Plant this small tree at the entryway to your home or driveway. Keep your nosy neighbor out even in a small yard. Try spiral sculpting for the ultimate in posh design! The Dwarf Alberta Spruce is perfect for a dense screen in small spaces. Perfect for elegant containers in their natural state or manicured and sculpted for an extra classy impact. This small evergreen provides year-round lush green foliage that is soft to the touch. For more, learn about the top 10 Dwarf tree options. Do not use horticultural oil on Alberta Spruces. Treat with insecticidal soap for minor infections and Bifenthrin for more severe infestations. If you notice brown dry spots on your Spruce Spider Mites may be the culprit. When properly cared for, the Alberta Spruce rarely has issues with pests and disease. Be sure your tree is planted where it has plenty of air flow. The Dwarf Alberta Spruce is wind, cold, and deer resistant. If your soil is on the basic side choose a fertilizer for acid loving plants. Fertilize when planting and in early spring yearly with a slow release fertilizer. This Spruce is drought tolerant after establishing. After your plants are established, they only need watered when the potting soil is dry. Water your new tree deeply a couple times a week for the first month or two. Do not allow the mulch to touch the trunk as this increases the chances of pests and disease. After planting, adding a layer of 2 to 3 inches of mulch will help keep the soil moist. If you know you have an alkaline soil choose an acidic fertilizer like Espoma's Holly Tone. The Alberta Spruce thrives in full to part sun and adapts to any soil that is well drained. However, winter is fine as long as the ground isn't frozen and if you are in an area that has mild summers, like zones 2-5, summer is a great time to plant as well. The Company is still a privately owned family business supplying its products not only in the UK but exports to over 30 different countries worldwide.Spring and fall are great times for planting your Dwarf Alberta Spruce. With this environmentally friendly ethos the Company now launches a new fully bio-degradable Tree Shelter for the forestry sector. Rainbow is very proud of its green credentials with their motto of �shaping your environment� at the heart of all product innovation and development, it prides itself on using 100% recycled plastics in the production of the Tree Spiral Guards, so saving re-usable plastics ending in land-fill sites. Rainbow also handles the distribution of the highly regarded Rite Edge and Rite L Edge aluminium landscape edging systems for soft and hard landscaping needs. The product portfolio also continues with a full range of metal Tree Protectors suitable for both urban and countryside environments. For the horticultural sector of the market the Company has a wide range of plant and bed labels with a variety of different plant labelling options. Originally founded in 1961 with the invention of the famous Rainbow Buckle Tree Tie the Company now operates from its 8000m2 site in East Yorkshire and produces a full range of products including the Rainbow Tree Spiral Guards, Defender Tree Shelters, Buckle Tree Ties, Chainlock and EasyFix strapping with cushions for trees, to the ground stabilisation systems of Rite Pave and Hexapath. The Company is also very aware of the environment in which we all live and breathe and to this end use recycled materials wherever possible in the production of its products. WELCOME TO RAINBOW PROFESSIONAL One of the leading UK manufacturers and distributors with products aimed at the forestry, horticultural, landscape and amenity markets.
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