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Look what i got for $15 dollars at WalMart!!

8 years ago

I went to walmart yesterday and to my suprise they had conifers!

I got the 2&1/2 foot Picea Omorika Pendula and a 3 foot picea globosa on a standard.

Dont know where i will plant them though.

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severnside

8 years ago

You saved them because not many people would plant them properly and if they didn't sell Walmart would have binned them.

The root untangling will be the difficulty you've inherited, I'd do it in a trug full of water as dry untangling is like working dry hair.

Once they're are going you'll always have an extra good affection for them.

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Comments (12)

Embothrium
8 years ago
The spruce is scruffy, under-potted and probably root-bound - as grafted conifers always seem to be. So you got what you paid for.
inamemytrees
8 years ago
That's nice that your Wal mart has trees. They don't even order trees at my local one it seems.
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Oregongirl61
8 years ago
sweet!
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David Olszyk, President, American Conifer Society
8 years ago
knowing WalMart, they probably obtained a bunch of stressed material from a nursery that's facing bankruptcy, most likely for pennies on the dollar. They likely made $14.50 in profit on that plant. Please support your local, independent nurseries and growers.
tlbean2004
Original Author
8 years ago
The plants dont appear stressed. The tag says they are from a company called euroblooms.

euroblooms.com
wisconsitom
8 years ago
But you had to go to Walmart to get the plant. Seems that should be sufficient penance.

+oM
mblan13
8 years ago
A quick root pruning will take care of any root girdling, and a well drained, sunny spot with ample water will take care of that scruffy appearance in a few years.

Great find,Tibean!

I'm going to check my wall mart on the way home, but I never seem to be that lucky!
tlbean2004
Original Author
8 years ago
What do you guys mean by scruffy?

Also, does anyone know what the mature size of this might be as it is not listed on the tag?
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
what a bunch of .... nose in the air hoity toities ... crikey .. walmart is God ..

see link .. nothing dwarf about it ... ken

https://www.google.com/search?q=Picea+Omorika+Pendula&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=XENbVbjbDcqZsAWRhYDABg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=893&bih=745&dpr=0.9
pandora
8 years ago
Wow, comments are a bit harsh. Give a gardener a chance. Tibean is learning and asking for input, that is what it (should) be all about. Hopefully a plant was saved.

A friend bought some conifers that were not dwarf for his railroad display and when they got about 3-4 feet tall, just topped them and they look really awesome. He trims them as needed and trunks are now probably 6 inches in diameter.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
pand .....

if momma can get 350 feet .. then a dwarf of her.. might be a mere 250 feet ... given centuries ...

RR dude should have looked for MINIs ...

the difference in the words ... are the annual growth rate categories ... as per the link

beanie.. my pendula... at 15 years.. is about 30 feet tall ... and 10 wide ...

ken

http://conifersociety.org/conifers/conifer-sizes/

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