Hello all, My name is Jimmy and I'm new to the forum....I'm not sure if this is the correct spot for my post!! Here is my story/question.... My girlfriend and I are from Maryland and recently visited Colorado (Just got home last night). We both fell in love with the Colorado Blue Spruce tree. While driving around on a backroad near Monarch/Gunnison in a heavily spruce covered area, we met a guy who owned a piece of the property. He let us dig up 2 very small blue spruces. One is 9 inches tall and the other around 12 inches tall. We immediately transplanted them in 8" flower pots with Miracle Grow moisture retention potting soil to keep them moist on the 2,000 mile trip home. We watered them everyday. They did fine the first 2 days, but the top branches are now drooping and the needles are brownish in color, but are still intact to branch. We are now home and they are in good shape other then the noted top branches. We don't want to loose them............ My question is what should I do now? Is there any special way or soil I should use to plant them in the ground? OR should I keep them in the pots until fall? Am I watering them too much? Any and all information is greatly appreciated!! Thanks for your time. Jimmy Moore
also, should I keep them protected from full sun? I can send pic's if needed..... I agree Ron, poor timing on trying to transplant in Mid July, but thats usually my luck, always spur of the moment....
Ironic, I was just lookin at them, and noticed that the needles that were brown are starting to turn green again (didn't think that was possible)...I've had them on my shaded back deck since last night, when we got home...Hopefully they only went into a temporary shock (most likely because of Kansas's high temperature)..... While driving home, we had them up front in sunlight most of the time, and then took them in the room whenever we stayed at a hotel (yeah, that was just a lil wierd lol, got some strange looks)...Anyways, I'll post an update tommorrow......
