I was thinking I should just leave alone for the year? Blue spruce

scottc

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Should I just leave alone or pinch? I was just going to leave alone. F71F1C24-29F2-41E6-8056-79D0BAE18BF1.jpeg28ED81FC-D26A-4BD7-9218-E9F6F49F01CF.jpegD048B6EB-F739-4915-839F-61679CF8D67A.jpeg
 

Mike Hennigan

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Did you repot it already this spring? If so I would let it grow, harden off, and then you can go back in later in the season and cut back to buds.
 

scottc

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Did you repot it already this spring? If so I would let it grow, harden off, and then you can go back in later in the season and cut back to buds.
Yes I repotted just a few weeks ago. Home Depot tree that just had a really cool root ball above grounds. I saved about 95%!of the roots because I used that huge plate pot
 

WNC Bonsai

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Leave it alone and let it recover, sit back with a beer and admire your handiwork until next spring
 

Adair M

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Don’t pinch spruce. Wait for the new shoots to harden off, then you can cut back. They set buds like crazy. Pinching just weakens the tree when it’s trying to grow roots.
 
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