I always have to put collected spruces into really big boxes because I need to keep big rootballs to increase the chanse of getting enough hairroots to make the tree survive.
This one has survived and will be bare rooted next spring and put into a proper pot. I consider it essential to bare root the spruces during the first repot because they grow in very wet, bogsoil that breaks down to a mudlike structure after a few years. The spruces always responds to this procedure by putting out vigorous new growth. But I need to keep them in a shady position and they need a lot of moisture so I use small (1-3 mm) particles in the new substrate.
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