Shogun610
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With the backdrop. I’m convinced now the new growth issues last year were from shipping damage to new needles that were popping when the tree arrived.
Colorado Spruce No. 1
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With the backdrop. I’m convinced now the new growth issues last year were from shipping damage to new needles that were popping when the tree arrived.
Shogun610
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A good chunk of buds are still opening or did not open yet , also I’ve discovered what I was observing last year. New buds with burnt tips , but only a few not sure of cause. Any idea from anyone if spruce buds don’t open up around same time , will they eventually open? Or is there something else going on
I have a CBS from the very same batch of trees as yours, same plastic tub from Todd, I acquired in 2017. I have not had any weird issues and mine is growing really vigorously, but I am doing things a little different:
I have mine overpotted in a deeper pot than yours. Not repotted since 2018.
The soil mix is Boon mix (equal parts akadama, pumice, lava)
I seriously overwater my tree. It sits in full sun with the deciduous trees and it gets water every day. It has never dried even slightly or missed a day in 5 years.
I give mine miracle grow full strength every week during growing months. My philosophy is generate tons of buds then slow it down when its time to show.
So I would suggest food water sun and neglect, assuming the soil is right.
Here it was as acquired:
and this is it this morning
I have mine overpotted in a deeper pot than yours. Not repotted since 2018.
The soil mix is Boon mix (equal parts akadama, pumice, lava)
I seriously overwater my tree. It sits in full sun with the deciduous trees and it gets water every day. It has never dried even slightly or missed a day in 5 years.
I give mine miracle grow full strength every week during growing months. My philosophy is generate tons of buds then slow it down when its time to show.
So I would suggest food water sun and neglect, assuming the soil is right.
Here it was as acquired:
and this is it this morning
jradics
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I'm more interested in the companion plant. What is it?
Shogun610
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Thanks Nao, I have it out in full sun , the soil mix is equal parts 2:1 Pumice and akadama , with a layer of pumice at bottom with field soil left in tact at core like conifers need. I have been watering daily. I do have a larger pot that think this will need to go in , but I’m thinking the buds are from last year when it was still in that plastic tub.
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Lol ok I’ll take a photo later of it
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New growth is starting to harden off. Still I think the pot is a bit too small. The branches w smaller wire are starting to come out of their position.
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Wire was biting in hard 
… so I took most of it off except this big wire that’s not really doing much..
… so I took most of it off except this big wire that’s not really doing much..
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Here is the other side.. hoping for a good growing season I plan to rewire in September 
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Interestingly It had no needles die back it seems like it’s finally coming around.
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Behind a back drop .. gonna wire in a few weeks.. good growth .. stabilized this year
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Wired this tree tonight .. lose wiring in some spots to get the future down
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The Barber
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Love this tree, but I'm not sure about the apex, I find that it distracts me from the really nice features of this tree and pulls my eyes far left. Out of curiosity I played with the AI photo editor on my phone to see what it might look like pulled in a bit. Hope you don't mind, I liked that my eyes stayed more center after playing with it.
Hartinez
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I also really like this tree James. Nice handling of it so far. Though I don’t mind a multiple apex style tree. I too can also see that left side being shortened a good amount.
Shogun610
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Okay so I shortened the apex and brought it over the center more
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Better front .. you can see th deadwood spire. Better too
The Barber
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I like it much better now, I have a couple Colorado blue spruce collected from Colorado, I may work on one of them in the next few weeks, just been indecisive about how I want to style it.
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