If you just dug that up, I would suggest that you wait at least a year before doing anything of consequence to the tree. All collected trees suffer root damage in the process of extraction, and most conifers have fragile root systems to begin with. I would advise no fertilizer for at least a month, and keep it out of the wind. Even if it’s wired in pretty tight, any back and forth movement of the trunk—wind, moving it, whatever—will damage more of the very fine root hairs. If it’s still alive in twelve months, ya done good.
Can you show me a picture of a shape that something like mine could be shaped into? I’m having a hard time imagining this
Thank you for being honest and not taking offense to my comment as it was not meant to be critical. We are all learning and don't let anyone tell you differently. I've been right where you are before, a freshly dug piece of material and can't wait to see my vision come to fruition. If you can resist the temptation, your trees will be better for it. What you have has some good bones and it won't be difficult to style. What's going to take the most work is keeping the material vigorous. A strong tree has the best chance of survival in those little pots. Might I ask what your plan is for aftercare?
Where do you live? Also, no fertilizer in the near future.
