I'd be stoked on both dude. Excellent choices. And you got one heck of a 'Gold Coin'. That baby ain't no mis-shaped anywhere.

Those are tight,

Dax

Thanks Dax. I really love the Gold Coin!!! My only concern is that the Picea Omorika weeps with age which is what i really want.

All picea omorika are attractive. A great choice.

Dax

Just realized how big and beautiful those are for being "mailorder". Is that a typical size for plants from Greer? Sometimes I just don't want to wait years for a plant big enough to see in the landscape!

Barbara

Barb

I went with Greer...aka...Onlineplantcenter.com specifically because they offer larger sized plants via mail order for "reasonable" (to me) prices. I've gotten a little sick and tired of paying $20-30plus bucks and getting a 6" twig. In one case I paid $55 for a 6" twig. I was starting to feel ripped off especially considering the small sizes.

Onlineplantcenter.com offers up to 48" conifers via mail order. With the best packaging i have ever seen from a mail order nursery. Each box had a wood frame to prevent crushing during shipping. Although their shipping cost are a litter higher considering the size of the plant its worth it to me. I needed more immediate impact that just can't be had with a 6" twig.

Conifers of any variety are difficult to find in the Atlanta metro area and the South in general. The only way to get a run of the mill blue spruce is to mail order it.

Were these plants from Greer or Girard? - easy to get these two sources mixed up by name.....
Zack

Hi Zack

I got them from Greers onlineplantcenter.com

Actually the bottom of the pine is sparse, with vigorous growth present only at the very top and the roots of the spruce are way too small, judging from the size of the pot. I hope you looked at them and made any needed corrections before planting.

And the sinuous trunks on both are curious. The pine looks like somebody was trying to develop it into a specimen for a Japanese garden.

 Balled and burlapped plant materials usually contain soil significantly different than that of the
transplant site.
 Differences in soil texture will impede both water movement and root establishment.
 Root defects can only be found and corrected if root ball soil is removed.
 Proper root preparation combined with best practices for installation will greatly improve tree
establishment and survival in any landscape.

Here is a link that might be useful: B&B root ball.pdf

LOL....thanks bboy for the supportive upbeat comments.

I am completely satisfied and both plants are very healthy and doing very well. I'm not sure why you mentioned b&b as these were container grown with healthy roots which were not circled/tangled. They were shipped without pots...i placed the plants in pots to take the pics.

The trunk on the spruce is not sinuous. Its straight. Curve is from shipping and is now straight.