Yeddo Spruce - Picea jezoensis

Common Name: Yeddo Spruce - Picea jezoensis

Seeds Per Packet: Approx 50

Hardiness: 1 (-15 to -10 °C)

Soil Type: Loam, Sand

Watering: Medium

Bonsai Location: Outdoor

Bonsai Styles: Cascade, Semi-cascade, Formal Upright, Informal Upright, Slanted Trunk, Group Planting

Flower Colour: Unremarkable

Additional Features: Attracts Birds

Scientific Name: Picea jezoensis

Climate: Cold Temperate, Warm Temperate

Ideal Soil pH: Acidic, Neutral

Position/Sunlight: Full Sun

Foliage Colour: Green

Tree Full Height: 25-50m

Tree Full Width: 5-10m

Bonsai Size: 5-10m

Bonsai Difficulty Medium

In The Garden

A large tree, the Yeddo Spruce can be grown in very large gardens or parklands as a feature tree, however, it is really more prized for it's ability to be styled into beautiful bonsai specimens. Grown extensively for the production of structural wood and paper this tree can get to 50m tall and have a trunk diameter of up to 2m.

Propagation

Found in cool and temperate areas of North Asia this species will grow well in cooler climates and will benefit from some protection from the sun during the hotter months of the year.