The Growing Season, August 29, 2026 - Spruce

“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat!Pie-see-you!  Actually, that would be "Pica-you..."   In latin, Picea is the word for spruce and it just happens to be the focus of this week's episode of The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into all things spruce and the show kicks off in style, highlighting the "Baby Blue Eyes" spruce - the Ferrari of spruces. It's everything that you would want in a spruce.  The trio discover that the Baby Blue Eyes has been around for longer than they think. The Colorado Blue Spruce and The Japanese Maple are the plants that EVERY client wants on their site. What is a Koster Blue Spruce?   What is a Moerheim Spruce?   What is a Hoopsii Blue Spruce? That's a lot of spruce.How big is your property?  Can it accommodate a spruce? Matt talks about Muscle Cars. They also talk about Sugar Maples.The oldest spruce resides in Sweden and its not a good looking spruce by any means.  Google "Old Tjikko."Can you grow a Spruce in a container? What about planting procedures with regards to spruce?  Is there a specific way of planting them? Many spruce needles are almost square - 4 sided even. What is "Needlecast?" Are there any "Needlecast" resistant spruce? What is a Norway Spruce? SPRUCE WANT SUN!    LOTS OF SUNNNN!!!!What is a Serbian Spruce.   Unique would be a great descriptor...Tune in. Looking to book a consult for your property?  We'd love to help.  CLICK HERE