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Reply to: Just follow up, this picture is of my worst tree and it’s pushing through green buds. All of the other ones that are also brown have new growth on them. So I think I’m going to get lucky.

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Reply to: did the lawn guy apply weed treatment to it?? how do the buds look?? where are you.... how bad was winter ...big city name is the bottom branh .. at the trunk.. on the ground.. it might be planted too deep ..

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Reply to: Leaving the peat pot sticking out is very odd advice. I can’t think why any gardener would say that. Are you certain they said above and not below? The exposed part dries out and wicks water away from the buried part. Although sold as being plantable, and theoretically they are, in practice they often cause trouble. It’s best to tear off the top and bottom. Have you dug down to investigate what’s going on under the surface?

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Reply to: they should have been completely removed from the peat pot.. and planted at proper depth according to you tree and its root mass.. aka the root flare ... who put them in the peat pots.. and how do you know they planted the root flare properly in the pot ... since you didnt take any out of the pots ... if you landscaper likes his methods .. and stands by it.. have him replace the plants for you ken

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Reply to: The standard advice is to be sure that the peat pot is NOT sticking up above the soil line.

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Reply to: If you dig down next to a thriving one and a browning one you may find your answer. We can only make suggestions from what we can see in the pictures.

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Reply to: If the peat pot didn't decompose as advertised...what are your roots doing? I would remove all on any replacement trees to check on the roots at planting time anyway. Once your in the field ready to put the tree in the ground I can't think of any benefit to leaving them on unless there's already lots and lots of roots poking through... While also keeping in mind other factors outside of the pots may have compounded the trouble. Hopefully you check back in and let us know what your finding...

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Reply to: Yes Tom is not me, but he knows his Norway spruce. And so does Ken. Norway spruce retain their lower branches very well, unless in fairly dense shade. I think your 15 foot spacing will work very well. If I wanted to have perfect spacing for a row of "specimen" 60 year-old Norway spruce, I would recommend wider spacing, maybe somewhere between 20 and 30 feet (there is no "absolute" perfect spacing). But given your situation and goals there for a screen, 15 feet will do just fine. As they grow rather large, they will tend to grow together and the trees will not be so broad as they would be if given more space, but I see no problem. Enjoy! Of course, if some grow faster, and look better than others, the weaker, less beautiful ones can be thinned out later, and that can give more room to the nicer, stronger ones. But that would most likely lead to some irregular spacing. You can decide what you would like when the time comes. --spruce

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Reply to: How far back from the 800' driveway did you plant them? You didn't say but I assume they are species and not a grafted cultivar of some kind. Determining the width of the spread will be based upon the life of the plant as they grow till they die. You will not want to remove any of them when they grow together. If you do the sides will be void of foliage. Let them maintain the solid wind screen. They will not loose bottom foliage where exposed to full sun. Also if you planted 50 a certain percentage will not make it. Just the way it is. Have a few extra planted down at the end of the row for replacements. There is a certain gentleman that lurks on this forum. He is an expert on spruce aka Picea abies He goes by the handle of spruceman. Maybe he will chime in for some additional advice. Good luck, Dave

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