Picea pungens - Blue spruce

continental : Let’s water every 3-4 weeks, so that the substratum is always quite moist. If the temperatures are very harsh, during the winter, it isn’t necessary to water. Wet with 1-2 buckets of water.

alpine : We advise watering the the Picea pungens regularly, but not too often, keeping the soil damp, using 0-1 buckets of water; during this period of the year watering every 4-5 weeks could be enough.

mediterranean : The Picea pungens always asks for a slightly moist soil: therefore we should water often, about every 2-3 weeks, wetting the substratum deep down. Normally 2-3 buckets of water are used.

continental : These plants need, for a balanced development, to be grown in a sunny place.
These plants are located in the garden during all the seasons, as they can stand intense cold and ice.

alpine : Plant which needs to be exposed to direct sunrays.
These plants can stand even intense freezing without problems, so they’re grown in the garden even during the winter months.

mediterranean : We advise locating these plants where they can be directly exposed to solar rays.
These plants can stand the cold, therefore they can be grown in the garden.

Fertilize Picea pungens : We should avoid fertilizing trees during the winter months; if we intend planting a tree during the winter let’s remember to enrich the soil with mature manure.

Pests Picea pungens : Towards the end of the winter it is advised to apply a fungicide treatment using products based on sulphur and copper, to discourage the development of the most common fungal parasites.

Picea pungens - Abete del Colorado