Spruce Tree In Winter

Usually there is no specific pattern to the damage the discoloration isnt above the snowpack or just on one side of the tree or even worse on one side.

Spruce tree in winter. Pruning after the sap starts running can be damaging to the tree. Unless you can water them sufficiently early to mid winter is not the best planting time either. Although you may not think of winter as dry time what with all the snow you must remember the moisture from the snow cant get to the roots until the snow melts and the ground thaws. In the snowy north where landscapes can look barren in winter evergreens such as colorado blue spruce trees can provide much needed winter interest.

Colorado blue spruce trees are valuable in deer country as their prickly texture and strong smell render them conveniently deer resistant. Tender new spruce growth. The symptoms of winter injury in spruce trees are often somewhat different below. Late winter february through early spring march april is best.

In answer to your question yes late winter is a good time to be doing pruning on evergreens such as spruce. Balled and burlapped trees have diminished root systems. They need to be planted before canopy growth begins.