Blue Spruce

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What is the growth rate of Blue Spruce trees?
 

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Hey ticks here is some info I was able to find, and a link to the site that I found it on. Do you have Blue Spruce, or are you planning to get some? Very beautiful trees. My favorite evergreen I think. The great thing is that they grow well almost anywhere.


The growth rate is typically slow, averaging a foot a year, but that can vary from six inches to two feet also. Improved growth rates come from good planting conditions, adequate moisture during the growing season, limited competition from weeds, and a shot of fertilizer a couple times during the year.
Link: http://www.cdr3.com/spruce/sp00002.htm
 

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I have 1 blue spruce. I water it once a week. It seems to be dying though, I do see new needles coming in though! :D
 

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YAY that it's growing!! How big is it?
 

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about 10-12 inches :p
 

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AWW! :weight It's hangin in there!
 

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mines well-drained, not watered, about a foot and a half tall and it's doing great. i figured they were a little more hardy than what you said. hmmmm...
 

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They do grow slowly no more than 12-18 inches per year in general but they do seem to be very hardy and can take extended dry periods. We bought a planted one for Christmas a few years back and it's grown and takes little care.

True most plants will do better if you tend to them daily, have a strict fertilizing and watering schedule and check for pest and disease.
 
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