CONIFERS Welcome to the conifer section of the catalog, a brief note about sizes S.P. refers to everything from 2.5” deep pots to quarts, As you would expect prices reflect size and rarity. Prices are guaranteed only for spring shipment, in fall some of them may change, (many will not) if you are ordering for fall CEDRUS I have always admired the true Cedars but until recently considered most of CEDRUS DEODARA 'GOLD CONE'............................................................... G. -1@ $29.00 A narrowly conical form with golden foliage and strongly pendulous branches, like all the Flora CEDRUS DEODARA 'SILVER MIST'............................................................. G. -1@ $29.00 A 1981 introduction from Flora Vista Gardens in B.C. This is a small flat topped shrubby form CEDRUS DEODARA 'SNOW SPRITE' ......................................................... G. -1@ $29.00 Also from Flora Vista Gardens in B.C. This is a small shrub-like form with a lot of white. CEPHALOTAXUS HARRINGTONIA „DUKE GARDENS. ........................... G. -1@ $29.00 A low spreading plant with dark green leaves; Plum Yews are not the easiest of things to root, CEPHALOTAXUS HARRINGTONIA 'PROSTRATA' ................................. S. P.1@ $29.00 A prostrate form found by Hornibrook and introduced by Hillier in 1923. CEPHALOTAXUS KOREANA ........................................................................ S. P.1@ $29.00 Now generally listed as a variety of Cephalotaxus harringtonia, most forms in cultivation are low CEPHALOTAXUS SINENSIS .......................................................................... G. -1@ $29.00 A small tree from central and western China with shredding bark. It reaches about 10m in height CHAMAECYPARIS A small genus in numbers but huge in terms of horticultural importance,
CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA 'AFF VAN PELTS' ........................ S. P. -1@ $29.00 Cuttings from Kay and Gary's private garden at Gee Farms. This is the most incredible powder CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA 'BLUE SURPRISE' ....................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A conical plant with bluish gray juvenile foliage originating in 1968 as a seedling raised by P.J. CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA 'ELLWOOD'S PILLAR' ................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 A dense slow growing upright column, Brigitta had this in a trough and it was spectacular, of CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA 'ELLWOOD'S WHITE' .................. S. P. -1@ $15.00 A slow growing mutation of „Elwoodii. with clear white variegation; introduced by Den Ouden in CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA 'IMBRIC' WEEPING ..................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A stunning thread leafed weeping form a bit reminiscent of Dacrydium cupressinum; this will CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONIANA 'TREASURE ISLAND' .................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 Another slow growing dwarf cultivar comparable to the Ellwood series. CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS 'COMPACTA GLAUCA' .............. G. -1@ $29.00 Non-weeping with good bluish green foliage, it is quite unlike the typical strict weeping plants
CHAMAECYPARIS NOOT. 'PENDULA' BROAD FORM ........................ S. P. -1@ $19.00 These are cutting raised from a plant in the Harper collection, very broad and dense with CHAMAECYPARIS NOOTKATENSIS 'VARIEGATA' ............................ S. P. -1@ $19.00 Much like compacta glauca in habit with green foliage irregularly splashed in yellow, the CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'AUREA NANA' ......................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A dense and slow growing dwarf with twisted fan shaped golden branchlets. I admit to confusion CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA „GOLD FERN. ............................................ S. P. -1@ $19.00 A 1980 mutation of Fernspray gold with mostly juvenile foliage found by John Emery. CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'LACY' ........................................................ S. P. -1@ $19.00 No relation to Scott Peterson, Lacy is upright and open growing with fine textured adult foliage CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'PYGMAEA' ............................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 Imported from Japan in 1861, „Pygmaea. on its own roots (these are) will eventually form a CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'RASHAMIBA' ............................................... G. -1@ $29.00 A monstrous clone with abnormal foliage that has been around since 1909, it.s probably CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'SAFFRON SPRAY' ................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 An excellent sport of „Chabo-Yaderi. with feathery green juvenile foliage and splashes of bright CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'TEDDY BEAR' ......................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A pretty good plant despite the far to cute name, it.s a bit reminiscent of Fernspray, it has been CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'TETRAGONA AUREA' ........................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A compact upright conical plant that can reach 3m, golden with a greenish interior and a CHAM. OB. „TORULOSA. (CORALLIFORMIS) ....................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A truly twisted Hinoki, semi-dwarf, dark green irregular pyramids to 2m, twisted, heavy, CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'TSATSUMI' .................................................. G. -1@ $29.00 An old cultivar from Japan with dark green tufted and twisted foliage. Elm City Nurseries once CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'VOKEL'S UPRIGHT' .............................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 Another new one from Talon. There once was a yokel named Vokel, whose tool… no I think its CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA „WELLS SPECIAL. .................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 One of the nicest larger growing obtusa clones deep green in color, upright habit. CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA 'MINIMA' (NANA) ...................................... G. -1@ $29.00 An old plant going back to the 1800.s in Germany, compacta, nana, and minima are probably all CHAM. PISIFERA 'SQUARROSA INTERMEDIA' ................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 The most popular of the squarrosa forms we offer, it makes a wonderful bonsai with a bit of CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA 'SQUARROSA LOMBARTS' .................... G. -1@ $29.00 A French variety disseminated by Welch in 1979 it.s a more vigorous squarrosa Dumosa, with CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA „TSUKUMO. ............................................ S. P. -1@ $19.00 Resembles „Minima., but has a finer textured foliage. Very winter hardy, one of the best small CHAMAECYPARIS THYOIDES 'RED STAR' ........................................... S. P. -1@ $24.00 By far my favorite thyoides, with very unusual dense juvenile foliage. It is the quintessential CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA 'BLACK DRAGON' ........................................ G. -1@ $29.00 A densely upright conical plant with light green nodding new growth that ages to a very deep CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA 'KILMAKURROUGH' ..................................... G. -1@ $29.00 A dwarf cristate form it looks like a broom of cristata but finer textured, this originated in Ireland CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA 'LOBBII NANA' ........................................... S. P. -1@ $24.00 A plant of muddled nomenclature the name 'Lobbii Nana' which is in general use is considered CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA 'PYGMAEA' ................................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 This may well be the plant long grown as „nana., a flat-topped bush with congested „Tansu. like
A dwarf, flattened bun growing twice as wide as it is high, perfect in a trough. CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA „TANSU. ...................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 This has superior, fine textured foliage, small enough for troughs and exceptionally hardy. The CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA „TENZAN. ....................................................... G. -1@ $29.00 One of the smallest forms, „Tenzan. grows less than ½” a year forming a neat flattened sphere CUNNINGHAMIA KONISHII 'COOLWYN COMPACT' ......................... S. P. -1@ $24.00 This looks more or less like „Little Leo. but slightly larger. It has not been as vigorous for us and CUNNINGHAMIA KONISHII ' LITTLE LEO' ............................................... G. -1@ $29.00 These are cool, little condensed broom-like plants with short needles and internodes. It has CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA PROSTRATE BLUE FORM ........... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A flat growing plant with exquisite powder blue wickedly armed foliage. It is the focal point of our CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA 'TOM DODD' ..................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A broom with rather short deep green needles and irregular growth. This is much more irregular CUPRESSOCYPARIS LEYLANDI 'GOLCONDA' .................................... S. P. -1@ $29.00 A sport of Haggerston Grey with lemon foliage, found in the U.K. in 1977 it holds its color well CUPRESSOCYPARIS LEYLANDI 'GOLD RIDER' ...................................... G. -1@ $29.00 A surprisingly hardy gold form that was introduced from Holland in 1985, it is moderately slow CUPRESSOCYPARIS LEYLANDI 'HYDE HALL' ....................................... G. -1@ $29.00 This originated as a witches broom found growing at Hyde Hall in 1979, it forms a slow growing CUPRESSUS CASHMIRIANA WEEPING FORM ..................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A somewhat mysterious plant, beautiful in a semitropical garden, tall and slender with an open CUPRESSUS CHENGIANA VAR. KANSUENSIS ................................. S. P.. -1@ $19.00 A rare species from western China forming a fine textured column that can reach 35. or more, CUPRESSUS GLABRA 'SULPHUREA' ..................................................... S. P. -1@ $29.00 Considered by some to be a form of Cupressus arizonica 'Sulphurea' is like a yellow version of CUPRESSUS JIANGEENSIS ...................................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 Related to chengiana and even rarer, it too seems extremely hardy; indeed the only problem is CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS VAR. DUPREZIANA ........................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 Considered by some to have specific rank C. dupreziana is a geographical form of CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS 'WORTHIANA' .................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A listed but obscure name this was distributed by Heronswood from a Logan Calhoun collection,
EPHEDRA Weird and wonderful primitive gymnosperms, with leafless green jointed EPHEDRA MINIMA ....................................................................................... S. P. -1@ $15.00 Distinct species separate from „minuta., 6" entangled mound of thin blue green stems ex EPHEDRA MINUTA ...................................................................................... S. P. -1@ $15.00 Native to the high regions of Western China „minuta. is one of the best small species, it is GINKGO BILOBA .................................................................................................... S.P. 15.00 The straight species these are unsexed clones from seed; essentially wild type these are not
JUNIPERUS Like Thuja, Juniperus suffers a bit from over exposure, and like Thuja its JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS „ARNOLD ARB.. ............................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 A tight bun form that Punnett got from the Arnold years ago. Very hard to root- 8 months or JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS 'ECHINIFORMIS' ........................................... S. P. -1@ $24.00 Dick brought us this, the tightest slowest growing Juniper he grows. It takes 2 years to root and JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS „GREEN CARPET. ........................................... S.P. -1@ $19.00 Found on the coast of Norway and introduced by Blooms, it is a nice flat clone light green in JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS 'NANA' .................................................................. G. -1@ $24.00 Dwarf low growing with congested foliage JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS 'OBLONGA PENDULA' ................................. S. P. -1@ $24.00 A broadly weeping form that has been around since 1838, it has sharp rigida like blue green JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS 'PUNNETT'S HEDGEHOG' .......................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A faster growing sport of „echiniformis. that Punnett found it is still slow. A first ever offering, JUNIPERUS CONFERTA 'AKEBANA' .......................................................... G. -1@ $29.00 A form of the shore juniper selected for bonsai use. JUNIPERUS HORIZONTALIS BLUE HORIZON' ....................................... G. -1@ $24.00 An older clone, very flat with a nice uniform habit, we were impressed by the 12. wide flat circle JUNIPERUS HORIZONTALIS 'GLACIER' ................................................... G. -1@ $19.00 A prostrate dwarf slow growing form with bluish foliage found growing in the Montana Rockies JUNIPERUS HORIZONTALIS 'KAY'S YELLOW VOMIT' ...................... S.P.-1@ $15.00 Brigitta picked up a stressed out yellow juniper at Gee.s. Kay made fun of her for wanting that JUNIPERUS HORIZONTALIS 'PANCAKE' ............................................... S.P.-1@ $19.00 Aptly named this is flatter than Wiley Coyote after a boulder fell on him; by far the flattest juniper JUNIPERUS PINGII HARDY FORM ............................................................ S.P.-1@ $19.00 A Chinese species that can reach 30m in height, it has been confused with squamata in the JUNIPERUS RECURVA ............................................................................. BAP.- 1@ $39.00 Mojmir.s collections from 3600m Kumbu Himal on the classic route up Everest (the Kumbu JUNIPERUS RECURVA COXII .................................................................... S.P. -1@ $19.00 It is a bit unclear from the literature as to whether this is a subspecies or a cultivar, whatever it is JUNIPERUS RIGIDA ....................................................................................... S.P.-1@ $19.00 Seed grown from weeping forms, all are excellent clones; these mostly have the habit of UNIPERUS RIGIDA PENDULA PUNNETT CLONE ................................. S.P.-1@ $24.00 Cutting grown from Dick.s clone, these are on their own roots (a slow process as cuttings take JUNIPERUS SQUAMATA BLUE STAR .................................................... S. P. -1@ $15.00 Immensely popular this originated as a witches broom on „Meyeri. in Holland around 1950. It is JUNIPERUS SQUAMATA 'CHINESE SILVER' ........................................... G. -1@ $24.00 A Hillier introduction from 1971, it forms a small upright tree with silvery green foliage that is A variegated sport of „Blue Star. with irregular creamy shoots, Brigitta insists that it is a more MICROBIOTA DECUSSATA 'JACOBSEN W.B.' .................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 An extremely cool new plant for us. It was found by Arne Vagn Jakobsen of Denmark and PODOCARPUS ALPINUS (LAWRENCEI) 'BLUE GEM' ........................ S. P. -1@ $15.00 A female clone from Tasmania, tough enough to survive here with protection. It sounds as if we PODOCARPUS ALPINUS 'COUNTRY PARK FIRE' .............................. S. P. -1@ $15.00 A low spreading form with bright red berries in fall which are attractive clinging to the bronze PODOCARPUS ALPINUS 'RED TIP' ......................................................... S. P. -1@ $15.00 Gymnosperm indeed! Yes, this naked seeded little beauty is hardy here as well, although it PODOCARPUS LAWRENCII 'PURPLE KING' ........................................ S. P. -1@ $15.00 A vigorous somewhat open growing clone developed in New Zealand about fifteen years ago, PODOCARPUS NIVALIS ............................................................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 A low growing species from the mountains of New Zealand. It is surprisingly hardy, with yew like SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS PROSTRATA ............................................. S. P. -1@ $24.00 This came to us originally from Siskiyou and it has proven difficult to root. It is not quite as flat SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS 'KELLY'S PROSTRATE' .......................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A flat growing form of the Costal Redwood, considerably hardier than you would think, TAXUS BACCATA „WATNONG GOLD. ........................................................ G. -1@ $24.00 Like „Repens Aurea.; but has a brighter gold color, grows rapidly broader than high. TAXUS BACCATA FASTIGIATA ............................................................... S. P. -1@ $15.00 A slow growing, fascinating strictly columnar form 30' x 4', blackish green leaves. TAXUS CUSPIDATA „BRIGHT GOLD. ..................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 Much brighter gold than Taxus baccata „Aurea., „Bright Gold. is slow, with a spreading habit. TAXUS FLORIDANA ..................................................................................... S. P. -1@ $15.00 An extremely rare species (right up there with Torreya taxifolia), „floridana. is somewhat similar TAXUS X MEDIA 'MAUREEN' .................................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A narrow columnar form, 'Maureen' originated with Joseph Reis. It has been around since 1983 THUJA Thuja gets no respect; most conifer collectors see them as second rate THUJA KORAIENSIS GLAUCA PROSTRATA ....................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A rare low growing glaucous form of Korean Thuja, one of only a handful of cultivars of this THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'BOWLING BALL' ............................................ S. P. -1@ $19.00 A magnet for corrupted labels we have seen „Boiling Ball. and „Bolling Ball., on tags at other THUJA OCCIDENTALIS „COLUMBIA. ..................................................... BAP. -1@ $29.00 Outstanding slender columnar form to 15 meters high with white branch tips. THUJA OCCIDENTALIS „EMERALD GREEN VARIEGATED. ............ S. P. -1@ $19.00 My current favorite when it comes to variegated Thuja occidentalis cultivars excellent green THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'FILIFORMIS' ................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A thread stemmed juvenile form, there are a number of these stringy cultivars and it is nearly THUJA OCCIDENTALIS „GOLDEN GLOBE. .......................................... BAP. -1@ $29.00 Quickly forms a globe without shearing, outstanding golden color doesn't burn. THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'MINIMA' ........................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 One of the smallest forms, from a distance you could mistake it for one of the small Hinoki
THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'OHLENDORFII' ............................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 Raised by Ohlendorff nurseries in Hamburg in 1887, it features quadrangular stems of THUJA OCCIDENTALIS PENDULA .......................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A stiffly weeping form that dates to the mid 1800.s, as a young plant it is somewhat THUJA OCCIDENTALIS „TEDDY „ .............................................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 An outstanding little bun a bit taller than wide, this is the only Thuja we grow that is small THUJA OCCIDENTALIS „TINY TIM. ........................................................ BAP. -1@ $29.00 One of the dwarfest Thuja that we've seen, broadly globose 16"w. X 12"h. in 10 yrs. THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'UMBRACULIFERA' ........................................ S. P. -1@ $19.00 A slow growing umbrella form with bluish green foliage that has been around (in Germany at THUJA OCCIDENTALIS „WANSDYKE SILVER. ................................... BAP. -1@ $29.00 Dense low pyramid; slow growing, light green foliage with creamy white variegation. THUJA OCCIDENTALIS EX WATANONG ............................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A dwarf form that we have grown for years, originally from „Watanong.. It probably has a better THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 'WAREANA' ....................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 This dates back to Coventry England around 1821, nurseryman.s name was Ware. The plant is THUJA OCCIDENTALIS WOODWARDII ................................................. BAP. -1@ $29.00 A fast growing, globose form; Woodward retains its shape as it ages without pruning. THUJA ORIENTALIS „FRUITLANDI. ....................................................... BAP. -1@ $49.00 Upright conical form with a rich green color looks as if it will soon get quite large. THUJA ORIENTALIS 'VAN HOEY SMITH' ................................................. G. -1@ $29.00 I like this even better than „Emerald Green Variegated., finer textured with a lacy open look, T. THUJA ORIENTALIS 'VAN HOEY SMITH SPORT. ............................. BAP. -1@ $49.00 We were walking around Gees in the middle of last winter freezing our asses off with Gary when THUJA PLICATA „COLLYER'S GOLD. .................................................... BAP. -1@ $29.00 A 1976 introduction by Wansdyke, if is slow growing forming an upright bush, foliage is green THUJA PLICATA „GEORGE WASHINGTON. ............................................. G. -1@ $24.00 A large, broad pyramid with bright gold variegation in the center of its leaflets. THUJA PLICATA 'HOLLY TURNER' ............................................................ G. -1@ $24.00 We got this from Heronswood years ago, several people have seen it in the stock house and THUJA PLICATA „STONEHAM GOLD. .................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 A slow growing upright form, the bright golden orange new shoots are a nice contrast to the THUJA PLICATA „SUNSHINE. ................................................................. BAP. -1@ $29.00 A nice golden selection it doesn't burn in full sun, and really stands out in the landscape. THUJA PLICATA 'WHIPCORD' .................................................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 Similar in general appearance to Thuja occidentalis 'Filiformis' with the leaves reduced to scaly THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA VAR HONDAI ............................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 The rarely available Northern Japanese variety of this curious monotypic Thuja relative, it has THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA NANA .............................................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 In cultivation since the 1800.s, it is a dwarf-rounded clone that will eventually form a ball several TORREYA NUCIFERA VAR. SPHAERICA .............................................. S. P. -1@ $19.00 Probably the hardiest of the Torreya species this Japanese botanical relic is highly desirable at TORREYA YUNANENSIS 'ROCK' ............................................................. S. P. -1@ $29.00 Currently placed as Torreya grandis v. fargesii it is a legend by any name. Torreya.s are rare WIDRINGTONIA NODIFLORA .................................................................... S. P. -1@ $19.00 Krussman considers it part of Widringtonia cupressoides and calls it zone 6 hardy. Its known |