Hi Ben,
Amazing looking tree, I love the Abies Lasiocarpa, and what you did with this one is inspiring! Thank you for sharing! I have tons of questions regarding how to go about getting a permit to collect one of those.
I have seen many of those recently on a hike, see my post here.
Quick question, if I google “abies lasiocarpa”, non or very few of the trees I find there look like the ones in your and my pictures. They don’t look weathered, scruffy, and don’t have character. They all look like Colorado Blue Spruce, or beautifully manicured Christmas trees. Is this due to the completely different growing conditions of nursery trees compared with the growing conditions of trees in the the wild? If I were to grow abies lasiocarpa in my yard, would they look like Christmas trees or would they look more like your tree?
Best regards,
Axel