Correcting Leaders in Spruce Trees
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- Опубликовано: 24 июн 2022
- Another task that we must perform is correcting leaders. We use a verity of tools to complete this task but by far the most used is the max tapener. Without it this task would take much longer.
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Love it Tony!! Thank you !!
Thanks for watching!!
Great Video, And Great Looking Tree’s
Thank you!! Hope everything is going well for you guys.
All those links to the tools used in the video but nothing about the yellow ring? Please, someone tell me where I can get that!
Sorry I missed that one. Here is a link. www.hd2412.co.uk/products/pruning-shaping-and-bird-protection/branch-adjustment-on-christmas-trees/toprings/top-ring-plastic
Another helpful video. Thanks. Tony, where do you get those round leader fixers? Also, the plastic sticks that you use to pull limbs into position?
Hi Allen. Thanks for the comment. I purchased them from HD2412 they are over in Europe, so shipping was expensive. Here is the link Top rings | Branch adjusters | Branch guides | Top rings (hd2412.co.uk)
What kind of spruce trees are they friend? I am starting hundreds of Colorado blue's from seed this year.
Thanks for commenting. They are Picea pungens “baby
blue and the seed source is from Ontario. They are much more consistent in color than normal Colorado Blue Spruce. They really shine. Are you starting a nursery or just growing them form seed to get your own farm started?
@Hillside Christmas Tree Farm Well, they look great. We are in zone 6b and plan to start a tree farm and are working on the ground now. Quite amateur, so we're looking for any tips or advice!
The town I live in has so many beautiful spruce trees in it but they all have two tips at the top. I haven't seen that very often. Why is it there's so many of them that have two tips ??
A tree wants to have apical dominance. In my operation when we cut a leader to our desired length all the buds below that cut want to become the next leader in charge so a lot will grow vertical. So, we avoid cutting these tops if possible. In a landscape it could be damage that happened a couple years ago, bird, bug, anything really. But once the tree feels that it needs a new leader it will send the signal and several could be trying for the spot. I hope this helps.
Nice looking trees Tony. What causes the buds to abort on the Black Hills spruce? I see a lot of that on my Nordmanns.
Thank you Jennifer, this year I had the most bud abortion I’ve ever seen. I’ve heard extreme temperatures I’ve heard low potassium and there is this article as well. According to Pacific Northwest - Pest Management Handbooks (pnwhandbooks.org/plantdisease/host-disease/spruce-picea-spp-bud-failure): Spruce (Picea spp.)-Bud Failure
Seems like lots of things can cause it. all we can do is correct it.
When is the best time to cut off the second leader? Fall, late winter or early spring ? I lived in ontario , canada zone 5.
There isn't a bad time to remove a second leader. During the growing season they are robbing growth energy from the other branches. It's always good to have a set of hand clippers just in case you see one that needs to be removed. Just if you do in the hard winter be aware of some die back.
thank you! Btw what do you call your tape dispenser?
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Is it possible to train young norways to have more density without so much space in between branches at maturity. I love the look of them when they are young but not when they get big. They have the long heavy branches with to much spacing. I was wondering if I keep trimming the top every year if that would work long term to keep the growth closed together. Thanks, I’m not growing Christmas trees these are just for my personal property for privacy
Thanks for the comment. Yes, trimming the leader will keep the tree tighter. Trim the leader after its growing season, in Michigan this is from late August until the following April. Just keep in mind you'll only be able to reach so high, but hopefully at that point it will be ok to have a longer top. I think also with Norways they kind of have a weeping look this also doesn't help with a full appearance. Thanks for watching. I hope this helps