Post your dwarf alberta spruce

[Cruiser]

Potted and styled July 2021.

 

[hampton]

Posted elsewhere and definitely a WIP. Needles have reduced nicely, looking forward to seeing this one in the spring.

 

[pandacular]

I just finished pruning this one. It’s a little bit different because it’s not intended to be a proper bonsai, but a living Christmas tree! We don’t have space for a full-sized tree, and keeping one alive over the years seems like it will be fun. It is Picea glauca ‘Conica’, 35” tall with a 2.5” trunk.

I’ll try to remember to post again when it’s decorated for Christmas.

 

[IckyGuyBonsai]

Here's one I've been working on

 

[Fi5ch]

Here is a crappy little DAS I started ~4 years ago and grew bored with as I found better species. Fun to hack away when I was a complete noob, but it doesn't respond well to most techniques.

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[Cruiser]

Here is a crappy little DAS I started ~4 years ago and grew bored with as I found better species. Fun to hack away when I was a complete noob, but it doesn't respond well to most techniques.

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Agreed. Good starter material, in some ways.
Since they're so cheap and hardy they are a great species on which to practice pruning, wiring, and repot skills.

Wired branches on mine stayed in place after one wiring and a bit of play later in the season. The new growth does angle upwards.

 

[Wulfskaar]

Got this little guy Christmas 2021. Have not pruned it at all and it's only grown about 3/4" and maybe 1" on a couple branches. I guess I did root prune when I repotted almost 2 years ago.

 

[Cruiser]

Got this little guy Christmas 2021. Have not pruned it at all and it's only grown about 3/4" and maybe 1" on a couple branches. I guess I did root prune when I repotted almost 2 years ago.

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That looks like the ‘Jeans Dilly’ variety.

 

[Eckhoffw]

My 2023-2026 Little Christmas tree entry.

I can’t wait to wire this one out.