First Colorado Blue.

[GailC]

No bare root pics but I'll get one of the tree tomorrow.

 

[GailC]

Here it is, just a small thing but it has some potential.
All the blue tips are what grew after the grab and rip.

 

[sorce]

Here it is, just a small thing but it has some potential.
All the blue tips are what grew after the grab and rip.

Oh yeah...

Nice!

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Shit yeah!

Sorce

 

[Soldano666]

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Shit yeah!

Sorce

Oh shit yeah, nice sam miller pot there.

 

[Giga]

I've re potted my blue in spring for years now and other spruce, and shouldn't you repot that in a flat or something first before throwing in a bonsai pot, see what the flare and roots look like. Most likely the nebari going to be 4 or so inches under the soil.

 

[sorce]

I've re potted my blue in spring for years now and other spruce, and shouldn't you repot that in a flat or something first before throwing in a bonsai pot, see what the flare and roots look like. Most likely the nebari going to be 4 or so inches under the soil.

Lol! I only told Sam I was gonna repot it this summer....

I thought you were reading my mind!

I'm gonna pot it this summer!

NTFBS!

Sorce

 

[davetree]

Is this spruce grafted ?

 

[sorce]

Is this spruce grafted ?

God I hope not! You see something?

I have never seen a blue grafted here, so I didn't think to check. Usually cultivars are grafted, never seen one that wasn't dead obvious.

I tend to avoid grafts like I avoid liars, bitches, and thieves!

That's why I love Bonsai People!
(None of the above!)

Sorce

 

[Giga]

God I hope not! You see something?

I have never seen a blue grafted here, so I didn't think to check. Usually cultivars are grafted, never seen one that wasn't dead obvious.

I tend to avoid grafts like I avoid liars, bitches, and thieves!

That's why I love Bonsai People!
(None of the above!)

Sorce

most of the grafts of blue in these red pots are under the soil line - least thats what I've seen

 

[davetree]

God I hope not! You see something?

I have never seen a blue grafted here, so I didn't think to check. Usually cultivars are grafted, never seen one that wasn't dead obvious.

I tend to avoid grafts like I avoid liars, bitches, and thieves!

That's why I love Bonsai People!
(None of the above!)

Sorce

A lot of nursery blue spruce are grafted, not because they have to be, but because it is easier and faster propagation. I would look down low in the roots if I were you.

 

[sorce]

A lot of nursery blue spruce are grafted, not because they have to be, but because it is easier and faster propagation. I would look down low in the roots if I were you.

Sucks! Back to froze today!

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

I worked at a tree nursery and none of the thousands we had were grafted.

 

[Soldano666]

I worked at a tree nursery and none of the thousands we had were grafted.

I have 3 just like this, no grafts

 

[KiwiPlantGuy]

A lot of nursery blue spruce are grafted, not because they have to be, but because it is easier and faster propagation. I would look down low in the roots if I were you.

Hi davetree,
I have 4 trees grafted onto Picea abies, attempting to be Bonsai. Union doesn’t seem to be a problem.

@sorce, keep rocking with those pots man, serious pot envy from down under.
Charles

 

[davetree]

I worked at a tree nursery and none of the thousands we had were grafted.

I worked at a nursery here and every single one was grafted ! I suppose it depends on the source.

 

[Rose Mary]

Sorce,
I will bewatching this thread with interest.
Picked up 2 of these after christmas one year for 14.95 (they were 59.95 originally)
They were bulging out of their christmas pots. When I finally got the pots off they were in absolutely solid clay, the stickiest I have ever seen.
Absolutely nothing but clay..
I always planned to post the photos and didn't. Don't want to hijack your thread so wont post.
Will say I wish I had taken care of those big ugly whorls early on...

 

[defra]

I abused one if these last year its still alive and maybe up for round two this year looking forward to see what you are going to do with it!

 

[sorce]

Don't want to hijack your thread so wont post.
Will say I wish I had taken care of those big ugly whorls early on.

High jack on! I always go back and read thru my threads before I work on trees...
I never found Anything that wasn't a joy to scan again. If just to remember that time bettern

You seem keen on whorl removal like me!

I like your style!

Sorce

 

[Rose Mary]

This was in march 2013.
One is on its last leg and one still on both legs but likely on its way out. I never did the follow up and repot to get the rest of the clay out. my bad. Should have repotted 2 years ago. they were quite strong and pushing buds like crazy. on the trunk, on the limbs. I never did get the whorl bumps gone, tho I did get some new branching developed.
will try to look up more picks.
I have a couple other blue spruce dont think they are the colorado but not certain. Growing different.