How to tend a Pseudotsuga menziesii

Also known as: Pseudotsuga taxifolia Lamb. & Britton, Pseudotsuga douglasii (Sabine ex D.Don) Carrière, Tsuga douglasii (Sabine ex D.Don) Carrière, Pinus douglasii Sabine ex D.Don, Picea douglasii (Sabine ex D.Don) Link, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. viridis (Schwer.) Franco, Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. palustris (Raf.) Lemmon, Pseudotsuga mucronata (Raf.) Sudw. ex Holz., Pseudotsuga douglasii var. viridis Schwer., Pseudotsuga douglasii var. pendula (Neumann) Engelm., Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. elongata Lemmon, Abies californica Steud., Abies douglasii (Sabine ex D.Don) Lindl., Abies drummondii Gordon, Abies menziesii Mirb., Abies mucronata Raf., Abies obliqua Bong. ex Gordon, Abies obliquata Raf. ex Gordon, Abies standishiana K.Koch, Abies taxifolia Poir., Abietia douglasii (Sabine ex D.Don) A.H.Kent, Abies douglasii var. taxifolia (Lamb.) Lindl., Pinus douglasii var. taxifolia (Lindl.) Antoine, Pseudotsuga taxifolia subsp. mucronata (Raf.) Schwer., Pinus douglasii var. brevibracteata Antoine, Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. brevibracteata (Antoine) Schwer., Abies taxifolia var. pendula Neumann, Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. pendula (Neumann) Sudw., Abies mucronata var. palustris Raf., Pseudotsuga taxifolia subsp. viridis (Schwer.) Asch. & Graebn., Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. viridis (Schwer.) C.K.Schneid., Pseudotsuga douglasii var. laeta Schwer., Pseudotsuga douglasii var. viminalis Schwer., Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. viminalis (Schwer.) Schwer., Pseudotsuga douglasii f. pendula (Neumann) Beissn., Pinus douglasii var. pendula (Neumann) Parl., Pseudotsuga mucronata var. elongata (Lemmon) Lemmon, Pseudotsuga mucronata var. palustris (Raf.) Lemmon, Pseudotsuga taxifolia f. fastigiata (Knight ex Carrière) C.K.Schneid., Tsuga douglasii var. fastigiata Knight ex Carrière, Abies douglasii var. fastigiata (Knight ex Carrière) Gordon, Pseudotsuga taxifolia f. pendula (Neumann) Beissn., Abies douglasii var. pendula (Neumann) J.Nelson, Tsuga douglasii var. pendula (Neumann) Beissn., Abietia douglasii var. pendula (Neumann) A.H.Kent, Abietia douglasii var. fastigiata (Knight ex Carrière) A.H.Kent, Pseudotsuga douglasii f. compacta Beissn., Pseudotsuga taxifolia f. compacta (Beissn.) C.K.Schneid., Pseudotsuga douglasii f. globosa Beissn., Pseudotsuga taxifolia f. globosa (Beissn.) Schwer., Pseudotsuga menziesii subsp. viridis (Schwer.) Silba

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, grows in sunny places

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove dead, rotten, diseased leaves and the parts that may affect the good appearance

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Pinaceae, Pinus
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Foliage plants, flowering period April-May
Flower colors
Leaf needle shape, green, fruit color from green or purple gradually turn to yellow, ale brown or dark brown
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