Their conditions are quite different from ours. Summers here are hard on these northern conifers. It would be much better to choose a plant that does well here without much care, but if you must have one, plant it in the fall in a well prepared site, with organic matter and mulch heavily. Water regularly, especially in the summer, and it must have protection from the hot afternoon sun. Every time I say something doesn t do well here, someone will point out a Colorado blue spruce, or Norway maple, that have survived and thrived for years but they are the exception, not the rule otherwise we would see much more of them.
Climate does make a difference.
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