where are you ..

in my MI.. i would have planted around 4/1 ...which was 90 days ago ...

how did you plant.. ball and burlap or potted.. emend hole ..

pic of whole.. etc ...

whats your watering regimen been.. whats the native soilll

ken

I'm in long Island ny. Potted. I used miracle grow tree and shrub soil and mixed with native soil. Used plant tone fertilizer when first planted. I water every 3 days or so. I've been noticing spider webs on the branches.

It looks as if the branch had been broken as there's no damage to the rest of them.

It's going to need more room.

I cut the branch myself.

I should make what I said more clear. Perhaps the branch had been broken, but not broken off before you cut it.

Mike

after 15 years.. mine is at least 4 feet square ... see link

yours is at least 3 feet to close to both the house.. and the window well???

move it in dormancy ... either fall or early spring ... and do not amend the next planting hole.. and never feed it again ...

a regular old Picea pungens.. can grow about a foot per year ... this one is called dwarf ... because its annual growth rate is about half... 4 to 6 inches ... but it will grow like that.. for the rest of your life.. dwarf does NOT mean it will stay small ...

thats a very happy looking plant... the damaged branch was probably a shipping injury ... starting at the growers.. any time up until you planted it ...

when dealing with tree time .... stuff that happened long ago ... sometimes doesnt show until the heat of summer.. or some major event.. like transplant ...

interior shedding of needles is completely normal.. and increased by any major stress .. like shipping and planting.. etc ...

ken

https://www.google.com/search?q=(Picea+pungens+%27Globosa%27)&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFp_fW8tnNAhVlpIMKHedTAgIQ_AUICSgC&biw=940&bih=745&dpr=0.9

A j , as others have said , you MUST move it,,,mine is about 6 ft across

be careful with watering,,,feel down in soil, if moist , don't water

ron

Thx for advice everyone

Is best time to move really in fall? I read best time may be late August or early to mid September so it has time to establish roots before winter in new location?

It's only been in your ground for six weeks. I'd move it now. Don't let the new root hairs dry out, and have the new hole dug before you take your's out of the ground.

where are you junior??

ken

what i said in the tree forum:

if you are in say.. the PNW ... cool .. rainy.. cloudy ... go for it ...

if you are in my midwest MI .. where july and august hover in the 90s.. with drought possible ... etc ...

September.. when night temps consistently fall into the low 60s ...

in my ground freeze area .. 6 to 10 weeks before ground freeze.. is plenty of time.. for roots to get settled ...

ken

I'm in long Island ny border queens, ny. Temps in 90s next couple days. Maybe wait till temps cool down?