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<blockquote data-quote="SupressYourself" data-source="post: 30415" data-attributes="member: 340">The whole &quot;acid&quot; thing only applies if your soil PH is too high. It's true that evergreens (and a lot of other plants) prefer a soil ph on the acidic side (lower than 7.0).&nbsp; However, you should probably have your soil tested before you do anything.&nbsp; Here in the RRV, the clay is generally 7.0 to 8.0 (alkaline), so it's a good bet it's higher than evergreens prefer, but you don't really know for sure unless you test it.&nbsp; You may already be at the ideal soil ph.Other less dramatic ways to lower soil ph (make it more acidic) include:Peat MossPine NeedlesOak leavesBag of Sulfur fertilizer stuff (fleet farm)- - - Updated - - -Black Hills Spruce are probably the best for this area.&nbsp; Norway Spruce look similar and are supposed to grow faster.&nbsp; I'd be careful about planting Cedar or Juniper tress (anything in the Juniperus genus) if you're also going to have apple trees.&nbsp; That could be inviting Cedar Apple Rust: <a href="http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/cedar-apple-rust-and-gymnosporangium-rusts/" target="_blank">http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/cedar-apple-rust-and-gymnosporangium-rusts/</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="SupressYourself, post: 30415, member: 340"] The whole "acid" thing only applies if your soil PH is too high. It's true that evergreens (and a lot of other plants) prefer a soil ph on the acidic side (lower than 7.0). However, you should probably have your soil tested before you do anything. Here in the RRV, the clay is generally 7.0 to 8.0 (alkaline), so it's a good bet it's higher than evergreens prefer, but you don't really know for sure unless you test it. You may already be at the ideal soil ph. Other less dramatic ways to lower soil ph (make it more acidic) include: Peat Moss Pine Needles Oak leaves Bag of Sulfur fertilizer stuff (fleet farm) [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Black Hills Spruce are probably the best for this area. Norway Spruce look similar and are supposed to grow faster. I'd be careful about planting Cedar or Juniper tress (anything in the Juniperus genus) if you're also going to have apple trees. That could be inviting Cedar Apple Rust: [URL]http://www.extension.umn.edu/garden/yard-garden/trees-shrubs/cedar-apple-rust-and-gymnosporangium-rusts/[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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