Colorado Blue Spruces. starting of a group planting.

[Nwaite]

I donated a big $10 to the Arbor day foundation awile ago... yesterday this showed up in the mail for me 10 Spruces and a few lilacs.
I think I'm going to start a small forest with them.. with 5 any ways 1 for my wife and I and 3 for our kids.
Maybe it will help get her on bord with the " damn bonsai " habit I have

I'll us this thread to post the progress. Hope you injoy.
Wish me luck!

 

[sorce]

damn bonsai "

Lol!

Get the kiddies into it!

Sorce

 

[Nwaite]

Layed down some soil.
Spread out the root * kinda like that .
Places small ones in the back bigger two I front.
Never tried one of these hopefully it looks OK and grows well.

 

[Nwaite]

Lol!

Get the kiddies into it!

Sorce

I'll get the hole family in to it if I have to cut down every tree in the yard so mine were the only ones.... yes that's what I'll do. I'll show them.

 

[M. Frary]

hole family

Too much!

 

[Nwaite]

Should I trim the lower branches off these things? They are a bit more bushy then they look in the pictures? Or just let them be for awile so they can heal from the long trip?

 

[M. Frary]

Just let them grow Nwaite.
Let them establish themselves for a year. They just went through a lot of trauma.

 

[Nwaite]

Aaahhh fiiiine...

 

[GrimLore]

Aaahhh fiiiine...

If you place those out in full sun they will grow nicely, faster then they say. Those small brown needles will drop and just let them this year. If they are not tied into the pot make sure they don't get hit with wind as it will mess up the fine roots and any new fine ones.

Grimmy

 

[wireme]

I'll get the hole family in to it if I have to cut down every tree in the yard so mine were the only ones.... yes that's what I'll do. I'll show them.

That's the spirit!
Dig up the lawn, pave the yard, the spruce will really shine.

 

[Nwaite]

I was thinking I could use all the stumps from the old trees as stands to put all my new ones on

 

[M. Frary]

Yeah! Pave that hole yard!