The Canadian spruce Konika Desember is a rather unusual and very attractive coniferous crop. It is characterized by its compact size and decorative crown. The plant is often used in landscape design and used to decorate home interiors. A distinctive feature of spruce is its dense cone-shaped crown and sharp top. In order for a crop to always look decorative, it needs to be properly cared for.
What does a tree look like?
According to the description, the Konica Desember variety is a beautiful and compact tree that has an attractive decorative shape.Spruce has thin and flexible shoots, a regular cone shape with a pointed top and brownish buds. The tree is also characterized by a superficial location of its roots.
The crown seems thick due to the needles. It has a soft structure and a pleasant, pronounced aroma, in which notes of currant are felt. The curved needles reach 1-1.8 centimeters in length and have a light green tint. Over the years they become gray.
Sometimes small light brown cones appear on the tree, which are located mainly in the upper part of the tree - from the central part to the top. The culture is characterized by fairly slow growth. Over the course of a year, it grows by a maximum of 8-15 centimeters. The average size of a tree is 4-5 meters. In this case, the diameter can reach approximately 2 meters. 10 years after planting, the tree grows up to 2-5 meters - the specific dimensions depend on the growing conditions.
Popular varieties
Konica Desember is far from the only popular variety. Thanks to the efforts of breeders, it was possible to obtain other varieties of Konica. The most popular varieties include the following:
- Elegance Compacta - this crop was obtained in Czechoslovakia in the fifties of the last century. Despite the similarity with the base variety, this plant also has some differences. In 1 year, the spruce grows 5 centimeters. The shoots are characterized by a light green color. At the same time, the needles are distinguished by a rich green tint. The maximum tree size is 2.5 meters. In this case, the cones do not exceed 1 centimeter in length.
- Albert Globe – is a selection variety bred in the Netherlands.The plant is a shrub measuring 1 meter. In appearance it resembles a ball with a dense crown. This variety is characterized by radial placement of shoots. Over the course of a year, spruce grows by 10 centimeters on average. By the age of 10, the height of the crop does not exceed 50 centimeters. A distinctive feature of the plant is its delicate soft needles, the length of which is 1 centimeter. Old needles are characterized by a yellowish color, while young ones are green. Sometimes the branches are decorated with small brown cones.
- Gnome - the height of this tree does not exceed 1.5 meters in height. Spruce has a cone-shaped shape and lush branches. The maximum size of needles reaches 7 millimeters.
- Laurin – This variety is considered quite rare. Its distinctive feature is its slow development. During the year, young plants increase by 5 centimeters. Mature trees even grow by 2 centimeters.
- Maigold – this hybrid variety has golden needles and is compact in size. The culture is characterized by a beautiful cone-shaped crown. The needles have a soft structure and reach a length of 8 centimeters.
How to plant a spruce tree
Planting work is usually carried out in mid-spring. For spruce, you should choose well-ventilated and bright places without gusty winds and accumulation of cold water. The tree develops normally in sunny areas, but in the spring it needs to be shaded with non-woven material.
Before planting, you need to make a hole 2 times larger than the lump of soil with roots. A drainage measuring 15-20 centimeters should be placed at the bottom. It is also necessary to use a substrate with fertilizers. When planting, you need to spread the roots well. It is important to ensure that the root collar is flush with the ground surface.
After planting the spruce, it needs to be watered abundantly and the tree trunk circle covered with a mulch layer. When planting several plants, it is important to maintain spacing between them. Its size should be 2 meters.
Aftercare
To preserve the decorative appearance of the crop, you should irrigate it in time, loosen and weed the soil, clean the crown and apply fertilizer. Crown cleaning is the removal of dry needles and shoots. To do this, you need to carefully move the branches apart and remove the yellow needles. In this case, you don’t have to deal with crown formation.
The tree should be watered as the soil dries out. Usually it is enough to moisten the soil once a week. In dry and hot weather, it is recommended to sprinkle the crown.
Fertilizers should be applied 2 times a year - in spring and autumn. At the same time, in the spring it is recommended to use nitroammophoska, and in the fall - complexes containing potassium and phosphorus.
Reproduction of spruce
Spruce can be propagated by seed and cuttings. At the same time, the use of seeds is considered a rather lengthy and labor-intensive process. In addition, it does not always allow preserving the varietal characteristics of a crop.
Spruce propagates faster by cuttings. In addition, this procedure helps preserve the varietal characteristics of plants. Cuttings taken in spring can be rooted in 3-4 months. Autumn shoots require six months to do this.
Application in landscape design
Canadian spruce Konica Desember is often used in landscape design. It can be used as a tapeworm and in combination with other plants. The variety looks great with decorative foliage and flowering crops. Also, the coniferous plant looks great with hostas and cereals. It is often used to decorate rocky gardens, rock gardens, and rockeries. In addition, the culture is suitable for forming a beautiful hedge.
Konica Desember is a beautiful variety of spruce, which is often used to decorate summer cottages, parks and alleys. In order for the crop to retain its decorative properties, it is important to strictly follow the rules of planting and adhere to basic agrotechnical recommendations.
