Cruiser
Omono
Unknown variant of Picea glauca. Styled to resemble old Sitka spruces. A work in progress.
(Illustrations by Robert Van Pelt)
(Illustrations by Robert Van Pelt)
Sitka-form white spruce
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Cruiser
Omono
The book is Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast.
An absolute gem for any dendrophile or woodsman. It is out of print but still available.
Van Pelt is well known for his work with big and old trees.
Years ago he teamed up with the WA Department of Natural Resources to create a guide for identifying mature stand structure and old growth trees. It features some photos and illustrations from Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast.
Though different in scope, the guide is also a gem with the added benefit of being free.
Anyone interested in learning about and understanding PNW forests would benefit greatly from these guides.
An absolute gem for any dendrophile or woodsman. It is out of print but still available.
Van Pelt is well known for his work with big and old trees.
Years ago he teamed up with the WA Department of Natural Resources to create a guide for identifying mature stand structure and old growth trees. It features some photos and illustrations from Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast.
Though different in scope, the guide is also a gem with the added benefit of being free.
Anyone interested in learning about and understanding PNW forests would benefit greatly from these guides.
ponderingsage
Mame
Cruiser
Omono
Confirmed the variety of this white spruce. It is ‘Pixie Dust’.
Health is good. A second flush of neon green-yellow foliage is starting to emerge.
Health is good. A second flush of neon green-yellow foliage is starting to emerge.
Cruiser
Omono
The graft and root base are not good.
Just beneath the soil looks like this. In the wild, a result from establishing on the side of a log…
Contextually cool, but not the plan for the spruce.
Just beneath the soil looks like this. In the wild, a result from establishing on the side of a log…
Contextually cool, but not the plan for the spruce.
Cruiser
Omono
A new root base is needed. The plan is to ground layer.
A hose clamp was positioned just above the graft. It was tightened enough so that it cannot rotate around the trunk but is not biting in.
A nursery pot will be positioned around the trunk, above the soil in the current container. The pot base was removed and will be used as a plate to help prevent layered roots from growing downwards.
1/2” bark nuggets fill the space beneath the plate and will help prop it up.
Substrate around the layer site is 1/8”-1/4” df bark.
Substrate depth above the layer site is 3-4”
Anticipated time for this process to complete is at least 2 years.
A hose clamp was positioned just above the graft. It was tightened enough so that it cannot rotate around the trunk but is not biting in.
A nursery pot will be positioned around the trunk, above the soil in the current container. The pot base was removed and will be used as a plate to help prevent layered roots from growing downwards.
1/2” bark nuggets fill the space beneath the plate and will help prop it up.
Substrate around the layer site is 1/8”-1/4” df bark.
Substrate depth above the layer site is 3-4”
Anticipated time for this process to complete is at least 2 years.
clem
Omono
Interesting, I didn't know that Picea glauca was a candidate for layering.
Are you going to let him grow and get fat without pruning so that he is strangled and layers better?
Are you going to let him grow and get fat without pruning so that he is strangled and layers better?
Cruiser
Omono
I’m not familiar with any layered white spruce in bonsai culture, but it’s well-documented in wild trees.
Yes exactly that!Are you going to let him grow and get fat without pruning so that he is strangled and layers better?
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