd like to repot it to get an understanding of how the roots are (and thus determine the overall health of the tree), but I don't want to do it at the wrong time and damage the tree.

[treeman]

You can shorten the shoots back all over the tree for now and repot, remove branches and create a new leader in autumn or spring. Feed it in the mean time.

Is it safe to repot at the moment? I thought it was a few months too late based on what people have told me - but that was not specific to Ezo spruce.

I'd like to repot it to get an understanding of how the roots are (and thus determine the overall health of the tree), but I don't want to do it at the wrong time and damage the tree.

If you are careful but it's a bit late.