Blue Spruce

Our blue spruce has about three tips. Why is this and is there anything we need to do to make it a single tip? The tree is healthy otherwise, but we need to find out if we need to cut or clip one or two of the tips. We don’t want it turning into a short shrub.

Thank you in advance.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 04/19/2015 @ 11:47 pm

Here is a link that recommends choosing one leader and removing the others.

https://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/BUL/BUL0644.pdf ^[1]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/colorado-blue-spruce/care-for-colorado-spruce.htm ^[2]

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[1] https://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/BUL/BUL0644.pdf: https://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edcomm/pdf/BUL/BUL0644.pdf

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/colorado-blue-spruce/care-for-colorado-spruce.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/colorado-blue-spruce/care-for-colorado-spruce.htm

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