ID this please?

[rockm]

I was going by the type of growth and the sizes Gail quoted. The one I showed is roughly 1/2 the size but they both have the same characteristics. An Engelmann and most any Spruce Tree would be very unusual at 3 feet wide and 18 inches tall because of the top growth habits. The Bird's Nest however grows like a shrub, short and wide. At 3 feet wide that one is most likely 10 or so years old.

Grimmy

I hear you, but I was thinking "native" and there are all kinds of examples of individual western spruces that look like this and are collected by bonsai folks
Andy Smith has Black hills spruce on his web page that look pretty much like the one in the picture, tiny needles and compact growth.
Also there's this
http://bonsaimirai.com/species/engelmann-spruce
I just assumed too much about the photo.

 

[milehigh_7]

I saw some in Southern Utah that looked like this as well.

 

[Vance Wood]

This is not an unusual size for the Birds Nest Spruce, or one of the other dwarf cultivars. I have a Bird's nest Spruce in the landscape that has been there for over thirty years. It is currently 24" tall and ablou 36" wide. It would be wider than that but I have cut it back a couple of times.

 

[Potawatomi13]

pink silk trees

If referring to albizzia they are not very hardy. Zone 8 here and when in the o to - temps serious die off.

 

[GailC]

Yes, that is the tree I was referencing. All my reading has them listed to surviving -15 F. This is the place I bought mine from
http://www.burntridgenursery.com/Silk-Mimosa-Trees/products/124/

 

[GrimLore]

Yes, that is the tree I was referencing. All my reading has them listed to surviving -15 F.

You still may want to Winter it in a shed or garage the first year to acclimate it from the grower. I have a tiny one growing indoors for now and they are interesting indeed. You probably know they are considered very invasive but if not - keep it potted

Grimmy

 

[GailC]

I was planning on putting them in the ground. Guess it really depends on what they look like and the size.