Spruce trees tend to naturally form a pleasing shape and should need very little pruning.

Jun 05, These generally won't sprout from old wood, so prune back only as far as where green growth is still being produced. But they will continue to grow. Feb 26, It sounds as though dwarf Alberta spruce wasn't the best choice for your garden. The trees can get rather wide (up to 8 feet), and it is difficult to keep them narrow. Trim back the new growth that appears on the side branches each year. By doing this, you may keep them from getting much wider than they are shrubhauling.barted Reading Time: 1 min.

Aug 14, If you're looking to prune back the ends of the branches to produce a desired shape (shearing), then late spring or early summer in the growing season is best. Dead branches can be pruned off at any time, but if you want to remove whole, live branches then prune from late winter to early spring before new growth shrubhauling.barg: alberta. Aug 22, How to “Prune” a Dwarf Alberta Spruce August 22, by Last week, we ended up taking down our dwarf Alberta spruces, mostly because at 8 feet tall, they are giant dwarfs, and also because once they are that tall, you can’t prune them back to, say, 5 feet or anything, because you don’t have enough greenery to work with.

Pruning Techniques If growth must be limited to even less than 2 to 4 inches a year, dwarf Alberta spruce trees can be sheared in early spring as growth begins. If a branch must be pruned back beyond the needles, remove the entire branch at the trunk. If the tree has outgrown its space, remove it and plant a new tree. Too much pruning on dwarf spruce trees can cause the needles to turn brown or die back.

Slow-growing dwarf spruces Alberta, black and bird’s nest are intolerant of pruning and should be left.