picea pungen fat albert

moyogijohn Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:55 pm

ran across a spruce at local nursery,need to know if they are good for bonsai?? can the roots be pruned and the foliage? if so when? this tree has a pretty good trunk line...thanks john

Guest Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:18 pm

If Fat Albert is one of the large foliage/ coarse branch varieties, I would give it a miss.

Guest Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:22 pm

I've just Googled it and it is the large fofiage variety.I would'nt if I were you!

moyogijohn Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:29 pm

Thank you Will for your response was worth a shot asking john

Guest Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:11 pm

Do you think 'Fat Albert' Col. Spruce won't suit larger bonsai either?

Thanks,
AH

**JimLewis** Fri Dec 03, 2010 8:49 pm

John . . . good on you for asking before buying! We see a lot of folks who do just the opposite (you know who you are!).

Guest Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:30 pm

Hey Jim,

I like to experiment and I am definitely one of them. The below tree (Picea pungens x glauca 'Fat Albert') was a nursery material for landscaping around 5ft tall. It has been shortened and jinned. The base is around 3" wide. This tree is far from finished, and honestly the design could be changed in the future. But I think it has potential for a large bonsai.

And here is a possible future design:

Thanks,
AH

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