Norway Spruce/Picea Abies

[BobbyLane]

Let's try again! Not had much luck with them, but along with Taxus they're my favourite conifers.
Norway Spruce is known as one of the best varieties across Europe.
This is a garden centre buy, this one had the thickest trunk out of a bunch tagged at the same price.
And judging by the foliage and buds looks very healthy...
The tag says pot grown, but I imagine it was grown in the field, before being dug and put in the pot, you can see roots coming out of the air holes so I'd say it spent a few months in the pot at most.
Reason I know it's not largely established in the pot is because the soil came loose quite easily without being too aggressive with my root hook.

 

[BobbyLane]

Most of the main roots feeding the tree are usually occupying the lower part of the root ball, as we can see here, I know it's safe to remove a couple near the surface which are too high on the trunk.
I've had success with conifers when leaving all roots intact, and choosing a deeper container to pot in..
No roots have been cut here apart from some higher ones...

 

[BobbyLane]

I decided rather than go with the formal upright, I'm going to use what's on offer in the base and try to build something more unique. So a couple higher roots have been kept and I've potted the tree at a slant to give more feeling of a tree with a powerful, rugged base and the cut root there will be jinned and help to create a more interesting composition..
The tree will be reduced to that main leader in the middle to create some dynamic movement