Engelmann Spruce 1
Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce)Engelmann Spruce from 2025 PSBA Silent Auction
Pre-Bonsai
- Acquired
- Jun 7, 2025
- Training since
- Jun 1, 2023
- Origin
- Jun 1, 2009
- Provenance
- Young-ish engelmann spruce in nice pot from Nicky Ducommun, appears to be ~14-17 years old based on branch whorls and thickness. Likely was a young yamadori. Very straight. Maybe formal upright? Or needs serious styling.
Seasonal Care — Mid Spring
- watering
- Regular watering needed, but avoid waterlogging.
- fertilization
- Start fertilizing with low-nitrogen balanced fertilizer.
- wiring
- Can wire new growth as it starts to elongate; be gentle.
- bud shoot management
- Allow shoots to extend to 3-5 pairs of needles, then pinch.
Care History3 entries
Unwire
Really bad scarring. Will need to be trunk chopped.
I noticed that the wire up the trunk was biting in quite a bit so I took it off today. It left some really bad marking as seen in the photos. I am going to let the tree recover as much as possible and my give it a good chop later with a much lower leader.
Bench
Observation
Other — Acquired
Purchased from 2025 PSBA Auction for $35 (Nicky Ducommun; Yamadori?)
BenchPicea engelmannii — Quick Reference
- Placement
- Full sun
- Watering
- Moderate
- Repotting
- Every 2-4 years
- Pruning
- Structural in spring, maintenance in summer
- Fertilization
- Balanced
- Wiring
- Spring or Autumn