100 Blue Spruce Seeds for Planting | Colorado Blue Spruce, Picea pungens glauca | Attractive Trees fro Privacy or Landscaping

Considering this is a fairly hard plant to grow from seed, these worked well. We did a stratification on a moist paper towel for 30 days and 60 days. Both seemed to germinate well. I can't give exact numbers because I didn't need 100, so I doubled and sometimes tripled them up. What I didn't realize is that these can stay small for a long time if the conditions aren't right. They grew quickly to about 1" in height and then just worked on their tap root for a while before growing any further. I started these in a greenhouse, and they essentially just made the tap root during that time. Now they are outside plugging away, but the first year they didn't grow much at all. Maybe 4-5" at most. I am in zone 3 in Fairbanks so our growing season is short. We will see if they take off this year.

I have tried 14 seeds at a time to try and get this started. I tried to take my time with each batch. I was excited about these and so far I haven't got one seed to grow. yes I soaked the seeds for 24 hours, I stratified the seeds I placed them in a warm setting, and watered. I should have saved my money and put it towards a tree not seeds. I really needed these trees.

I had 21 that came up. I had more than that but I dropped them and only ended with the 21. These seeds do work im not sure if people just dont germinate and take their time like they should or what. The other reviews saying they dont get any is crazy. I would reorder from this seller again.

I got these in today and I saw that several people didn't get the correct amount. It looked a little short, so I counted. 78 seeds and a few pieces of bark. I'm trying to give these the best chance possible since I'm in zone 8, so having all the seeds would have helped. I know these have a slow germination, so im being patient. I may change the rating later if these turn out well. QC is definitely lacking though.

Have patience! I used a food storage container and peat moss. Place the lid on and kept them in the fridge for about 3 months. I took them out of the fridge, removed the lid, and placed the container in the sun. After about 7-10 days (watering when needed) the seed started to germinate! I would say I had about 90-95% germ rate for the Blue Spruce and the Norway Pine I also purchased. Now it’s up to me to keep them alive!

I planted 800 seeds, here’s the method and results. First, I placed the seeds between two paper towels, dampened the towels and put them in gallon Ziplock bags. I put the seeds in a refrigerator at 35 degrees for 40 days. I planted the seeds in potting soil in individual 2” x 2” x 3” tall potting cups. The soil, and seedlings were exposed to full spectrum ultraviolet light for 16 hours per day, in my basement which is a constant 68 degrees. Watering is moderate and steady, never too much water. It’s been about 3 months now and I have 338 little plants. That’s a 42% germination rate under perfect conditions. I replanted the empty cups using the same methods and will most likely plant again a third time. Fortunately, I only really need about 100 to survive outside. So, after three plantings, I might end up with 600-650 trees to plant outside and I’m hoping 100 survive.

Yea the seeds didn’t do anything.

These seeds take a little time to grow. I speeded up process by using wet paper towels and placing in a ziplock bag and on top of a germination heating pad. So far all have germinated that I’ve started so far. I’ve potted some but nothing yet.