Theres obviously MANY ways to plant a blue spruce. I live in Long Beach Long Island NY with sand soil below 12 inchs or so. I did the following. I purchased 4 5/6 foot Baby Blue spruce trees from 3 different nurserys. I dug a hole 4x4 feet and 4 feet deep. ( this will "train /allow the roots to grow DOWN ,not verical towards my house foundation or sidewalk ) I removed the sand and made sandbags to be ready for the next hurricane Sandy type storm. I purchased about 5 or more yds of the best "top soil " I could have delivered, I mixed in 3/4 of a bag of Bumper Crop nutrient into each hole near the level of where the tree would sit. I then put the tree in the hole leaving the burlap on it, and planted it so the top of the root ball was 3/4 inchs above the ground level. There's plenty of info about how much you should leave above ground. As my area can get 45-75 or more MPH winds once or twice a year with little notice, I placed 4 tree stakes with ropes covered in sections of garden hose around the tree. I left the stakes up for the first year. I fertilize the trees every year either in spring or fall with a high grade commercial fertilizer from a regional tree care company ( about $200 for all the trees and shrubs on my property)They are doing fabulous.
I planted my blue spruce tree a month ago and I just noticed the tip of the branches are soft and sagging what did you think I'm doing wrong? I'm not sure If I water too much or not enough I only water every every 4 days since I plant it. I really appreciate your help. Thank you
Unless you’re getting a lot of rain I would water it every day and make sure you mulch it Then after a couple weeks you could spread it out to every two or three days
they make a "blue wonder" which is tinier.... not sure if the color is quite a blue. I'll have to experiment with iron if that makes it more blue. Maybe copper. Not sure yet.
It’s never too late to add fertilizer. You can add a cup of Holly tone around the drip line of the tree and water in. I recommend doing that at least once a year. Thanks for watching here is a link for more info www.espoma.com/product/holly-tone/
In summer do you have to cover them to protect them from extreme heat and harsh sun? I had one of these, it was doing great in the pot then i was told to plant it in the ground and it died in the ground. I believe the 2021 summer killed it when we had 3 straight weeks of over 100 degree days consecutively.
The tree is doing wonderful! I’m in zone 6b. Not sure if I mentioned in the video or not but make sure you mulch the tree it’s first winter as it won’t have enough needles fall to have a natural mulch
How far from my fence.... (well.... its a corner of my backyard where two fences meet at 90 degrees) should I plant this tree from the corner?? Thank you in advance
Beautiful Blue Spruce! Thank you for planting and sharing!
Thank you! I now have less than no idea what I am doing :)
Theres obviously MANY ways to plant a blue spruce. I live in Long Beach Long Island NY with sand soil below 12 inchs or so. I did the following. I purchased 4 5/6 foot Baby Blue spruce trees from 3 different nurserys. I dug a hole 4x4 feet and 4 feet deep.
( this will "train /allow the roots to grow DOWN ,not verical towards my house foundation or sidewalk ) I removed the sand and made sandbags to be ready for the next hurricane Sandy type storm. I purchased about 5 or more yds of the best "top soil " I could have delivered, I mixed in 3/4 of a bag of Bumper Crop nutrient into each hole near the level of where the tree would sit. I then put the tree in the hole leaving the burlap on it, and planted it so the top of the root ball was 3/4 inchs above the ground level. There's plenty of info about how much you should leave above ground. As my area can get 45-75 or more MPH winds once or twice a year with little notice, I placed 4 tree stakes with ropes covered in sections of garden hose around the tree. I left the stakes up for the first year. I fertilize the trees every year either in spring or fall with a high grade commercial fertilizer from a regional tree care company ( about $200 for all the trees and shrubs on my property)They are doing fabulous.
Please can you give us an update of your baby blue spruce. My wife and I are interested in planting some this spring.
Thank you for uploading this now I know how to plant my blue spruce❤🌲
Tnx for watching. Make sure you mulch it during its first winter. Mine is doing great!
I love your garden in the background
@@natureisneat9015 thank you
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Looks beautiful tree
Thank you very much. The tree is doing really well Tnx for watching
Great works thank you for sharing this wonderful video with us
Thanks for watching we are about to work on a huge project in the back of our property so I hope you’ll keep watching for new videos
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I planted my blue spruce tree a month ago and I just noticed the tip of the branches are soft and sagging what did you think I'm doing wrong? I'm not sure If I water too much or not enough I only water every every 4 days since I plant it. I really appreciate your help. Thank you
Unless you’re getting a lot of rain I would water it every day and make sure you mulch it Then after a couple weeks you could spread it out to every two or three days
they make a "blue wonder" which is tinier.... not sure if the color is quite a blue. I'll have to experiment with iron if that makes it more blue. Maybe copper. Not sure yet.
Thanks I’ll have to check that out. I have some new areas in the back that I could use a thinner blue
Great job I did the same thing except didn’t put good soil on the bottom oh well too late 🌱 🌲
It’s never too late to add fertilizer. You can add a cup of Holly tone around the drip line of the tree and water in. I recommend doing that at least once a year. Thanks for watching here is a link for more info
www.espoma.com/product/holly-tone/
We planted our baby blue spruce 4 month ago. Watered everyday. How much do you water now that the tree is a few months old?
In summer do you have to cover them to protect them from extreme heat and harsh sun? I had one of these, it was doing great in the pot then i was told to plant it in the ground and it died in the ground. I believe the 2021 summer killed it when we had 3 straight weeks of over 100 degree days consecutively.
No i have found as long as you give it consistent water it is good
How big is this tree now that it's two years later?
How is the tree doing now? Also what planting zone are you?
The tree is doing wonderful! I’m in zone 6b. Not sure if I mentioned in the video or not but make sure you mulch the tree it’s first winter as it won’t have enough needles fall to have a natural mulch
How far from my fence.... (well.... its a corner of my backyard where two fences meet at 90 degrees) should I plant this tree from the corner??
Thank you in advance
You’ll have to read the tag. This one is a dwarf variety and I still want it to have at least 5 feet on either side
@@gardeningwithme7690 ok cool. Thanks a lot
Is the tree still there?
Melissa one of our big nurseries in Tallahassee FL is Esposito - any relation?
No I don’t think so. But that’s cool 😎
How much did that tree cost?
It’s been a while ago so I can’t be positive but I think around $60
300 dollars in upstate NY@@gardeningwithme7690
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In my country we eat blue spruce trees.
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Must be a Deer country?
😋same!! they are delicious