A good place to see what Black Hills Spruce, Rocky Mountain Juniper, and
Ponderosa Pines look like "in the rough" is Andy Smith's site

I already corresponded with him. He told me to winter it outdoors, & don't be
in a hurry to repot.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)