Dwarf Alberta Spruce question...

[Nubster]

First of all, do they make ok bonsai? I ask because I was out today at the nursery and they had a bunch ranging from very small to over 4 feet tall. The smaller of the biggest ones were between 3-4 feet tall and had very thick trunks. I guess my main question is (if they even make suitable bonsai), can you take one of the larger ones and cut the main trunk down so 18"-24" and work with it from there? As is, they are too tall and very Christmas tree like. I am new to all this so I am not sure exactly how to proceed if at all.

 

[jkd2572]

I'm working on one now. The branches take repeated rewiring To hold shape.

 

[Jason]

I've had one since 2000. They are very hardy but have very little memory when wiring. I personally find them a pain in the ***. I won't ever have another one and might get rid of the one I have. At this point it's become personal

 

[Nubster]

haha...personal...Yeah, after posting this I read that they tend to not do well with wiring. I guess I'll skip this one for now. I did end up picking up a Bird's Nest Spruce that I plan to do some light pruning and repotting to see what happens. Otherwise, I will try to collect some local stuff as well and try to work with that this year too.