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. It will take about 2 growing seasons to establish, after that effective growth will start and It will propably be 10 feet tall after ten years. Here's what happened up at my tree farm, which we started on in That first year, we hand-planted several hundred conifer seedlings.
Technically, some of these were plug stock, while others were normal bare-root. Of the third or so that were NS, the best of that bunch are now about twelve feet tall. This year's growing season started out wet but became quite dry by July. Very vigorous species. Tree question zone plz help!? Tree experts: best way to trim backside of this tree as it grows? All too true Spruce-those last two points. I must have a resident population of WP weevil working my plantation over.
Some damage, others left alone completely. And it doesn't help, having white pines in the very same area, although as you've pointed out, it seems Norway spruce is an even more favored host. Happily, NS can and does re-leader quite readily, and with the fast growth rate, is able to make up for lost time reasonably well, it seems. I've done no control so far. Have you done anything in your groves with regard to chemical control? For a while, when the trees were smaller, I did nip off the tips to get the weevils, but my trees are way too tall now.
I think doing what I did reduced the population some, but I'm not sure. In Winchester I planted a lot of white pines and Norway spruce trees, and there were no other white pines or Norway spruce anywhere near, but, in a few years, here came the weevils.
I have had so much else to do here, I did not try to get the weevils this year. But, as you say, Norway spruce handle the damage well, and usually re-establish a single leader. And, it seems they make up for the lost growth one year with better growth the next.
But repeated weevil attacks do retard growth some. No, I have not tried chemical control. My understanding is that the timing has to be exactly right--I read a bit about it at one time, but don't remember just how to decide when to do the treatments. Once the weevils enter and start eating their way down into the shoot, it is hard to get the pesticide to them.
Thanks Spruce. As has so often been the case, your experiences are a huge benefit to latter-day folks such as myself. And I'm in exactly the same boat as you I suppose-and this with no research-there would be a systemic product that could conceivably get at these weevil larvae, but there are problems with that too, not the least of which are unintended, off-target effects. Now granted, as a wind-pollinated pine family member, we're not likely to have lots of bees and other beneficial insects working the trees over, but that whole area is problematic to me.
The fresh shoots of the tree have long been used in traditional medicine to treat respiratory, skin, and gastrointestinal ailments. The resins are used for burgundy pitch, a component of many varnishes and medicinal compounds. Its needles were once used to brew spruce beer, both a treatment for scurvy and refreshing beverage. If you are interested in brewing your own, the following is an American recipe from meant to use Red or Black Spruce :.
Take four ounces of hops, let them boil half an hour in one gallon of water, strain the hop water then add sixteen gallons of warm water, two gallons of molasses, eight ounces of essence of spruce, dissolved in one quart of water, put it in a clean cask, then shake it well together, add half a pint of emptins yeast , then let it stand and work one week, if very warm weather less time will do, when it is drawn off to bottle, add one spoonful of molasses to every bottle.
Norway Spruce has the largest cones of all Spruce trees and is a key identifier for the species. White Spruce produces cones that are inches, Colorado Blue Spruce produces cones that are inches, and Norway Spruce cones are inches. If you ever struggle to determine what kind of spruce you are looking at, check the cones! Although not native to North America, Norway Spruce was brought to the continent by early settlers and has naturalized in several Wisconsin counties.
In the United States, the tree has been used to reclaim mine spoils and other disturbed sites due to its toughness. One of the oldest trees in the world is a Norway Spruce.
Named Old Tjikko, the surprisingly small 16 feet tall tree grows from a root system that is over 9, years old! The tree has persisted through resprouting and layering, and is considered the oldest individual clonal tree. The seasonal needle drop of Norway Spruce will acidify the soil beneath. When selecting perennials for underplanting, use those that tolerate soil acidity and heavy shade. Four Seasons.
Spring Summer Autumn Winter. What is the name of the evergreen tree that grows wild surrounding the Shenandoah Valley? Some kind of cedar I think. I have seen it in the South too. Kristine, those are Eastern Redcedar, or it can be spelled Eastern Red Cedar, but it is really a juniper. The trees give the Cedar Waxwing its name, as it loves the berries.
Juniperus virginiana is its Latin name. I am concerned with the trees you offer for planting. I know you save by buying in quantity, but I would like to see trees distributed that are native to the area where they are being sent.
We sell a mix of native and non-native species and choose trees that are known to thrive. As always, purchase species that will do well in your hardiness zone. The Tree Wizard is a great resource to see what will work in your area. If lower branches are damaged or disfigured, they may be removed without causing any overall change in beauty if trunk is shortened.
Tree height is feet or more with spread of feet with long branches. Tree produces 5- to 7-inch-long cylindrical cones near top of tree. Cones drop in late summer and fall. Cones become litter on paved surfaces. Do not plant tree in wet soil. Give tree generous space in which to grow and mature. As it grows and develops, it becomes a very large, attractive evergreen. It will exhibit beauty in both summer and winter.
A large mature Norway Spruce becomes a prized specimen tree as view in the summer with a blue sky.
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