I was at a local nursery just looking at the trees today (they're starting to discount the old nursery stock). There was nothing too exciting but the blue spruce were cheap and looked healthy. I got one in a 1 gallon pot for $10. Of course after I got home and looked up the species, I found that they are known for being difficult.
It needs a trunk chop and a lot of pruning and eventual repotting. I'm just wondering if any of you can give good recommendations as to when it would be best to do this.
I've read that they should be limited to one major operation per year - pruning or repotting, not both - and that no more than 30% of foliage should be removed at a time. So it looks like this one will be very slow to work on.
I'm thinking I will prune as much as I can safely this fall... then do I need to wait til next fall before I can repot it? Or would next spring be OK if I don't do too much to the roots?
It needs a trunk chop and a lot of pruning and eventual repotting. I'm just wondering if any of you can give good recommendations as to when it would be best to do this.
I've read that they should be limited to one major operation per year - pruning or repotting, not both - and that no more than 30% of foliage should be removed at a time. So it looks like this one will be very slow to work on.
I'm thinking I will prune as much as I can safely this fall... then do I need to wait til next fall before I can repot it? Or would next spring be OK if I don't do too much to the roots?