picea pungens "blue spruce"

[defra]

Still growing
Showing more growth inside every day

 

[defra]

I worked on this tree!
I pruned some branches and wired the tree

It still has to much branches but didnt want to prune all of at once and now i have time to look wich to keep and what has to go

The wire is not aplied properly cus some wires crossed reay need to get better at that but they do hold the branches in place

Next steps will be getting this thing to backbud next season!



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[defra]

Still Alive yeah!
Growth has extended so if i get this right its time to prune it back to a viable bud (in the middle of the shoot seen in picture) to get a seccond flush later this season ?

 

[sorce]

Being you don't have any real leggy growth...
I don't see a need to cut it yet.

I'd wait to see what interior buds act like they are gonna pop in spring...and cut back to them thru winter.

Let that full foilage energize you this year.
For me that is 100% of the energy it wants.
Where 2 flushes is 40% and 40% ...or less.

I'd only lose the energy if absolutely aesthetically necessary.

It isn't Neccesarry cuz you right proper nexted up there last year!

Nice!

Sorce

 

[sorce]

Before it's spring conversation with the roots....
I'd go here...

Taking all that top right back as far as possible.

Should boost the rest so you can make your all around cuts next year...and hopefully get those low branches shortened some...
Although....you could equally ditch those all together and still create a nice canopy.

You snapped! I wish mine were this straightforward.

Sorce

 

[Vance Wood]

If this was my tree I would be most concerned about the lowest branch, the one on the left. I assume you want these branches otherwise you would not have applied wire to them? If that is true you have to realize that BS are apically dominant and will abandon lower growth in favor of the upper growth. This means that you have to reduce the upper growth and allow the lower growth to gain strength. Look at your picture: Do you see any vigorous growth on those lower branches you have so carefully wired? They are not going to get stronger while you allow the top growth to take all of the tree's energy. Sometimes you have to abandon what many tell you in order to get the response you want\need. Given the right circumstances Blues will bud from a bare trunk, usually in response to a serious top reduction. I am not advising you to do anything, just simply think about it. You might want to reduce the top growth by at least 50% accros the board and see what happens. If the tree is healthy and has been well fertilized you wont kill it. Leave the bottom growth alone and allow nature to take its course and watch it start to grow in response to the sudden loss of upper growth.

 

[defra]

If this was my tree I would be most concerned about the lowest branch, the one on the left. I assume you want these branches otherwise you would not have applied wire to them? If that is true you have to realize that BS are apically dominant and will abandon lower growth in favor of the upper growth. This means that you have to reduce the upper growth and allow the lower growth to gain strength. Look at your picture: Do you see any vigorous growth on those lower branches you have so carefully wired? They are not going to get stronger while you allow the top growth to take all of the tree's energy. Sometimes you have to abandon what many tell you in order to get the response you want\need. Given the right circumstances Blues will bud from a bare trunk, usually in response to a serious top reduction. I am not advising you to do anything, just simply think about it. You might want to reduce the top growth by at least 50% accros the board and see what happens. If the tree is healthy and has been well fertilized you wont kill it. Leave the bottom growth alone and allow nature to take its course and watch it start to grow in response to the sudden loss of upper growth.

Thnx !
Yes i noticed that the top grows stronger
Ive pruned the new growth from about half way up of the tree back to the first bud and thinned the ones that had a three way of branches back to two and left the bottom half unattended
Tree gets fertelized well and now ill just wait again untill the tree shows me what is to be done next!