BonsaiSniper
Mame
Does anybody have advice and/or cool stuff you made?
What have people done to dwarf Alberta spruce ”mini Christmas trees.”
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jimib
Shohin
I’d like to see as well. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one done nicely. All the ones I’ve seen haven’t been aesthetically pleasing to the eye, to put it gently. Earlier today however, I saw one on New England Bonsai’s website that they are asking $499 for. That is not a typo.
Maloghurst
Chumono
Let's see those dwarf Alberta spruce jams
I'm starting this thread to see what people are doing with these, Share photos, share techniques, show progressions, trade moves, seek advice, tell jokes, and maybe help to continue the bad rap these trees have as bonsai. This was purchased winter 2015 and received about 30-35% top and branch...
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Follow the contest! A bunch got dwarf Albertas.
www.bonsainut.com
Or better yet, grab one and join it!
The Little Christmas Tree Contest (2020 - 2023)
🎄Merry Early Christmas Everyone!🎄 Welcome to the most practical, ironic contest of the holiday season. "The Little Christmas Tree Contest." Because of Christmas coming up, you will see plenty of mini Christmas trees still sucking up nutrients in their jolly little pots all along the sidewalks...
Or better yet, grab one and join it!
B.uneasy
Chumono
I was about to say the same thing! ThanksFollow the contest! A bunch got dwarf Albertas.
The Little Christmas Tree Contest (2020 - 2023)
🎄Merry Early Christmas Everyone!🎄 Welcome to the most practical, ironic contest of the holiday season. "The Little Christmas Tree Contest." Because of Christmas coming up, you will see plenty of mini Christmas trees still sucking up nutrients in their jolly little pots all along the sidewalks...
Or better yet, grab one and join it!
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
They die from the cold here.
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
I styled this one five years ago, but the following summer as soon as our southern California heat hit, it shriveled up and died.
B.uneasy
Chumono
It's crazy how many possibilities unfold when you uncover the trunk
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
jimib
Shohin
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Oh boy!
Thanks for that! I can't go looking or I might get caught spending $ I don't have. Open link...close link! Appreciated!
Sorce
Woocash
Omono
Well Ive seen some crazy prices but am I missing something from the trees on that site?
Silentrunning
Chumono
Agreed!
canoeguide
Chumono
If you put a price tag on something, someone will buy it. I mean, look at this (not bonsai but equally ridiculous): https://www.wayfair.com/Loon-Peak--Tustin-End-Table-W001700942-L442-K~W001700942.html
Woocash
Omono
Nope that just topped it. The world has officially gone mad (grabs chainsaw)
BonsaiSniper
Mame
Very true
eryk2kartman
Chumono
Wow, if i sell all my trees on that web i will be very rich man 
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Alberta Spruce do make nice trees, nut they are slo-o-o-w...
They're so plentiful in Walmart type nursery, it's really about specimen selection. But I turn them sideways, wrap in strip of cloth to protect bark, then heavy guage wire to make s curve for a full year. Even then still use some guy wiring. Maybe not conventional, but I like the result. Very vigorous tree, but if you scuff bark after first bloom, sap runs and you loose branches or have serious scars. Leave more foliage than youd think too, they're incredibly slow to backbud when sparse.
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