Well...the little trees have had a rough couple years getting cut back more to keep em small, and its showing.
Their developement just blows as compared to the big one which has been allowed to grow more.
Not much of a surprise that even the bottom of the tall tree, which has also been allowed more life...
Is also developing better.
Dont think Its game over yet though.
Im gonna let it bush out till fathers day and get it wired onto that IKER Slab.
I'm definitely getting the hang of these trees.
I cut this one a little on August 1st...at least thats when this pic is from.
This is the first time I'm seeing backbuds.
Seeing..
They"ve happened before, but I never came back to the tree so soon to see where and why and when they popped.
This is going to help predictability.
I effed up trying to tweeze off brown needles and lost some key foliage.
Broke a couple branches off at the collar again and glued em up.
I asked my daughter if this looked like a real tree...
She said, "except for the wire"!
"On a scale from 1-10 how much does it look like a real tree?"
"11".
"Come on" I said, "for real..."
Pointing to the yard spruce, "it looks like one of those!"
Thank you Child!
It does look better in person, except for that wire!
Unnannealed still coated copper.
Its real fine but the thick jacket offers more protection, and it dont bend to different so I like it better.
And this will be able to be shown wireless at some point, so I dont mind it.
Anyway.
Overall I've come far enough in understanding these, topped with that Mirainspiration, to really do right by the next couple a these that find their way to my garden.
Maybe even fix the mistakes on these to get them in better order.
Sorce