Help with tree name

aztec_spitz

I just purchased this tree for my garden, but there was no sticker or card with a tree discription. If you know the name of this tree or the family its from, it will help me care for it.

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Steven

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Leif Raukleiv

Obviously some sort of cultivated spruce, Picea. I have seen some of them, they have this ball-like shape. Used in gardens and graveyards. I have no idea about size and shape after some years. Picea abies is the most common tree here in Norway.

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aztec_spitz

Thanks for the reply,

Any idea if it should be covered during the winter?


Thanks
Steven

Brent Ferris

It is some variety of globe spruce (Picea) - could be Norway(P. abies) or Colorado (P. pungens) (the original green) or possibly White (P. glauca). Need measurements of needle length, needle cross-section, and the size of the branches to ID the species.
Spruce is pretty tough, and can normally withstand the winters here. THe bigger problem is the snowload, so a small teepee made of 2x2's and ply to shed the snow and installed after frost or early November should help your tree survive the winter. And a wrapping of hardware cloth around the stem to a height of 12-14 inches should help deter mice or rabbits nibbling on the bark.

While the globe tree looks pretty, it needs to be trimmed yearly to maintain this size and shape.

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