[SOLVED] [ID] Spruce!

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[SOLVED] [ID] Spruce!

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Some help please identifying one of my trees.
I once saw something very similar to it and it was called a dwarf Alberta spruce.
Is possibly an accurate assessment?
Thanks :tu:
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Re: [ID] Spruce?

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Yeah, I reckon it is a spruce.
Looks remarkably like mine. Only more alive.
So the Redwood turns to the Bonsai and says "Lend me a Tenner"......
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Re: [ID] Spruce?

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Hi ness , its a Picea Glauca Var' Albertaina 'Conica' , if you do a google search you should find plenty of info on all the variants .

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Re: [ID] Spruce?

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Ah ha! Thats it! It does turn into a fuzzy green marsh mellow when unkept!
Now, are they any good for bonsai?
It's a little late for me to ask I guess since I already have some time invested in it :P
That, and I think I have another one thats about ten years off this one...
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Re: [ID] Spruce?

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Yeah, I concur, looks just like what I had. I had one of these a long time ago. It was kept on a balcony, and thus needed more sun and unfortunately died, but it makes a great bonsai.
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