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Masterpiece
Here the beginnings of a progression on this Sitka Spruce variety that Dan Robinson and his son, Will, collected near Katchikan, Alaska several years ago. Neither Dan nor Will ended up being interested in it, so Dan offered it to a few of us, and I was the first to speak up. Photo - 1.
One reason it was given away was the needles on this particular Sitka variety - each one is so stiff and so sharp it could serve as an effective dagger. They literally stab you and draw blood when you try to work on the tree. It is probably requires a permit to own one of these "deadly weapons", and it requires a masochist to want to.
Its a robust tree, lots of useful back budding. I'm just going to let it grow out for a year or two, I think, and see where the new growth wants to take it. About 18" tall. Photo - 2 is the likely front. Enjoy.
One reason it was given away was the needles on this particular Sitka variety - each one is so stiff and so sharp it could serve as an effective dagger. They literally stab you and draw blood when you try to work on the tree. It is probably requires a permit to own one of these "deadly weapons", and it requires a masochist to want to.
Its a robust tree, lots of useful back budding. I'm just going to let it grow out for a year or two, I think, and see where the new growth wants to take it. About 18" tall. Photo - 2 is the likely front. Enjoy.