🌿 SITKA SPRUCE SEEDS FALLING 🌿

NATIVE SITKA SPRUCE 
SEED CONES
Courtesy of the Saturday storm.
On handwoven English willow tray.
Shaw Island Autumn 2015.
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Boatshop SITKA SPRUCE

Picea sitchensis, 
native to Shaw Island, WA.

Description:
Largest of the world’s spruce family seldom found far from moist, maritime air. Lifespan of over 700 years. Grows in a narrow strip along the north Pacific coast, including Shaw Island, WA.

Seed starting:
Soak in water, then let stand for 24 hrs. No stratification is needed. Sow 1/8" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. Can be sensitive to excess moisture.

Notes: 
Likes deep, moist, well-aerated soils—poor on swampy soil. Tolerant of ocean spray.
Great notes on the history of this Spruce can be found here

Freshly harvested seeds will sometimes be for sale again at the Gatehouse, on Reefnet Bay Road, Shaw Island, San Juan Archipelago, WA.