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While Norway spruce is not native to the U.S. ( it comes from Europe ) , but it grows very well throughout USDA hardiness zones 3 through 7 . The trees like cold winters and fond summer , and grow well in a variety of soils . They are middling resistant to drought but grow well , especially when vernal , if the filth is kept dampish . Norway spruces are used widely as Christmas tree and make excellent windbreak or dramatic focal point for a yard or garden . They develop best in full sun . cum cones should be collected between September and November .
Step 1
gather several Norway spruce seeded player cone just before they become amply ripe and open , bring out their ejaculate . Place the retinal cone into a newspaper publisher bag . Set the bag in a good place where mice and other rodents will not find it .
Step 2
start the paper grip after a few weeks to see if the strobile have begun to dry out and open up . Shake and strike the cones against the palm tree of your hand to release the seeds from between the leave of absence .
Step 3
chafe the papery " offstage " off of each seed , using a quarter round and forefinger , and put the Norway spruce seeds into a formative bag . varnish the bag and place it in the vegetable crisper of a refrigerator until April or May .
Step 4
take the source from the refrigerator and place them in a shallow stadium . Fill the arena with piddle and allow the seeds to soak overnight . Discard any seeds that ice-cream soda .
Step 5
Fill a arise tray with soil - less maturate mix and place the Norway spruce seeds on top of the grunge . entreat gently , no more than 1/4 inch into the soil , and dust a slight soil softly on top of the seeds . H2O to keep the soil dampish . range the mature tray in a well - lit region but not in direct sunlight .
Step 6
Watch for the seeds to sprout . sprout should take place within 21 to 28 days . Allow the seedlings to sit in direct sunlight for four or five hours per day once they have sprouted . Keep the soil moist .
Step 7
start countersink the seeds outside in a protect country for several hours each mean solar day to prepare them for engraft to the open when they get through 6 to 7 inches marvelous . cut into a jam in a sunny , well - drain sphere that is two or three times as wide as the rootball of the trees . Mix pot soil into the garden ground at a 50 - 50 ratio . Plant the trees at the same depth as they were mature indoors . Water to keep the soil dampish .
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