Hey Hey Hey....

[sorce]

You know who it is.

Went to the depot for ant killer.
@Vance Wood was right about ants.
Combat...it works...the others don't.

You know...I was bored...she was good with it...so I found a chunker.


And I cut it.


And cut it....and gave it a tie!




I put it right into its path.
It has good taper and branching so if it lives.....

If it dies......

Sorce

 

[Alain]

Alberta spruce?

Bold move indeed, I like the guts it shows

 

[sorce]

Alberta spruce?

Yes. I can't give up yet!

Sorce

 

[aml1014]

Everyone said mine was going to die when I took off 90% of the foliage last winter. It's grown 6 inches this year!

Aaron

 

[just.wing.it]

Yer jus crazee maaan...

That's cool though, can't wait to see the future.

 

[Alain]

Everyone said mine was going to die when I took off 90% of the foliage last winter. It's grown 6 inches this year!

Aaron

May be that's the deal: torture them Alberta spruces until they overcome those childish fears of being bonsaified?

 

[aml1014]

May be that's the deal: torture them Alberta spruces until they overcome those childish fears of being bonsaified?

That and if you wire, do it immaculate and just leave it forever

Aaron

 

[CWTurner]

Nice material.
So what is the copper tourniquet for if you've already removed the branch above it?
CW

 

[aml1014]

Nice material.
So what is the copper tourniquet for if you've already removed the branch above it?
CW

I think it's to cut down on the sap flow, but I'm not him so I was kinda wondering the same thing.

Aaron

 

[Alain]

Nice material.
So what is the copper tourniquet for if you've already removed the branch above it?
CW

To make it swell like crazy, tap it and put all Quebecois Maple syrup producers in the deep shit with the invention of the Berwyn Spruce Pancake Syrup?....

I admit, I am guessing there.

 

[just.wing.it]

To make it swell like crazy, tap it and put all Quebecois Maple syrup producers in the deep shit with the invention of the Berwyn Spruce Pancake Syrup?....

I admit, I am guessing there.

Hahahahahaha
Probably a good guess.

 

[Alain]

Hahahahahaha
Probably a good guess.

That will be some sticky syrup

 

[sorce]

So what is the copper tourniquet for if you've already removed the branch above it?

It's just a tie! A fancy one too!

No...it is to stop the sap.
Seems to work ok.

We should really get some pancakes though!

Sorce

 

[aml1014]

stop the sap

Oooo I'm good!

Aaron

 

[Alain]

Btw: more seriously you should get a nice swelling there that could be fun for the taper, on top of stopping the sap I mean

 

[sorce]

Hmm...short thread! @coleus junky

Lengthening!



Livin is good!

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Tick...tick...tick...

Dying is probable.

Sorce

 

[GGB]

Very bristelcone pine.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Hey, it took me awhile to grasp the title of thread...to species of tree...and Fat Albert. Looks thriving @sorce ...

 

[sorce]

. Looks thriving

The things I had to do to the roots to make it anywhere close to acceptable was 98% death blow ........

By the time you get back.....

Thriving goin change!

Sorce