Browning branches on Picea Engelmannii Blue Magoo
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Comments (11)I really like the Picea engelmannii group. Somehow I've got it in my head that they work better in the Northwest than do the Picea pungens. With that said, here's my offering. Picea engelmannii 'Snake' Open, twisting and bizarre. I like that in a spruce. a closeup of a branch. This tree is growing in an area I named, Mutants of the Northwest. The snake actually appears to be growing out of a Thuja plicata 'Gruene Kugel.' Here's something unusual. Normally this tree rarely branches and occasionally a branch will not form a bud for the following year. If that happens the branch will die. Here we have quite the opposite. The end of this stubby branch has 9 buds. Maybe the start of a broom? Maybe a reversion? Time will tell. My hope is for a snakey broom. That would be fun. ~Dave...See MoreFinding a picea pungens 'The Blues'
Comments (13)i am telling you .... that you are fixated on a single NAME .... i am telling you .. that there are hundreds that are the same or better ... OK.. thats an exaggeration .. lol .. take the $400 ... and go down to riches.. and buy ten $40 one gallon plants .... your toes will curl to the extreme ... if 7 are minis... you can find lots of room in your yard ... the point of the picture i posted.. was how a ten foot tree.. bought as a one gal .... can get there in 8 years ... do you really need to buy the 8 to 10 footer for $400???? the only reason i could see .. is if you expect to be dead in 10 years ... and need immediate gratification ... then spend your money on big stock ... BTW ... if he still grafts.. its prime grafting season .. he might graft you one for delivery in 2 years ... if he has access to scion ... you would have to discuss that with him .... google larix k .. never mind.. i did it for you.. cuz i couldnt spell it.. lol ... link below ... that plant.. with the pendulous name.. will literally grow on the ground.. every pic you see ... the tree has been trained [staked] to the given height ... for visual impact ... and then allowed the weep back down ... did i tell you this already .. i am a blue freak with blue conifers.. when i started.. i had to have every blue plant i could get ... so now i have a dozen really blue blue spruce.. frankly .. you can barely tell them apart .. same with blue parviflora.. same with blue hosta.. TRY .. JUST TRY ... not to get caught up in the NAME ... the blues.. might be the best thing in a decade ... super.. and there are other plants 2 decades old that are NEARLY the same .... the problem with the newer one.. with that one great pic posted on some website is.. that there is no stock available ... that will take another decade ... i am trying to encourage you to see them .... feel them .. smell them .. and then decide which are TO DIE FOR .... basically .. i am enabling you .. as any pusher would.. lol ... why not.. got something better to do... lol take the camera and post some pix.. if you make it to rich's ... do make sure they are there when you plan to go .. good luck ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See MorePicea engelmannii 'Blue Magoo' Winter Hardiness
Comments (2)I'm confused Will - Where did you see zone 1 to 3 at? I looked everywhere and I saw anywhere from zones 1 through 6. I planted mine in the fall... This was one of the ones I think I lost because of the severe cold winter and excess rain/snow. It's showing a brown tint to it. I was planning on replacing it with another Blue Magoo this spring, but now I'm second guessing myself since I'm in zone 6. Do you have any pics so I can compare with the one I have that I think is going out? This post was edited by ricksample on Wed, Mar 19, 14 at 7:43...See MorePicea pungens / engelmannii
Comments (23)Too bad 'Warrior' takes so long to start growing. Now I'm worried...how to do we know the photograph of the original plant in the wild isn't showing a plant > 1000 years old. I'm not going to live that long! Here is the original 'Warrior' thread with pictures of the full-sized plant: Here is a link that might be useful: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/conif/msg0710525532486.html This post was edited by davidrt28 on Sun, May 26, 13 at 13:57...See MoreEmbothrium
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