Yes. It was about 3 feet tall when I got it and grew to about 10 feet tall over 4 years. Never flowered. Burst the pot it was in on two separate occasions. Ultimately I tossed it because every new leaf failed to unwrap itself without getting all torn up.
Hummingbirds are back.
Saw a bat this evening.
Great sunset.
Winni railroad ran today.
Mt. Washington docked at the Weirs.
So many motorcycles that I've had trouble sleeping this week.
My balsam fir grove is pumping out a nice spring perfume.
Saucer magnolias will open tomorrow.
Spring has reached full power.
The overwhelming onslaught of gold finches is getting out of control. I filled both feeders this morning and both were empty by dark. That's 6 pounds of seed in one day.
Thankfully lots of high intensity white throated sparrow singing has been going on to soothe me.
If we're doing spruce chat, can we have some appreciation for the Norway Spruce? I've always loved their branching structure when they get old and huge. Here's a majestic specimen from downtown Laconia on google maps.