The Baby Blue spruce is a robust tree that can be successfully grown in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 7. With its small size, this spruce is a great way to boost your yard’s look without taking up too much space. You might want to add some outdoor lights to transform it into a seasonal delight. If you want that perfect outdoor Christmas tree, this spruce has the rich foliage and a classic shape to make your holiday decorating dreams come true. Since it does grow tall, this is not the ideal tree to plant under power lines. The rigid appearance gives any space a more formal look. You might want to plant the Baby Blue spruce near an entryway or a walkway as an accent plant. The color can break up those areas with solid green plants or trees. With their beautiful silvery-blue appearance, these trees allow you to use them as focal points in your yard. It does have average texture, but you can balance out the landscape with finer shrubs for a contrasted look. This Baby Blue spruce is a dense evergreen that features a distinctive pyramidal form. Along with the extra privacy, you cannot beat the crisp appearance and cool color of these Baby Blue spruces. These small spruces also act as a visual screen for privacy borders or marking off boundaries. This tree’s denseness helps reduce the impact of wind gusts as it protects delicate plants. Watch for signs of over or under watering like yellowing of needles, dropping needles and brownout on one or both sides of the plant.If you want a great hedge, a few of these Baby Blue spruces will fill in those spaces. Your sprinkler system may have been blown out before the final watering is needed so you will need to hand water your evergreens instead of relying on your sprinkler system.
Evergreen trees use water from fall and early spring to nourish them throughout spring and summer.
Watering your tree in late fall just before freeze-up is vitally important to the health of your tree. It is important to remember that although the surface of the soil around your tree may be dry the subsurface can be moist. This simple device will give you an accurate reading of the moisture content below the surface. You can purchase a water meter from your local garden center to test the soil for moisture.
Water sitting for too long around the root ball can cause the roots to rot. In fact, the trees should be allowed to dry out between watering. Spruce trees do not need to be kept constantly moist. This watering schedule can vary of course with temperature changes. We have found that watering newly planted evergreen trees once a week during summer is adequate. So by continuing to water, you can harm the tree further. It can be tempting to continue watering your evergreen when it looks like it is unhealthy but quite often too much water is the source of the ill health. Evergreens are more sensitive to watering conditions than other trees so you need to make sure you are watering them appropriately. We have seen many evergreens in Calgary die due to over watering and under watering. Junipers include Wichita, Cologreen, Moon glow, Sky rocket and other upright junipers. Spruce trees include Colorado blue spruce, Columnar Blue spruce, White spruce, Fat Albert spruce. The health of your spruce trees and other evergreens depends greatly on their watering schedule. Low Maintenance landscaping for Calgary homeowners.Low Maintenance landscaping for Calgary.Grow your own organic vegetables in Calgary.
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