{"id":1554,"date":"2022-11-30T13:46:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/?post_type=speciesguides&#038;p=1554"},"modified":"2023-01-16T18:50:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:50:34","slug":"picea-spruce-bonsai","status":"publish","type":"speciesguides","link":"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/speciesguides\/picea-spruce-bonsai\/","title":{"rendered":"Picea\/ Spruce Bonsai"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1554\" class=\"elementor elementor-1554\" data-elementor-post-type=\"speciesguides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e712d62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e712d62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0afe31\" data-id=\"b0afe31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96671a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96671a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image22-1024x969.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4415\" alt=\"A stunning Picea glehnii\/Ezo Spruce bonsai at the ExpoBonsai UK 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image22-1024x969.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image22-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image22-768x727.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Image22.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ezo Spruce by John Pitt at Expo Bonsai UK 2022<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b31f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b31f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Picea is a genus of 30-40 species of monoecious, evergreen, coniferous trees occurring in forest in cool-temperate regions of the N. hemisphere. Spruce are commonly used as Christmas Trees. They have whorled branches and needle-like leaves set singly around the shoots, these leaves are persistent for a number of years.<\/p><p>Picea are a difficult tree species to style as bonsai. Their habit of throwing out whorls of branches leads to bar branches and trunks can have poor taper unless care is taken in training, backbudding is rare so it can be difficult to keep the foliage mass close to the trunk.<\/p><p>There are some Picea species that are more suitable for Bonsai cultivation most have short needles and respond well to Bonsai cultivation. Some species such as Picea glauca &#8216;Albertiana conica&#8217; are naturally slow-growing and can take many years to develop. Probably the most frequently used Picea species for Bonsai is P. abies though P. orientalis, P. glauca and P. sitchensis\/ Sitka spruce are of equal value, as is P. mariana.<\/p><p><b><u>BONSAI CULTIVATION NOTES<\/u><\/b><\/p><p><b>POSITION:<\/b> Full sun with shade from the mid-day sun during the Summer. Fully hardy to -10\u00b0C. Spruces are very tolerant of wind and benefit from good air circulation<b>.<\/b><\/p><p><b>FEEDING:<\/b> Every two weeks throughout the growing season.<\/p><p><b>REPOTTING:<\/b> Repot in late Summer\/early Autumn\u00a0 after new buds appear on the current seasons growth. This timing has proved to be very reliable for a species known to sulk after Spring repotting! Do not remove more than half the soil at any one repotting. Older trees require very infrequent repotting. Use a fast-draining soil-mix. Protect from full-sun after repotting.<\/p><p><b>PRUNING:<\/b> New growth should be pinched out after shoots have extended to 2-3cm long, leaving 4 &#8211; 5 needle-clusters. Hard prune only in Autumn to reduce sap loss\/bleeding.<\/p><p><b>WIRING:<\/b> Wire only in Autumn and Winter as wiring during the Spring and Summer can result in dieback of branches.<\/p><p><b>PROPAGATION:<\/b> Sow seed outside in Spring. Take ripewood cuttings in late Summer. Cuttings can take a very long time to strike.<\/p><p><b>PESTS AND DISEASES:<\/b> Aphids and red spider mites.<\/p><p><b>STYLING:<\/b> Suitable for all forms except broom in all sizes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470c442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"470c442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ezo-Spruce-by-Luis-Balino-Bonsai-pot-Nakano-Gyouzan-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019-63.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4582\" alt=\"Ezo Spruce by Luis Balino Bonsai pot Nakano Gyouzan European Bonsai San Show 2019 (63)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ezo-Spruce-by-Luis-Balino-Bonsai-pot-Nakano-Gyouzan-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019-63.jpg 740w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ezo-Spruce-by-Luis-Balino-Bonsai-pot-Nakano-Gyouzan-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019-63-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ezo Spruce by Luis Balino Bonsai pot Nakano Gyouzan European Bonsai San Show 2019 (63)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2d7de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d2d7de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ezo-Spruce-by-Luis-Balino-Bonsai-pot-Nakano-Gyouzan-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4581\" alt=\"Ezo Spruce by Luis Balino Bonsai pot Nakano Gyouzan European Bonsai San Show 2019 (63)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ezo-Spruce-by-Luis-Balino-Bonsai-pot-Nakano-Gyouzan-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019.jpg 740w, https:\/\/bonsai4me.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ezo-Spruce-by-Luis-Balino-Bonsai-pot-Nakano-Gyouzan-European-Bonsai-San-Show-2019-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ezo Spruce by Luis Balino Bonsai pot Nakano Gyouzan European Bonsai San Show 2019 (63)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spruce have a reputation for being a difficult species, but getting your timing right for repotting and styling makes it an easy 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