I received a Colorado Blue Spruce for a Christmas present and need to know how to keep it alive until I can plant it in the Spring. Please help me.
You can care for this in container indoors pretty easily. Just make sure it is in a brightly lit area, and receives a 2 or 3 day dry period before watering again. Only water after it has dried to prevent root rot. Other than that there is not much care required to keep it alive until you can plant the tree.
Here is an article for more care on established trees: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/colorado-blue-spruce/care-for-colorado-spruce.htm
I believe my gardener accidentally might have gotten weed killing chemicals on my spruce tree and I am devastated. Can it still be saved?
Uh-oh. It is definitely not happy, and does resemble weed killer damage.
If it does happen to live through this, it will never look the same, and will not recover the dead growth. It will simply grow in a different spot and those patches will remain bare.
I would say that you will want to look into replacing the tree with one similar in height and stature if you want it to remain uniform.
This article will tell you more about what to do from here: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/herbicide-tree-injury.htm
I’ve had two of these shrubs in containers, they get pot bound and start dying off. I’ve had this one for approx 6 years and I want another but I don’t know what it is. Can you help please?
It is, indeed, a Spruce. Pinning down the cultivar will be quite difficult, however. Your best replacements will be one of three species: Picea pungens, Picea orientalis and Picea mariana.
All three are suitable for container growth.
Here is a link to our entire collection of Spruce articles: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/category/ornamental/trees/spruce
I trimmed mine up off the ground for a 2 to 3 inch clearance at the 4 years old stage. The height varied on them a bit but all did just fine. I water them with a product called Super Thrive in the water after such trimmings to help them deal with any shock or stress from the trimming up.
This is the fourth time I have asked for help on the planting and care of a baby blue spruce . How many times does one have to ask. Very unprofessional . Do you people really operate a real sight ?
Please accept our apologies, but we've not seen this question until now. Here is an article that will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/colorado-blue-spruce/care-for-colorado-spruce.htm
When I returned from surgery tree looked okay but dried out on one side. After a harsh winter the needles are dropping on one side and the branches are bare. I don't think it is a bug, just from not being watered. The rest of tree looks great and is getting taller. should I cut the bare branches off? Will the needles grow back? I lightly fertilized and put new mulch material around it and and watering it daily.
No, the dead branches and needles will not grow back.
You can prune the dead plant material from the tree.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/colorado-blue-spruce/care-for-colorado-spruce.htm
I have a small blue spruce tree that I planted. How shall I fertilize it?
Slow-release granulated conifer fertilizer works best. Here's an article on how to care for your tree:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/colorado-blue-spruce/care-for-colorado-spruce.htm