Two Baby Blue Spruce Trees - IB2DWs - Spring Growth - May 2026
In the Fall of 2023, I (also) planted a pair of small Baby Blue Spruce trees in the (then) newly expanded IB2DWs bed. They were both in five-gallon containers and were small trees that were 50%-off at the end-of-year sale. $50 for the pair . Looking back, that's pretty good. When I planted these, I talked about how they are dwarf trees - hence the name 'Baby Blue'. That means they are very slow-growing and add just a few inches per year. This will be the third full growing season (Planted in Fall 2023, so 2024, 2025 and now 2026), but I'd certainly declare these as 'slow-to-grow'. Below are a couple of photos showing the current state of these two trees. First up, is the tree planted further West (closer to the house). This one is less-perfectly-pyramidal in shape. It almost looks like it is leaning over to the right. And...that might be the case, because of the growing canopy of the growin...