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Plant Descriptions

The following pages contain brief descriptions of most cultivars and species of conifers we have. Currently our data base lists well over 1000 species and varieties. However, we do not propagate every listing annually. Each listing details Zone, Colour, Classification (American Conifer Society), and general expected size at 10 years of age.

Fir Zone Colour Class Size

European Silver Fir

Abies alba Pendula 5 Dark Green Intermediate 150cm A green weeping form of the Silver Fir needs staking to develop a leader. All side branches strictly pendulous.

Abies alba Pyramidalis 5 Dark Green Large 150cm A columnar form. Very pyramidal and tight. Can grow 30cm a year. Nice glossy green needles.

Balsam Fir

Abies balsamea Eugene’s Gold 3 Gold Intermediate 150cm A relatively new form of the balsam. Deep yellow colour year round. Slow growing.

Abies balsamea Nana 3 Dark green Dwarf 60cm An old dwarf form that is usually round . Growth rate 2 inches per year. Extremely hardy. Tolerates acidic soils.

Abies balsamea Piccolo 3 Dark Green Miniature 40cm The ultimate dwarf Balsam Fir. Only grows ½ inch per year. Small bun.

Abies balsamea Tyler’s Blue 3 Blue Large 150cm A balsam fir with blue needles otherwise normal growing for the species.

Abies balsamea Larry’s Weeping 3 Green Intermediate 150cm A unique weeping selection that needs to be staked for height. Can we assume it was found by Larry?

Grecian Fir

Abies cephalonica Meyer’s Dwarf 5 Dark Green Dwarf 60cm Nice spreading type that will eventually mound.

Cilician Fir

Abies cilicicia 5b Dark Green Large 150cm The species of the Cilcian Fir. Must have well drained soils.

Abies cilicica Spring Grove 5b Dark Green Dwarf 50cm A witches broom found in Ohio I believe. Very dense slow growing. Pyramidal. Extremely rare.

White Fir

Abies concolor 4 Grey Large 175cm A large stately specimen with needles ranging from green to blue.

Abies concolor Archer’s Dwarf 4 Blue/Grey Dwarf 100cm Compact form eventually making a leader. Suitable for the rock garden.

Abies concolor Blue Cloak 4 Powder Blue Large 150cm Beautiful weeping form. More less central leader with cascading branches. Once trained.

Abies concolor Candicans 4 Powder Blue Large 175cm Probably the bluest form of Silver fir. Very large blue needles. Often grows open form when young.

Abies concolor Commanche 4 Blue/Grey Miniature 50cm Very tight globose plant only growing an inch or two per year. Choice plant. Hard to propagate.

Abies concolor Compacta 4 Silver Blue Intermediate120cm A dwarf upright pyramid. Tight growing, large needled.

Abies concolor Conica 4 Green/Blue Intermediate100cm Very dwarf and tight growing . Upright growing.

Abies concolor Eagel Point 4 Silver Dwarf 70cm Another very tight growing witches broom found in Iowa. Needles slightly longer than other broom types listed.

Abies concolor Gable’s Weeping 4 Green Intermediate 120cm A semi weeping form. Very large needles. Becomes quite wide.

Abies concolor Glenmore 4 Sky Blue Large 150cm Large growing form like the species with exceptionally bright blue needles. Grows about 1 foot a year.

Abies concolor Kinky 4 Grey Intermediate 120cm Interesting pyramidal semi dwarf. Has drooping branchlets.

Abies concolor Lavita 4 Grey Dwarf 60cm Round witches broom with more vigour than other cultivars. Grows about 2 inches a year.

Abies concolor Masonic 4 Grey Dwarf 40cm Bun form, so small and cute. Extremely slow and rare.

Abies concolor Olsen 4 Grey Dwarf 40cm Tiny round ball with small needles. Grows about ½ inch a year.

Abies concolor Piggelmee 4 Grey Dwarf 60cm A real tiny fellow. globe like, only grows 1 inch a year.

Abies concolor Rochester Park 4 Silver Dwarf 50cm Another very tight cute plant. Most likely from a witches broom.

Abies concolor St. John’s 4 Silver Miniature 50cm Really small and slowing growing bun type. Excellent candidate for the small rock garden.

Abies concolor Stanwood 4 Grey Dwarf 50cm Nice flat growing broom. Very dense and attractive.

Abies concolor Tubby 4 Grey Dwarf 120cm A thick branching form. Stout and pyramidal. Love it.

Abies concolor Waukan 4 Grey Dwarf 40cm Yet another very tiny plant. This little fellow takes his time. Less than an inch of growth a year.

Abies concolor Wintergold 4 Green/Yellow Intermediate 100cm Grey green needles in summer followed by soft yellow when it starts getting colder. Interesting but slow growing.

Delavay’s Fir

Abies delayei Horsford 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf spreading clone with wide dark green needles and reddish branches.

Ernest Fir

Abies ernestii 5 Green Large 150cm A very interesting species and has large flat needles. Needs to be seen to be appreciated.

Farges Fir Abies fargesii 5 Dark Green Large 150cm+ Large flat needles, dark green on top and white silver underneath. Red bark. Medium grower to 50 feet.

Japanese Fir Abies firma

Abies firma Halgren 5b Green Large 150cm A formal form of the Japanese Fir. Grows about 1 foot a year.

Abies firma Nana Horizontalis 5b Green Dwarf 80cm Dwarf spreading fir. Quite rare for the species. Very dark green needles.

Fraser Fir

Abies fraseri 5 Green Large 175cm A pyramidal species 60ft and endemic to North America. Good colour and often used in the Christmas tree industry.

Abies fraseri Blue Bonnet 5 Blue Dwarf 60cm Striking blue on this tiny plant. Great rock garden choice.

Abies fraseri Franklin 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A very dense and slowing growing pyramid. Great for rock gardens that want a little height.

Abies fraseri Kleins Nest 5 Green Dwarf 90cm Somewhat spreading but upright growing. Really dense growing.

Abies fraseri Paul’s Broom 5 Green Dwarf 60cm Very small and slow growing plant. Globose.

Abies fraseri Prostrata 5 Dark Green Dwarf 80cm A more less spreading dwarf. Will become much wider than high.

Abies fraseri Rawls 5 Blue Dwaf 90cm Pretty blue on a dwarf pyramid. Really nice.

Abies fraseri Vasti 5 Dark Green Minature 30cm Extremely small, short needled plant. This a rockery plant. Growth rate 2-4cm per year. Very, very rare.

Giant Fir Abies grandis 6 Green Large 150cm Tree to 150feet or more. Long shiny flat needles. Needs Protection in our climate.

Abies grandis Aurea 6 Gold Intermediate 100cm Bright yellow flush in the spring later turning green. Somewhat slow growing.

Manchurian Fir

Abies holophylla 4 Dark Green Large 175cm The Manchurian Fir can grow up to 100’. Long needled, rare in cultivation. Absolutelyy beautiful. Very hardy.

Nikko Fir

Abies homolepsis Umbellata 5 Medium Green Large 175cm The Nikko Fir. Becomes a tall tree. Another rare plant in cultivation.

Abies homlepsis Variegata 5 Variegated Large 175cm A variegated form of the Nikko Fir. Splashes of cream and yellow throughout the plant.

Korean Fir

Abies koreana 5 Green Intermediate 150cm One of the smallest growing of the firs (30 feet). Its blue cones and relatively small size make this tree one of the best for lighter soils.

Abies koreana Aurea 5 Soft yellow Intermediate 150cm One of the prettiest golden firs in cultivation. New growth lime green to soft yellow. Colour is consistent year round. Slow growing. Purple cones make a nice contrast.

Abies koreana Blauer Pfiff 5 Blue Intermediate 150cm A nice German selection with good blue needles. Densely pyramidal.

Abies koreana Cis 5 Green Dwarf 60cm A little ball of glossy needles. Introduced in 1989. Grows ½ inch a year.

Abies koreana Compact Dwarf 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Beautiful spreading type. Does become quite large. Grows 3-4 inches a year.

Abies koreana Gait 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A narrow upright from Holland. Slower growing.

Abies koreana Gelbunt 5 Variegated Dwarf 80cm A compact form of the species with variegation throughout the plant.

Abies koreana Glauca 5 Silvery-blue Intermediate 150cm A very rare version of the Korean Fir. Somewhat globose until a leader develops becoming a pyramidal tree.

Abies koreana Golden Dream (Goldener Traum) 5 Gold Dwarf 80cm Beautiful dwarf golden selection. Globose but may form a leader in time.

Abies koreana Green Carpet 5 Light Green Dwarf 100cm Grows perfectly round and will not likely pass 60cm in height. A very interesting plant for the garden where it can be appreciated.

Abies koreana Green Spreader 5 Light Green Dwarf 100cm Another choice spreading plant that doesn’t form a leader.

Abies koreana Nanaimo 5 Green Intermediate 120cm Selection of Korean Fir with a good dense pyramidal form.

Abies koreana Silberlocke 5 White and green Intermediate150cm Probably the best known selection of Korean Fir. Its twisted needles exposing the white stomates make this plant highly popular. Densely pyramidal over time.

Abies koreana Silbermavers 5 Green Dwarf 40cm Another very small bun type with green and white showing.

Abies koreana Silberperl 5 Green Dwarf 40cm Very small bun form. Excellent rock garden choice.

Abies koreana Silver Show 5 White and green Intermediate 150cm A somewhat faster and more pyramidal version of Silberlocke. Growth rate around 10 to 15cm per year.

Abies koreana Starker’s Dwarf 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A nice low spreading form with attractive needles.

Rocky Mountain Fir

Abies lasiocarpa Compacta 4 Green Intermediate 150cm A rich green colour on a compact pyramidal form. Not very common but deserving in any garden situation.

Abies lasiocarpa Daybreak 4 Green/Blue Intermediate 150cm A dense pyramid and slow growing.

Abies lasiocarpa Glacial Blue 4 Powder Blue Intermediate 150cm Conical plant with powder blue foliage. New.

Abies lasiocarpa Glauca Compacta 4 Powder Blue Intermediate150cm A classic well known version of the Rocky Mountain Fir. Soft Needled and dense growing. Good selection for the larger rock garden.

Abies lasiocarpa Green Globe 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A densly globose selection mostly likely from a witches broom. Very slow growing. 5cm per year.

Abies lasiocarpa Mulligans Dwarf 4 Green Dwarf 30cm Tiny little bun. Only grows ½ inch per year!

Abies lasiocarpa Utah 4 Grey Miniature 30cm Wow, what a tiny plant this is. Difficult to propagate due to lack of scion wood. Bun form.

Sicilian Fir Abies nebrodensis 5b Green Large 150cm A very rare and protected species in the wild. Grows to 40 feet.

Nordmann Fir

Abies nordmaniana Brandt 5 Green Dwarf 100cm New plant. Info coming.

Abies nordmaniana Fastigiata 5 Dark green Dwarf 100cm A very slowing growing fastigate form of the Nikko Fir. It is extremely rare with only a few specimens in the world.

Abies nordmanniana Golden Spreader 5 Gold Dwarf 120cm Its name is not exactly true as it becomes a conical golden Tree. Choice tree. Probably best in a semi protected area.

Abies nordmanniana Tortifolia 5 Green Large 120cm Compact pyramid with contorted needles showing their silvery underside.

Abies nordmanniana Troutman 5 Dark Green Intermediate 120cm New plant for us. Seems to stay a real tight compact pyramid. Super dark green needles.

Abies nordmanniana x cephalonica 5 Green Large 120cm Beautiful hybrid with very glossy needles becomes large and stately.

Algerian Fir

Abies numidica Lawrenceville 6 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf conical tree with smaller spikey needles than the species. Surprisingly hardy. RARE.

Abies numidica Pendula 6 Green Dwarf 100cm A rare weeping form of the Algerian fir. Needs to be staked for height.

Spanish Fir Abies pinsapo

Abies pinsapo Glauca 6 Blue Intermediate 100cm A blue Spanish Fir. Large growing but I suspect in our climate will stay relatively small. Beautiful plant.

Noble Fir

Abies procera 5 Green Large 100cm Relatively slow growing pyramid. Somewhat sensitive to winter wind and sun. Mature at 30 feet.

Abies procera Glauca Prostrata 5 Blue Intermediate 120cm Spreading blue form. Not sure if it is truly stable or if it will make a leader. Very attractive looking.

Abies procera Sherwoodii 5b Yellow Intermediate 120cm A slow growing selection of the noble fir with bright yellow needles especially in the spring when it flushes out. Somewhat tender. But a beautiful tree.

Siberian Fir Abies siberica 3 Green Large 150cm Grows to 100 feet. Tough, hardy and has a nice aromatic smell.

Abies x arnoldiana Poulsen 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Globe like cross that came from the Arnold Arboretum.

Abies x pardei Holden 6 Green Intermediate 100cm New plant for me. From the Holden Arboretum.

Western Incense Cedar Usually quite narrow and aromatic. Native to the west coast. They do not like exposed windy sites and must be placed in moist but well drained soils for best results.

Calocedrus decurrens Barrima Gold 6 Gold Intermediate 150cm What an incredible selection from New Zealand. Rich yellow and gold overtones on a pyramidal form.

Calocedrus decurrens Compacta 6 Dark Green Dwarf 120cm The dwarf version of the species but more globose. Interesting texture of the needles. Soft to the touch.

Calocedrus decurrens Maupin Glow 6 Green Dwarf 60cm New growth bright yellow changing to dark green.

Atlas Cedar

Blue Atlas Cedar Cedrus atlantica Glauca 6 Blue Large 120cm A majestic specimen with time. Tender for this area but for those who are willing to baby their tree will be richly rewarded. Needs protection from wind and winter sun.

Cedrus atlantica Horstman 6 Powder Blue Intermediate 120cm So far so good with this clone. Semi dwarf version, very compact. Probably much easier to take care of for those determined to grow a Blue Atlas Cedar.

Cedrus atlantica Pendula 6 Blue Intermediate 120cm The very dramatic weeping form of Blue Atlas Cedar. No two specimens are the same and can be trained to grow into arbors etc.

Chinese Plum Yew

Cephalotaxus harringtonia Duke Gardens 6 Dark Green Dwarf 100cm Spreading form. Needles very long and shiny. Tolerates shade.

Cephalotaxus harringtonia Fastigiata 6 Dark Green Intermediate 120cm An incredible vase shaped bush with super dark green Needles. Resistant to deer, rabbits, moles, voles etc.

Cunninghamia/ China Fir

Cunninghamia koshi Little Leo 6 Green Dwarf 60cm A neat little bundle of spiky foliage. Has a bronze cast to it in winter. Needs protection. Great collectors plant.

Cunninghamia lanceolata Coolwyn Compact 6 Green Dwarf 60cm A cool spiky plant that grows into a ball. New for me but has come through 2 winters uninjured. Suspect it needs ample protection from winter wind and sun.

Lawson’s Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwoodii 6 Bluish Intermediate 120cm Pillar like. Green needles with blue overtones. One of the older cultivars.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood’s Nymph 6 Bluish Dwarf 60cm A very dwarf sport of Ellwoodii. Definitely a candidate for the rock garden. Only grows a couple inches a year.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ivonne 6 Yellow Large 120cm A bright yellow columnar form to 20 feet. This selection has won a few horticultural awards.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Lycopodoides 6 Green Intermediate 100cm Twisted and congrested growth distorting the plant. New.

Alaskan Cedar Many selections are beautiful and graceful looking. I believe we offer more varieties than most other nurseries. All like moist well drained soils and least a half day of sun.

Chamaecyparis nookatensis 5 Green Large 200cm Beautiful species. Very graceful and large growing. Can grow over 150 feet in the wild.

Chamaecyparis nookatensis Aurea (Lutea) 5 Yellow/ Green Large 200cm A fast growing form of light yellow cast over green. Subtle but attractive.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Aureovariegata 5 Yellow/Green Large 175cm Beautiful rare selection of Alaskan Cedar with splashes of yellow throughout. Growth rate about 15-20cm per year. Full and vigorous.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Glauca 5 Green/Glaucous Large 200cm A popular variety that grows tightly pyramidal. New growth has a bluish colour before turning a rich dark green with blue undertones.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Glauca Compacta 5 Dark green Dwarf 100cm Another very rare form that grows squatly pyramidal to 10 feet. Very hard to find cultivar.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Glauca Pendula 5 Green/Bluish Large 200cm Fast growing weeping form that keeps its central leader. Similar to Pendula but needles much finer.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Gracilis 5 Green Intermediate100cm A semi dwarf form . Grows very compact needles are unlike other cultivars. Grow to 20 feet.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Green Arrow 5 Green Large 200cm Fast growing form that is very narrow Nearly all branches hang straight down. Grows to 30 feet.

Chamaecyparis nootakensis Jubilee 5 Green Large 200cm A narrow weeping form. Fast growing.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Moonshot 5 Green Large 200cm May be even more narrow than Van den Akker. A 20 foot tree will be less than a 1 foot wide.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Pendula 5 Green Large 200cm A beautiful and very popular form of the Alaskan Cedar. Becomes a focal in any garden.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Pendula Select 5 Green Large 200cm This form is much fuller than Pendula. They are often sold as the same plant but they are distinctly different.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Sparkling Arrow 5 Variegated Large 200cm Apparently a cream variegated sport of Green Arrow. Looks promising.

Chamaecyparis nookatensis Strict Weeping 5 Green Large 200cm Another excellent super narrow form. Large specimens are awe inspiring.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Tatra 5 Green Intermediate 120cm A form with juvenile foliage. It’s very soft and attractive. Extremely rare.

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Van den Akker 5 Green Large 200cm Unbelievable narrow form. Grows to 30 feet however many plants don’tgrow any wider than a foot or two. Strictly pendulous. Rare!

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis Variegata 5 Green/White Large 175cm A nice variegated form that is broadly pyramidal. Variegation is spread throughout the entire tree. Slower growing to 20 feet.

Japanese Hinoki False Cypress

Chamaecypariis obtusa Aurea Nana 5 Yellow Dwarf 90cm Slow growing form resembling Nana Gracilis.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Arneson’s Compact 5 Green Dwarf 30cm Very dense plant. Not sure of its growth habits but it is truly dwarf.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Baldwin Variegated 5 Variegated Dwarf 100cm Upright growing with flecks of cream scattered about the plant.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Brevirmea 4b Green Intermediate 120cm The hardiest Hinoki of them all. Native to the northern regions of Japan. Grows like the species.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Compacta 5 Green Dwarf 120cm An old but lovely form of Hinoki. Dense and irregular growing.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Confuscious 5 Yellow Dwarf 120cm A beautiful gold cultivar found in New Zealand. Compact and upright growing. One of my favourites.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Coralliformis 5 Green Dwarf 120cm Fairly fast growing wiry plant. Has an interesting look to it for those who like the unusual.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Crippsii 5 Bright yellow Dwarf 150cm Of the larger growing Hinokis this one is likely the brightest yellow of them all. Can burn in hot dry sites. Grows 10-15cm per year.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Dainty Doll 5 Green Intermediate 120cm A slower and my dense growing form of the Gracilis cultivar.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Elf 5 Green Miniature 40cm Tiny little fellow. News to be in a rock garden. Very slow growing.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Erica 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A mixture of adult and juvenile foliage gives this plant an interesting texture for the landscape.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Fernspray Gold 5 Yellow Dwarf 120cm Very bright yellow foliage. Susceptible to burning in sun.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Filicoides 5 Dark green Dwarf 150cm A fairly fast growing selection with fern like leaves. Can grow as a shrub. Mature at 15 feet.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Gimborn’s Beauty 5 Blue/Green Intermediate 120cm Fast growing form with blue over tones. Really eye catching. Definitely a favourite in the Hinoki group.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Gold Drop 5 Gold Dwarf 100cm Small intense yellow coloured plant to 6 feet. Slow growing.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Gold Fern 5 Gold Dwarf 60cm A soft finely textured plant with bright yellow needles. Dainty looking.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Golden Nymph 5 Gold Dwarf 100cm Another compact gold pyramid plant to 6 feet.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Golden Sprite 5 Gold Miniature 60cm Tiny flat bun. Everything is miniature about it.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Golden Whorl 5 Gold/Green Dwarf 100cm Leaves are long and contorted. Has golden streaks throughout the fasciations. Very interesting new form.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Gracilis 5 Dark green Intermediate 175cm Can be a fairly large tree over of time. Horizontal branching.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Gracilis Aurea 5 Gold Intermediate 175cm Same as above but a gold version.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Graciosa 5 Medium green Dwarf 100cm Broadly conical with interesting netted foliage. Grows 10cm per year.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Heavy Texture 5 Green Intermediate 120cm Fast growing form with horizontal branches and interesting needle structure.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Kerdalo 5 Gold Dwarf 100cm A newer upright form not unlike Crippsii but has orange colour n the winter.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Kosteri 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf conical plant to 4 feet over time. Quite slow growing.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Kosteri Fast Form 5 Green Intermediate 120cm Larger growing form than the above listed. To 15 feet.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Lacy 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Nearly string like drooping foliage on this Hinoki. Looks like its melting.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Lemon Twist 5 Yellow/Green Dwarf 100cm A twisted branched selection with yellow and green on the same branch. Develops cockscombs.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Limerick 5 Yellow/Green Dwarf 100cm Nice upright, green infused with yellow. Glows at certain times of the day.

Chameacyparis obtusa Little Anne 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Dwarf columnar form. Unusual for the species. Nice.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Lutea Nana 5 Yellow Dwarf 80cm A yellow dwarf form that deepens to a gold in the winter.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Lutea Nova 5 Bright Yellow Intermediate 100cm Open growing form with bright yellow foliage. Should be in partial shade for best results.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Lycopodioides 5 Dark green Dwarf 100cm Very thick leaved shrub type. Branches are often faciated.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Lycopodioides Aurea 5 Yellow Dwaf 100cm Shrub like. Same as above but yellow. Rare plant.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Mariesii 5b Variegated Dwarf 80cm A pretty white variegation gives a marbled look to it.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana 5 Green Miniature 40cm The true Nana. It is incredibly slow growing. Maybe 1 inch a year.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis 5 Dark green Dwarf 100cm The most common and popular Hinoki. Reliably dwarf.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Lutea 5b Yellow Dwarf 80cm Round little plant of bright yellow foliage. Somewhat tender with sun and wind.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Prostrata 5 Dark Green Dwarf 100cm An open form with pendulous branches. Sometimes staked for an interesting effect.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Pygmae 5 Green Dwarf 40cm Another very, very slow type. Rock garden plant.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Pygmae Aurescens 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Grows much faster than Pygmae and turns a bronze colour in the winter.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Rashimba 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf form with twisted and contorted branches. Looks bizarre.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Reis Dwarf 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Strong upright with short lateral branching. Very unique look to it.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Rigid Dwarf 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Conical formal looking form. Really beautiful as it gets bigger. To 15 feet.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Saffron Spray 5b Variegated Dwarf 60cm Mostly juvenile foliage with gold flecks throughout. Needs protection.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Snowkist 5 Variegated Dwarf 80cm Globose type with white flecks throughout the plant.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Special Variegated 5 Yellow/ Green Intermediate 120cm Fast growing form. Green with yellow or cream frosting on the tops to the needles. Truly unique and beautiful.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Split Rock 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm Interesting juvenile foliaged shrub with blue and green mixed throughout. Mature at 6 feet.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Stoneham 5 Green Miniature 40cm Very dense and congested growing. Globe form. Super slow growing.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Tonia 5 Green/White Dwarf 80cm Dwarf upright with white tips.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Torulosa 5 Dark green Dwarf 100cm Thick leaves that often have fasciations. Grows about 5 to 10 cm per year. Usually in the form of a shrub.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Tsatsumi 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Another contorted form but seem to grow as high as other forms.

Chamaecyparis obtusa Well’s Special 5 Medium green Intermediate150cm Upright to 25 feet. Similar to Gracilis but more compact. Rare!

Sawara Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera Baby Blue Ice 5 Blue/Silver Dwarf 80cm Round ball of intense blue and silver. Really striking. New.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Boulevard 5 Blue/Silver Dwarf 125cm A soft puffy broad upright. Good blue colour with white stomates. Needs some winter protection from wind. Easy to shape.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Compressa 5 Light Green Dwarf 80cm Light green form that grows into a ball.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Curly Tops 5 Blue/Silver Dwarf 100cm New! A sport from Boulevard with twisted foliage. Grows in a round ball. Great dwarf for small gardens.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Devon Cream 5 Blue Dwarf 100cm Like Boulevard but flushes out in a cream colour before turning blue.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Dwarf Blue 5 Blue Dwarf 80cm Dense round ball of fine blue foliage. New to the trade. Great accent plant.

Chameacyparis pisifera Filifera 5 Green Intermediate125cm Fine lacy foliage on a squatly pyramidal bush to 10 feet. Quite hardy. Looks nice around water.

Chameacyparis pisifera Filifera Aurea 5 Gold Intermediate125cm Golden lacy foliage on a squatly pyramidal bush to 10 feet. Quite hardy.Doesn’t seem to burn in sun or with winter winds.

Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera Lemon Thread 5 Gold Dwarf 80cm Another gold type filifera of gold foliage. Attractive plant that can be used in variety of situations.

Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera Gold Mops 5 Gold Dwarf 80cm Very popular selection of lacy gold foliage year round.

Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera Gold Spangle 5 Gold Intermediate125cm A conical upright to 12 feet. Leaves are the brightest yellow. Doesn’t burn at a young age. Very hardy.

Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera Pin Cushion 5 Green Miniature 40cm Tiny bun form. Green colour slow growing.

Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera Sungold 5 Gold Dwaf 80cm String like gold foliage. Looks like a mop. Said to be sunburn resistent.

Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera Variegata 5 Gold/Green Dwarf 80cm A nice filifera with gold variegation throughout. Doesn’t seem to revert.

Chamaecyparis pisifera Plumosa Compressa 5 Green Dwarf 60cm Ultra dwarf. Dense round spreading type with dark green foliage. Excellent rock gardenor border plant.

Chameacyparis pisifera Plumosa Dumosa 5 Green Dwarf 100cm An old rare cultivar from Europe. Irregular globe to 8 feet by 8 feet. Tolerates shade well.

Chameacyparis pisifera Plumosa Flavescens 5 Gold/Green Dwarf 100cm A broad squattly conical plant. New growth yellow becoming green as foliage matures. Mature at 6 feet.

Chameacyparis pisifera Squarrosa Intermedia 5 Green/White Dwarf 100cm A wiry round ball with dainty juvenile foliage. New growth white later green. Prefers half a day of sun in our climate.

Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera Sunproof 5 Yellow Dwarf 80cm Yellow lacy foliage that is apparently more resistant to sun burn.

Eastern White Cypress/Cedar

Chamaecyparis thyoides Aquavelva 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm Nice coloured form with an eye catching. Open and wispy.

Chamaecyparis thyoides Meth’s Dwarf 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Nice little globe and a great winter colour of plum and green. Looks like some sort of ice cream.

Chamaecyparis thyoides Okekenokee Compact 5 Green Dwarf 120cm New plant info coming.

Chamaecyparis thyoides Raulston Form 5 Green Intermediate 120cm From South Carolina. More info coming.

Chamaecyparis thyoides Shiva 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A pretty dwarf form.

Japanese Incense Cedar or Japanese Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica Bandai Sugi 5b Green Dwarf 100cm Neat little irregular globe.

Cryptomeria japonica Barabit’s Gold 5b Gold Intermediate 120cm A gold form from Hungary said to be hardier.

Cryptomeria japonica Black Dragon 5b Green Intermediate 100cm Gorgeous dark green pyramid. Super dense growing.

Cryptomeria japonica Cristata 5b Green Intermediate100cm Cool fascinated growth always sparks a conversation.

Cryptomeria japonica Elegans 6 Lite Green Intermediate 100cm Juvenile foliage on this form. Turns brick red in the fall.

Cryptomeria japonica Falcata 5b Green Dwarf 100cm A twisted contorted dwarf. Very unusual.

Cryptomeria japonica Knaptonensis 5b Green/White Dwarf 100cm New growth white before turning green. Tender plant.

Cryptomeria japonica Koshi 5b Green Dwarf 100cm New. Info coming.

Cryptomeria japonica Pom Pom 5b Green Dwarf 80cm Interesting globe form. New

Cryptomeria japonica Pyramidalis 5b Green Large 120cm Formal pyramidal form with slender branches.

Cryptomeria japonica Rasen 5b Green Intermediate 100cm Another cool plant with contorted growth. Bizarre.

Cryptomeria japonica Sekken Sugi 6 Yellow Intermediate 100cm Bright yellow year round. Otherwise grows like the species. Just stunning.

Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis 5b Green Intermediate 100cm Branches and needles are twisted. Just cool.

Cryptomeria japonica Tansu sport 5b Green Miniature 60cm Super dwarf and tight growing form. Great rock garden plant.

Cryptomeria japonica Vilmoriana 5b Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf round ball that can mound. Dark green leaves turning a plum to red in winter. Striking plant. Doesn’t like winter sun. Cover with burlap in cold climates.

Arizona Cypress

Cupressus glabra Blue Ice 5b Blue Large 150cm Another absolutely beautiful form. A most interesting texture. Loosly pyramidal.

Cupressus glabra var. Montana Blue Column 5b Blue Large 150cm Tight columnar from. Supposed to be very hardy. New. Mature at 30 feet.

Leyland Cypress

Cupressus leyandii David’s Blue 6 Blue Large 150cm Fast growing blue form. Pyramidal form.

Cupressus leyandii Castlewellan Gold 6 Gold Large 150cm Tall columnar form of bright yellow but deeper in winter.

Cupressus leyandii Gold Rider 6 Gold Large 150cm I don’t know of a brighter yellow conifer. Columnar in form. Bright yellow year round. You can cut a branch off of it and use it as a flash light. Should be sited in a protective area.

Cupressus leylandii Hyde Hall 6 Green Dwarf 80cm Small tight conical form. Green colour and slowing growing.

Cupressus leyandii Picturesque 6 New plant. Info coming.

Cupressus leylandii Silver Dust 6 Variegated Large 120cm A neat cream variegated form the U.S. Grows columnar like. Somewhat tender and should be kept out of the winter wind and sun.

Juniper

Chinese Juniper

Juniperus chinensis plumosa Aurea 3 Gold/Yellow Dwarf 100cm Slow growing vase shaped shrub to 10 feet. Turns distinctly orange when the cold weather sets in. Excellent accent plant.

Juniperus chinensis Pfitzeriana Glauca 4 Blue Large 150cm Fast growing spreader with blue foliage. Popular garden plant.

Juniperus chinensis Gold Coast 4 Gold Intermediate120cm Low growing spreader with bright golden foliage year round.

Juniperus chinensis Lime Glow 3 Yellow Dwarf 100cm One of the nicest spreading dwarf junipers to come along. Nice mix of chartreuse and yellow in the winter. Highly recommended.

Juniperus chinensis Mac’s Golden 3 Yellow Intermediate120cm The original plant was struck by lightning which caused the mutation. Beautiful plant. Needs full sun and room to grow. Mature at 25 feet.

Juniperus chinensis Rose Arbor 3 Green Intermediate175cm A small upright tree green in summer but turns a beautiful blush/plumcolour in winter. Rare winter colour in any conifer.

Juniperus chinensis Shimpaku 3 Green Dwarf 120cm Old slow growing form. Used for Bonsai. Spreading.

Juniperus chinensis Shipaku Gold Form 3 Gold Dwarf 100cm Same as above just little slower growing.

Juniperus chinensis Shoesmith 3 New. Info coming.

Juniperus chinensis Variegated Kaizuka 3 Variegated Intermediata 150cm Splashes of cream throughout this interesting form of the Hollywood juniper. Fast growing.

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis Alpine Carpet 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A flat ground hugging variety. Slower growing. Nice plant.

Juniperus communis Arnoldiana 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Beautiful selection from the Arnold Arboretum. Rock garden type plant.

Juniperus communis Compressa 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A super tight columnar form to 5 feet. Needs protection from winter sun.

Juniperus communis Depressa Aurea 3 Gold Dwarf 100cm Flat spreading ground cover. New growth lemon yellow before changing to light green. Bronze cast in winter.

Juniperus communis Gold Cone 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm Stunning selection from Australia. New growth brillant yellow. Keeps its colour year round. All round amazing plant. Tight growing.

Juniperus communis Green Carpet 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Another ground hugging plant that is a bit faster growing.

Juniperus communis Hibernica 3 Green Intermediate150cm Tight columnar plant growing to 20 feet. Very hardy. Slower Growing than Suecica.

Juniperus communis Marchland 3 Gold/Green Intermediate 120cm New growth bright yellow later changing to green. Great plant for dry sandy locations.

Juniperus communis Oblonga Pendula 3 Green Intermediate 120cm A weeping form to 20 feet found in Germany. Picturesque.

Juniperus communis Pencil Point 3 Green/Silver Dwarf 120cm Tight and compact columnar type. Extremely hardy.

Juniperus communis Repanda 3 Green/Silver Dwarf 120cm Beautiful spreading juniper. More or less creeps. Very hardy. Great ground cover. No evidence of blight.

Juniperus communis Silver Streamers 3 Green/Silver Dwarf 100cm A weeping variety of uncommon silver, blue and green. Fast growing. Just beautiful.

Juniperus communis Suecica 3 Green/Silver Intermediate150cm A columnar cone to 20 feet. Interesting texture. Makes a good hedge.

Juniperus communis Suecica Nana 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Super slow growing column. Grows about 2 inches a year.

Shore Juniper

Juniperus conferta Blue Pacific 6 Blue Dwarf 100cm Pretty blue colour for the ground hugging plant.

Juniperus conferta Silver Mist. 6 Silver/Green Dwarf 100cm Striking silver colour. Gleams at certain times of the day.

Japanese Garden Juniper

Juniperus procumbens Nana 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf spreading juniper. Good green colour and dense growing.

Creeping Juniper

Juniperus horizontalis Andorra Variegated 3 Variegated Dwarf 100cm Interesting gold flecks are scattered about its foliage.

Juniperus horizontalis Bar Harbour 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm Another nice blue selection out there.

Juniperus horizontalis Blue Rug (Wiltonii) 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm A flat spreading type with good blue coloration. Great ground cover.

Juniperus horizontalis Icee Blue 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm An extremely blue sport of Wiltonii. Very low growing.

Juniperus horizontalis Glauca 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm Flat spreading type of Creeping Juniper with a nice blue colour.

Juniperus horizontalis Mother Lode 3 Yellow Dwarf 100cm A golden sport of Blue Rug. Bright yellow. Wow!

Juniperus horizontalis Pancake 3 Blue/Green Dwarf 80cm May just be the flatest growing of any Creeping Junipers.

Juniperus horizontalis Prince of Wales 3 Blue Dwarf 120cm A more vigorous selection of creeping juniper.

Juniperus horizontalis Youngstown. 3 Green/Blue Dwarf 100cm Another creeping form known for its plum red colour in winter.

Savin Juniper

Juniperus sabina Calgary Carpet 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A low growing spreader with soft green foliage. Branches overlap.

Juniperus sabina Variegata 3 Variegated Dwarf 100cm Not unlike the species but heavy white variegation througout.

Single Seed Juniper

Juniperus squamata Blue Alps 5 Blue Intermediate120cm Pretty pyramid of steel blue colour. Interesting texture sets it apart from other blue uprights.

Juniperus squamata Blue Carpet 5 Blue Dwarf 120cm A low growing spreader with light powder blue foliage. Strong growing.

Juniperus squamata Blue Star 5 Blue Dwarf 100cm Steel blue juniper that mounds. Slow growing.

Juniperus squamata Chinese Silver 5 Silver Intermediate 120cm Beautiful semi weeping tree. Much sought after. Still rare in North America.

Juniperus squamata Holger 5 Yellow/Blue Intermediate 120cm New growth creamy yellow later turning blue on this spreading type. Very nice contrast in the garden.

Juniperus squamata Loderi 5 Green Intermediate 120cm An interesting mutation that is green and grows into a perfect Pyramid.

Juniperus squamata Meyeri 5 Blue Intermediate120cm Bush like form to 8 feet. Foliage steel blue.

Rocky Mountain Juniper

Junipeus scopulorum Tolleson’s Blue Weeper 4 Intermediate 175cm A very pendulous form with a blue cast to it. Striking specimen.

Juniperus scopulorum Wichita Blue 3 Blue Intermediate200cm Fast growing form. Needs full sun or it will open up and look sparse. Very popular.

Eastern Red Juniper

Juniperus virginiana Blue Arrow 3 Blue Intermediate200cm Another very popular variety. Very upright and tight growing.

Juniperus virginiana Canaerti 3 Green Large 200cm Very picturesque form. Often spirals upwards as does its side branches.

Juniperus virginiana Grey Owl 3 Silver Intermediate120cm A strong growing shrub of lacy silvery grey foliage. Mature at 15 feet.

Juniperus virginiana Reptans 3 Green Intermediate 120cm Weeping form of the Eastern Red Juniper. Extremely rare.

Juniperus virginiana (Road Runner) 3 Green Dwarf 120cm Introduced by Whistling Gardens. A completely prostrate growing plant.Strong grower. Original plant never exceeded 20cm in height. Salt tolerant.

Juniperus x media Daub’s Frosted 4 Gold/Green Dwarf 100cm A flat spreading ground cover 6 inches height. Needles bright yellow with hues of blue and green on juvenile foliage. Outstanding plant.

European Larch

Larix decidua Cherry Valley 2 Green Intermediate 100cm A dwarf form of the European Larch.

Larix decudua Craftsbury Flats 2 Green Intermediate 175cm Dense upright tree. Plant has almost aqua in the colour of its eaves.

Larix decidua Gee 2 Green Intermediate 200cm Interesting semi weeping form.

Larix decidua Horstmans Recurved 2 Green Large 200cm An upright and contorted form of the European Larch.

Larix decidua Haverbeck 2 Green Dwarf 100cm Small dwarf globe of European origin.

Larix decidua Himmel 2 Green Dwarf 100cm Another dwarf witches broom with bright yellow branches.

Larix decidua Pendula 2 Green Intermediate200cm A popular weeping variety that must be staked for height. Bright green leaves in summer with a nice golden fall colour.

Larix decidua Pulli 2 Green Dwarf 120cm A beautiful strict weeping plant from Europe. Looks just like a caragana with the thorns or suckers.

Larix decidua Saybrook Sleeper 2 Green Intermediate 120cm Starts off slow and globose but picks up speed with age.

Larix decidua Steuben 4 Green Dwarf 100cm New dwarf form.

Larix decidua Susie’s Duzie 2 Green Dwarf 100cm Named after the wonderful Susan Eyre of Foxwillow Pines.

Hybrid European Larch

Larix x eurolepsis Varied Directions 4 Green Intermediate 200cm Large growing spreading shrub. Branches weep over time. Very interesting plant. Fall colour is yellow.

Japanese Larch

Larix kaempferi Blue Rabbit 4 Blue Intermediate 120cm Slower growing form with nice blue needles. Very pretty.

Larix kaempferi Blue Sparkler 4 Blue Intermediate 120cm Another pretty blue selection. Pyramidal.

Larix kaempferi Diana 4 Green Large 250cm A contorted Japanese larch. All branches including the trunk are contorted. If not staked, becomes a very artistic plant.

Larix kaempferi Dwarf Blue 4 Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm A nice spreading larch with new growth blue. Bright reddish stems also stand out on this plant. Grows about 5-10cm per year.

Larix kaempferi Jacobsens Pyramid 4 Green Large 150cm Dense conical form.

Larix kaempferi Paper Lanterns 4 Green Large 150cm A relatively new form found be Don Howse. Semi contorted.

Larix kaempferi Little Boogle 4 Green Dwarf 60cm A dwarf version of Diana. Very contorted branching. Probably a better choice when space is limited.

Larix kaempferi Stiff Weeper 4 Green Intermediate 200cm Somewhat of an oxymoron but still great plants. Often grows contorted.

Larix kaempferi Varley 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Dense globe dwarf form.

American Larch Larix laricana Nash Pendula 4 Green Large 175cm

Siberian Larch

Larix siberica Lanark 3 Green Intermediate 100cm Nice globe witches broom found by Randy Dykstra in Illinois.

Larix siberica Oasis 3 Green Large 200cm Fast growing form. Very narrow growing and hardy. Developed in Saskatchewan.

Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 5 Green Large 250cm A beautiful stately tree that can handle lots of moisture. Nice red bark with age. Only discovered in 1941.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides All Bronze 5 Bronze Large 175cm A new variety with very interesting leaf colour otherwise normal growing.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Emerald Feathers 5 Green Large 175cm Nice light green coloured selection from England.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Golden Dawn 5 Yellow Intermediate 175cm Brand new! Soft buttery yellow growth on a slow growing tree.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Gold Rush 5 Yellow Intermediate175cm New. A gold Dawn Redwood. Keeps its beautiful yellow all season long. Slower growing than the species. Still uncommon in the trade.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Miss Grace 5 Green Intermediate 120cm Finally a weeping form! Just beautiful and graceful.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Jack Frost 5 Variegated Large 200cm New growth milky white later changing to green. Fast growing.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Little Giant 5 Green Intermediate 150cm Very dense and conical growing. Not as fast as the species.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Mattei’s Broom 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A new witches broom selection. Very rare in this species. Great collectors plant.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Shaw 5 Green Large 250cm New form from the Shaw Arboretum.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Sheridan Spire 5 Green Large 250cm A large tight pyramidal form. Very fast growing.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Silouette 5 Variegated Large 250cm New variegated form from Holland. Just released.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Waasland 5 Green Large 250cm Pyramidal form that is fast and straight growing.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides White Spot 5 Variegated Large 250cm Interesting new clone with white new growth and spotty variegation.

Metasequoia neopangea 5 Green Large 250cm Possibly a subspecies of the Dawn Redwood. Has larger leaves and cones.

Russian False Cypress/Cedar

Microbiota decussata 2 Green Dwarf 100cm Super hardy spreading type like a juniper with Thuja foliage. Nice plum colour in winter. Grows 6 inches a year. Tolerates shade. No blight.

Microbiota decussata Gold Spot 2 Variegated Dwarf 100cm Same as the species with gold flecks throughout. Quite attractive.

Microbiota decussata Hexenbesen 2 Green Dwarf 80cm A very cool mutation. This broom grows pyramidal.

Spruce

Norway Spruce

Picea abies 3 Green Large 200cm Very fast growing spruce most often used as windbreaks nowadays. This species has spawned hundreds of new cultivars better suited to todays smaller gardens.

Picea abies Aarburg 3 Green Intermediate200cm A very fast growing Norway. Maintains a leader with all side branches hanging straight down.

Picea abies Acrocona 3 Green Intermediate 150cm Usually grows in a mound or shrub. Every spring bright red cones form on the end of most branches.

Picea abies Arnold’s Dwarf 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Nice little pyramid. Very tight . Never needs pruning. From the Arnold Arboretum. Grows about 10cm a year.

Picea abies Argenteospicata 3 Gold/Green Large 120cm Bright sulphur yellow flush in spring that deepens to a dark green by mid summer. Slower growing than Aurea.

Picea abies Asselyn Compact 3 Green Intermediate 120cm Another compact upright selection. Very similar to Ohlendorfii but final height is shorter.

Picea abies Aurea 4 Gold/Green Large 250cm A large growing upright. Its spring colour is amazing yellow later turning green with some yellow frosting the top of the needles.

Picea abies Aurea Jacobsen 4 Gold Green Large 150cm Fast growing form with new growith yellow later turning green. A yellow frosting usually stays on the needles when planted in full sun.

Picea abies Aurea Magnifica 4 Gold Large 120cm A year gold norway spruce. Blinding yellow in spring. Slow to establish and can burn in full sun when young.

Picea abies Barger Broom 3 Green Dwarf 120cm Dwarf globe witches broom found by Bill Barger in Ohio. Good tight growth.

Picea abies Berry Gardens Fast 3 Green Intermediate120cm Somewhat columnar variety with congested growth. Interesting plant. Can grow 30cm a year.

Picea abies Berry Gardens Slow 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Essentially the same plant as above but slower growing often globose.

Picea abies Brabant 3 Green Dwarf 80cm New plant for me. Info coming.

Picea abies Capitata 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A very old European cone. Globose for many then often makes a leader. Quite rare now.

Picea abies Clanbrassiliana 3 Green Dwarf 120cm Upright, broad conical pyramid. One of the first Norway varieties introducedin the 1700’s. The original is still alive in Ireland. 4 inches a year.

Picea abies Clanbrassiliana Stricta 3 Green Dwarf 100cm An more upright pyramidal form of the preceding entry.

Picea abies Clevland Road 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A dense forming upright witches broom found in Iowa I believe.

Picea abies Cobra 3 Green Large 175cm A slightly different take on the Cranston’s Snake spruce. Rarely makes side branches. You either love it or hate it.

Picea abies Cranstonii 3 Green Large 200cm Fast growing snake like tree. Tends to only develop terminal branches. Very dramatic looking.

Picea abies Cruenta 3 Red/Green Large 175cm Deep burgundy growth in spring later changing to green. This bizarre colouring is very rare for conifers.

Picea abies Cuppressina 3 Green Large 200cm A nice narrow columnar selection. Grows to 30cm but only 4 feet wide. Great plant for areas with little room.

Picea abies Cy’s Wonder 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Very dense globose plant. Often with tufted branches.

Picea abies Diffusa 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Old cultivar eventually becoming swatly pyramidal. Grows about 10cm a year.

Picea abies Dubois 3 Green Miniature 50cm A very slow growing plant. Round ball needs to be in a rock garden or trough garden. Hard to propagate.

Picea abies Echiniformis 3 Green Dwarf 80cm The Hedge Hog spruce. Grows into a round spiny ball. Quite rare now.

Picea abies Elegantissima 3 Yellow/Green Intermediate175cm A fairly narrow growing pyramid. Spring growth is very interesting with its bright yellow in spring fading to a whitish green. Good for contrast.

Picea abies Farnsburg 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf weeping selection only growing 10cm a year. A better solution where room is limited.

Picea abies Filicoides 3 Green Intermediate 100cm The needles on this Norway are extremely short and dark green. Very interesting texture.

Picea abies Flat Top 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Low spreading variety. Suitable as a ground cover.

Picea abies Formanek 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf spreading or weeping tree if staked. Slow growing Interesting Branching habit.

Picea abies Frohburg 3 Green Dwarf 100cm An intermediate weeping tree if staked the first couple of years. A seedling of Inversa.

Picea abies Globosa 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A rather rare selection on the Norway spruce. Very dense. Less than 10cm per year.

Picea abies Gold Drift 3 Gold/Green Intermediate 120cm The first weeping golden weeping Norway. New growth Yellow later green. Found by Robert Fincham as a sport of Inveresa.

Picea abies Gold Seedling 2000 4 Gold Large 100cm Slow growing variety found in seedling batch. Gold year round. RARE!

Picea abies Hillside Upright 3 Green Intermediate120cm A dwarf upright with extremely dark green needles and contorted branches. Unusual growth habit.

Picea abies Hornibrookiana 3 Green Intermediate 120cm Large shrub type often forming many leaders. Never seen it he trade.

Picea abies Humilis 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf eventually conical plant. Some years may have accelerated growth.

Picea abies Humphrey’s Gem 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Cute dense ball of needles. Excellent rock garden plant.

Picea abies Inversa 3 Green Intermediate 175cm Fast growing tree with a straight leader and all side branches pendulous. Good plant for areas that have the room.

Picea abies Kellerman’s Blue 3 Blue/Green Dwarf 60cm A flat round spreading plant. Leaves are a nice turquoise colour. Will Always be limited due to its slow growth. Less than 10cm a year.

Picea abies Little Gem 3 Green Dwarf 80cm One of the most common dwarf Norway varieties. Round ball and dense growing. Was a witches broom found on Nidiformis.

Picea abies Little Joe 3 Green Dwarf 120cm A dense conical form. Reminds me of an Alberta Spruce but doesn’t suffer wind burn.

Picea abies Krnak 3 Green Miniature 60cm Super slow growing form from eastern Europe. Only grows 1 inch a year. Becomes conical over time.

Picea abies Maxwellii 3 Green Dwarf 100cm An old broadly conical form. Very rare now.

Picea abies Merkii 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A globose dwarf. Will be 4 x4 feet in about 12-15years.

Picea abies Microsperma 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Shrub like smaller dark green needles. Not a true stand out.

Picea abies Mucronata 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Nice rounded dwarf that has become popular. Somewhat Sharp needled but can be used in a variety of situations.

Picea abies Nana 3 Green Dwarf 100cm An almost lost cultivar. Very, very slow growing. 30 year old specimens reach 4 feet.

Picea abies Nidiformis 3 Green Dwarf 120cm Very popular selection called the Bird’s Nest Spruce. If grafted grows more upright than propagated with cuttings.

Picea abies Ohlendorffi 3 Green Intermediate120cm A conical upright well known in the trade. Can grow a foot a year once established.

Picea abies Parsonii 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A fuzzy round ball. Only grows 5cm a year.

Picea abies Pine Glen 3 Green Miniature 50cm Another witches broom from Nidiformis. Even slower growing than Little Gem.

Picea abies Pendula 3 Green Intermediate120cm A creeping selection if not staked. Makes an excellent ground cover.

Picea abies Pendula Major 3 Green Intermediate100cm A selection that seems to hug the ground even more so than Pendula. Slower growing than Pendula too.

Picea abies Pseudomaxwelli 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A globose form. Needles and branches look like Maxwell’s Norway but this stays a globes. Grows 3-4 inches a year.

Picea abies Repens Gold 3 Gold Dwarf 80cm A sport from Repens. Grows like its parent. Can burn in full sun.

Picea abies Perry’s Gold 4 Gold/Green Dwarf 100cm Stunning gold growth on conical dwarf before turning green. Extremely rare. Limited.

Picea abies Procumbens 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Grows like Nidiformis only a bit large and faster growing.

Picea abies Pygmae 3 Green Miniature 80cm A very old slow growing selection. Some years have erratic growth.

Picea abies Pygmae Broom 3 Green Miniature 40cm A witches broom found on Pygmae. Grows 1/2in at the per year. Possibly my slowest growing variety.

Picea abies Pyramidata 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Slow growing, tight pyramidal plant. Grows about 10cm a year.

Picea abies Regina Pendula 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf weeping selection that comes from Vancouver I believe.

Picea abies Remontii 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Slower growing conical up to 15cm a year. Old cultivar.

Picea abies Rick’s White Top 3 Green/White Intermediate 120cm A nifty new plant in the Norway department with new growth creamy white.

Picea abies Skyhigh 3 Green Miniature 40cm One of the smallest Norway varieties. Grow about ½ inch a year. Choice trough or rock garden plant.

Picea abies Spicata Rubra 3 Red/Green Large 120cm The Dragon’s Fire Spruce. An upright tree with stunning scarlet Spring colour before changing to green. Very unusual for any conifer.

Picea abies Tabulaformis 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Mounding form of this very old selection. Can get to 8 feet.

Picea abies Tompa 3 Green Miniature 50cm Super slow growing round ball with interesting needles. Very rare.

Picea abies Vasser’s Broom 3 Green Dwarf 120cm A strong spreading shrub. Dark green needles.

Picea abies Vilminalis 3 Green Large 175cm Large growing, with branchlets on side branches very pendulous.

Picea abies Virgata 3 Green Large 175cm A “snake” spruce. Doesn’t make many side branches. Just bizarre. Fast growing.

Picea abies Wartburg 3 Green Intermediate 175cm Fast growing weeping form. Maintains its leader once staked.

Picea abies Wattbrund 3 Bluish Dwarf 60cm A blue cast on this spreading dwarf make this one stand out.

Picea abies Will’s Zwerg 3 Green Dwarf 120cm A very compact conical upright. The leaves are bright green unlike any other cultivar of this species.

Picea abies Wingle Weeper 3 Green Dwarf 120cm A prostrate form with very thick needles and stems.

Chinese Dragon Spruce

Picea asperata 5 Green Large 150cm The Chinese Dragon Spruce has long needles and grows into a stately specimen to 70 feet. We offer smaller clones suited to smaller gardens as well.

Picea asperata China Blue 5 Blue Large 150cm A selection with bright blue needles. Very rare.

Picea asperata Morton 5 Green Large 150cm A selection of Chinese Tiger Spruce found at the Morton Arboretum outside Chicago. Fast and full growing.

Picea asperata Nana 6 Bluish/Green Dwarf 100cm An extremely rare dwarf of blue/green needles. Grows about 10cm a year.

Picea asperata Red Seedling 5 Red/Green Intermediate120cm New growth an amazing red later maturing to green. Quite Stunning for a few weeks in the spring.

Picea austromanchurica . 3 Green Large 150cm A rare subspecies possibly of Picea obovata. Extremely hardy.

Chinese Silver Spruce

Picea brachytyla 5b Green/Silver Large 150cm Pretty spruce to 15m. Green upper side colour and silver Underneath. Quite attractive and showy. Probably best suited out of extreme winter wind and sun.

Siskiyou Spruce

Picea breweriana 6 Green Intermediate 120cm Possibly the most graceful of all the spruces. Very pendulous Side branches. Needs protection in our climate. Native to the Rockies.

Picea breweriana x omorika 6 Blue/ Green Intermediate 100cm A hybrid of the Serbian and Siskiyou spruce. Really nice colour.

Alcocks Spruce

Picea bicolor 5 Green/Silver Large 150cm The species is densly pyramid with silver undersides and give this plant a nice look. Doesn’t grow too large.

Picea bicolor Dwarf Tigertail 5 Green/Silver Dwarf 120cm A very pretty pyramidal with distinctive colouring. Grows about 4 inches a year. Great plant.

Picea bicolor Howell’s Tigertail 5 Green/Silver Intermediate120cm Beautiful tri-coloured selection often growing very wide. Needles are silver underneath with orange stems.

Picea bicolor Prostrata 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm Flat globose dwarf. Nice colour works well with other plants.

Engelman Spruce

Picea engelmanni Compacta 4 Bluish Dwarf 100cm Nice compact form of the Engelman Spruce. Dense pyramid over time.

Picea engelmanni Girard’s Monstrossa 4 Grey/Blue Dwarf 80cm New plant for me but grows much like a globe but spruce with an interesting colour to it. Will likely become conical over time.

Picea engelmanni Glauca 4 Blue Large 150cm Beautiful bright blue needles adorn this pyramidal tree. Needles are softer than Colorados.

Picea engelmanni Harbour Blue 4 Blue Intermediate 150cm Deeper blue colour. Semi dwarf upright. Eye catching as it gets older. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Picea engelmanni Hoodie 4 Green/Blue Dwarf 100cm A tight growing conical dwarf. Found on Mt. Hood Washington. Excellent rock garden plant.

Picea engelmanni Low Blow 4 Blue Dwarf 60cm A witches broom grows quite slowly. Globe form.

Picea engelmanni Snake 4 Blue Large 150cm A beautiful (in my opinion) Engelman spruce that forgets to make side branches. Has a very open look. Grows 1 foot a year.

Dwarf Alberta Spruce Selections

Picea glauca albertiana 4 Green Dwarf 120cm Classic garden conifer. Dense cone slow growing. Should avoid south western exposure in winter.

Picea glauca albertiana Daisy’s White 4 Cream/White Dwarf 120cm Spring growth a creamy white. Persists for many weeks before changing to green. Remarkable selection.

Picea glauca albertiana Globe 4 Green Dwarf 60cm The globe form the Dwarf Alberta Spruce. Excellent rock garden plant.

Picea glauca albertiana Iseli’s Witches Broom 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A mounding globose form. Will be as wide as it is high.

Picea glauca albertiana Jean’s Dilly 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A beautiful dark green selection that grows much slower than the species.

Picea glauca albertiana Laurin 4 Green Miniature 50cm Possibly the smallest form available. Grows about 1inc a year. From England.

Picea glauca albertiana Rainbow’s End 4 Green/Yellow Dwarf 120cm Initially green but the second flush is bright yellow. Tends to Keep a gold cast to it until next spring.

Picea glauca albertiana Sander’s Blue 4 Blue Dwarf 100cm A blue Alberta spruce. Grows like the species.

White Spruce

Picea glauca Caerulea 3 Blue Large 150cm A powder blue selection of the white spruce. Quite showy.

Picea glauca Christy 3 Blue/Green Dwarf 80cm Relatively slow growing globose dwarf form. Grows 3 inches a year.

Picea glauca Ducharme 3 Green Miniature 40cm Ultra small. Tiny little bundle of needles. Good for a pot or trough.

Picea glauca Fort Ann 3 Bluish Intermediate175cm A snake white spruce. Very few side branches. Just bizarre.

Picea glauca Gold Form 3 Yellow Large 150cm A yellow needled selection. Grows the same as the species.

Picea glauca Golden Harbour 3 Green/ Yellow Large 150cm New growth flushes out in a bright lime green/yellow colour. Grows fast.

Picea glauca Heartland Broom 3 Green Dwarf 50cm Another extremely slow growing variety.

Picea glauca Hudsonii 3 Blue?gray Large 175cm Probably the bluest form of white spruce. Rivals some Colorado varieties. Quite rare.

Picea glauca (Indian Trail) 3 Green/Gold Large 150cm A selection that is grey/green in summer and bright gold in winter. Never offered in North America before until now.

Picea glauca Lace 3 Grey/Green Intermediate 120cm Info coming.

Picea glauca Little Globe 3 Grey/Green Dwarf 60 cm A tiny perfect globe with good colour. Grows about 2 inches a year.

Picea glauca (Little Jeffery) 3 Green Miniature 60cm Very tight eventually conical white spruce. Definitely a rock garden candidate.

Picea glauca Mac’s Golden 3 Yellow/Green Large 150cm New growth bright yellow turning to a medium green colour.

Picea glauca North Star 3 Greeen Large 120cm A new selection of white spruce. More info coming.

Picea glauca Pendula 3 Blue/Grey Large 150cm Has a central leader with all branches strictly weeping. One Of the most sought after plants in the trade. Absolutely beautiful.

Picea glauca Thompsen 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm An extremely dense growing globe. Grows 3 inches a year.

Hurst Spruce (P. engelmanni x P. pungens)

Picea x Hursti 3 Blue/Green Large 150cm Nice hybrid occurring naturally in the wild. In cultivation since 1938.

Yezzo Spruce Picea jezonensis Chitsomarsu 5b Green Dwarf 100cm Pretty dwarf form of the Yezzo Spruce which should become conical over time. Nicely silvers and subtle yellows in the needles.

Picea jezonensis var. Hondoensis 5b Green Large 120cm Slower growing sub species that does become large over time.

Honshu Spruce

Picea koyamai 3 Green Large 150cm Pyramidal form to 30 feet. A spruce from Japan where only a few hundred trees exist.

Chinese Purple Cone Spruce

Picea likiangensis var.Purpurea 3 Green Large 150cm Purple coned Chinese spruce. Cones turn bright red before changing to purple. Very short needled.

Black Spruce

Picea mariana Aureovariegata 3 Gold/Green Intermediate120cm A black spruce with blue needles and gold over the top of the branches. Makes a stunning specimen.

Picea mariana Doumetti 3 Grey./Blue Intermediate120cm An old French selection. Good colour and grows very dense. Super hardy.

Picea mariana Fastigiata 3 Grey/.Blue Dwarf 100cm A rare variety that is upright. Good for colour and small spaces.

Picea mariana Nana 3 Grey Dwarf 80cm Lovely little dwarf globe. Nice colour and super hardy.

Serbian Spruce

Picea omorika 5 Blue/Silver Large 100cm Graceful spruce with up sweeping branches. One of the smaller growing species and makes nice specimen.

Picea omorika Amble Wood 5 Blue/Silver Dwarf 60cm Another super tight and slow growing plant. Really nice.

Picea omorika Aurea 5 Gold/Blue/Green Large 120cm New growth is yellow followed by its traditional blue and silver colour. A really beautiful plant and hard to find.

Picea omorika Berliner’s Weeper 5 Blue/Green Intermediate100cm A new weeping selection that has a central leader with all side branches pendulous.

Picea omorika Bruns 5 Blue/Green Large 120cm Superb form of Serbian spruce. Very graceful branching sweeping uprwards at the tips.

Picea omorika Bruns Pendula 5 Blue/Green Intermediate120cm The most sought after Serbian weeping spruce. It is the narrowest form available in blue and silver.

Picea omorika Elizabeth 5 Green/ Blue Dwarf 80cm Grows much the same as Nana but doesn’t make a central leader. From Germany.

Picea omorika Freya 5 Silver/Blue Dwarf 100cm Dwarf upright growing. New plant.

Picea omorika Gunter 5 Silver/Blue Dwarf 80cm More info coming.

Picea omorika Kuck’s Weeping 5 Green/Blue Dwarf 100cm A weeping form that needs to be staked for height. Very rare still.

Picea omorika Nana 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 120cm A popular globe that will form a leader. A great garden plant.

Picea omorika Pendula 5 Blue/Green Intermediate120cm An old form that has very pendulous branching with the tips sweeping slightly upwards.

Picea omorika Pimoko 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 60cm Great little globe plant. Good colour and works well in the landscape.

Picea omorika Raraflora 5 Blue/Green Large 100cm New, info coming.

Picea omorika Riverside 5 Blue/Silver Large 150cm An American selection chosen for its perfect form and fast growth rate.

Picea omorika TC Weeping 5 Blue/Green Intermediate 150cm A narrow weeping form of good colour and habit. RARE!

Picea omorika Treblitz 5 Blue/ Green Dwarf 60cm New dwarf form from Europe.

Picea omorika Weeping 5 Blue/Green Intermediate 100cm Incredibly narrowing weeping form. A seedling from Pendula Bruns.

Picea omorika White Tops 5 White/ Blue Intermediate 100cm New growth white before changing to its typical blue green silver colour.

Picea omorika Wodan 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 60cm A tiny fuzz ball of needles. Slow growing and irregular in Growth. Never seen it offered any but here.

Hybrid Serbian and Black Spruce

Picea X Mariorika Machala 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 90cm Nice hybrid that stays globose. Needles have a striking colour.

Caucasian Spruce

Picea orientalis Aurea 5 Yellow/Green Large 120cm Spring growth a bright yellow before turning to dark green . A light golden sheen may persist all year.

Picea orientalis Barnes 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Great globe type. A little more vigorous than Bergman’s Gem. Very dark needled.

Picea orientalis Bergmans Gem 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf flat globe growing 10cm a year. Very dark green needles.

Picea orientalis Compacta 5 Green Dwarf 100cm An old but very rare Caucasian spruce. Dense conical upright. Seldom available.

Picea orientalis Compacta Nana 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A true dwarf pyramid. Slow grower. Very difficult to find in the trade.

Picea orientalis Connecticut Turnpike 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Fairly fast growing dwarf that spreads as wide as high.

Picea orientalis Fat Boy 5 Green Dwarf 60cm New. Info coming.

Picea orientalis Gowdy 5 Green Large 150cm Fairly fast growing form of the species. Nice shape and dense growing.

Picea orientalis Gracilis 5 Green Intermediate100cm Broad upright. Small needled. Grows 1 foot a year.

Picea orientalis Lemon Spreader 5 Yellow/Green Dwarf 80cm A spreading nest spruce type with bright yellow new growth later changing to green with some yellow frosting. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Picea orientalis Nigra Compacta 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A squat little plant that will eventually develop a leader.

Picea orientalis Raraflora 5 Green Large 150cm Fast growing form. Don’t know much about this one yet. American introduction.

Picea orientalis Silver Seedling 5 White/Green Dwarf 80cm Slow growing form with white and green needles. Extremely rare.

Picea orientalis Skylands 5 Gold Large 120cm The golden upright version. Gold needled year round. Has red cones.Young plants can burn in full sun. Very stunning.

Picea orientalis Tom Thumb 5 Gold Dwarf 40cm A witches broom from Skylands. Incredible little plant. Grows 1 inch a year.

Tiger Tail Spruce

Picea polita 5 Green Large 150cm Remarkable species from Japan. Emerald needles are so Sharp they will skew just about anything that touches it.

Colorado Spruce

Picea pungens Aurea 3 Gold/Blue Large 150cm New growth lemon yellow later turning bluish green. Nice form.

Picea pungens Baby Blue Eyes 3 Blue Large 175cm Beautiful conical upright with great form and habit. Considered one of better blue spruces in the trade.

Picea pungens Bakeri 3 Blue Large 175cm A perfect pyramid with good colour. Easy growing. One of the best.

Picea pungens Benno 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm Good dark blue on the round form. Grows about 3 inches a year.

Picea pungens Blue Mist 3 Blue Large 150cm A plant that often stays rounded until a leader takes over. Very dense grower. Slower than other varieties.

Picea pungens Bob’s Broom 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm New blue round witches broom. Boring name but nice plant.

Picea pungens Buchholz 3 Yellow Large 100cm A real standout. Very hard to describe its colour but can be seen a mile away. Slow growing.

Picea pungens Christina 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Colonial Gold 3 Gold/Blue Large 150cm New growth deep yellow changing to bluish. New.

Picea pungens Corbet 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm Nice dwarf bright blue pyramid. Slow growing but worth the wait.

Picea pungens Egyptian Pyramid 3 Blue Large 120cm A slow started but forms a very dense and full pyramid of light blue needles.

Picea pungens Erich Frahm 3 Blue Large 150cm Fast growing form from Germany. Good colour.

Picea pungens Fala Aurea 3 Gold/Blue Large 120cm New growth bright yellow. Keeps its colour year round.

Picea pungens Fat Albert 3 Blue Large 175cm A symmetrical selection from Iseli. Not a dwarf as many think. Grows to 30 feet.

Picea pungens Ferrence Skirt 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Freeport 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A perfect round ball of green. From a witches broom. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Picea pungens Girards Aurea 3 Gold Dwarf 100cm This one has a lot of wow factor. Bright yellow year round. Slow growing but makes a nice little pyramid over time.

Picea pungens Girards Dwarf Blue 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Glauca Globosa 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm Classic and well known garden conifer. Grafted plants tend to form a leader. Often grafted as standards.

Picea pungens Glauca Nana 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm A little known conical plant. Slow growing. Great rock garden plant. Rare.

Picea pungens Globe 3 Green Miniature 50cm Globose and extremely slow growing. Dense little ball. Very interesting.

Picea pungens Gold Find 3 Yellow/Blue Large 120cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Gotelli Prostrate 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm A creeping form is not staked form the Gotelli Collection at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C.

Picea pungens Hillside 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Very slow growing green globe with smaller than usual needles. Great little rock garden plant.

Picea pungens Hoopsii 3 Silver/Blue Large 175cm One of the best in the silver blue group. Takes a little work to make a nice tree but it is stunning over time.

Picea pungens Iseli Fastigiata 3 Blue Intermediate150cm Upright narrow tree. Good plant for where blue is needed but little space available.

Picea pungens Iseli’s Foxtail 3 Blue Intermediate150cm Upright tree with needles decreasing along the length of new growth.

Picea pungens Jean Iseli 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Linda’s Mad Dancer 3 Blue/ Green Dwarf 100cm Upright dwarf that weaves and winds its way skyward. Grows 5 inches a year.

Picea pungens Maigold 3 Blue/Gold Intermediate 120cm Beautiful selection from Germany. New growth yellowish changing to blue. Becomes stunning over time.

Picea pungens Mesa Verde 3 Green Dwarf 60cm A truly unique looking broom. Dark green needles. Grows flat and outwards. One of my favourite Colorado spruce brooms.

Picea pungens Meyer’s Gold 3 Gold/Blue Intermediate 100cm Bright yellow flush in spring later changing to blue but still leaving gold frosting on top.

Picea pungens Millcreek Broom 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Mission Blue 3 Blue Large 175cm Solid blue on a conical upright. Dense form.

Picea pungens Montgomery 3 Blue Intermediate 80cm A large bright blue shrub growing about 4 inches a year.

Picea pungens Mrs. Cessarini 3 Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Nana 3 Blue Dwarf 60cm Irregular growth which will form a leader over time. Rare plant seldom found outside arboretums.

Picea pungens Glauca Pendula 3 Blue Intermediate 120cm An old weeping variety. Needs to be staked to for height. Becomes a striking specimen in time.

White Lion Colorado Spruce Picea pungens Offet 3 Green/White Large 120cm This plant is hard to describe. New growth creamy but retains its whitish foliage year round with green. Super dense.

Picea pungens Pendens 3 Blue Large 100cm A slow growing upright form with short down sweeping branches. Quite destinct.

Picea pungens Porcupine 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm Irregular upright. Leaves bright blue. Only grows 2 inches per year.

Picea pungens Procumbens 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm A weeping type that mounds or can be staked. Very effective draped over walls or rocks.

Picea pungens Prostrata 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm A true creeping form. Doesn’t have a tendency to form a leader. Makes a very interesting ground cover.

Picea pungens Rifle Blue 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm Irregular growing plant. Suspect it will eventually make a leader. A novelty.

Picea pungens R. Kluis 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Picea pungens Royal Knight 3 Blue Large 120cm Dense pyramid of good blue colour. Grows about a foot a year.

Picea pungens Sester’s Dwarf 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm Interesting texture on this dwarf pyramid. Slow growing. Nice colour

Picea pungens Snake 3 Blue Large 100cm A bizarre form with virtually no side branches. Rare.

Picea pungens Spring Ghost 3 Blue/White Intermediate 100cm Unbelievable white new growth changing to a bluish green. Super rare.

Picea pungens St. Mary’s Broom 3 Silver/Blue Dwarf 80cm This is the most popular of the miniature type brooms on the market Today. Mounds, very tight and compact.

Picea pungens Sunshine 3 Gold/Green Intermediate 120cm Very rare gold form that has a nice spring yellow before turning greenand keeping some of its gold colour on the top of the needles.

Picea pungens Tallmadge Burly 3 Blue Dwarf 100cm Another bizarre form. Grows every which way but up.

Picea pungens Thompsen 3 Silver/Blue Large 175cm Good growing conical form with silver/blue needles. Easier to form a make a landscape tree than Hoopsii.

Picea pungens Thuem 3 Blue Dwarf 90cm Globe type very similar to glauca globosa or Montgomery. Grows about 10cm a year.

Picea pungens Waterfall 3 Blue Dwarf 80cm A dwarf weeping selection. New.

Picea pungens Wisconsin Cream 3 Cream/Green Large 100cm New growth creamy white later changing to mainly green. Rare. Slower growing.

Picea pungens Woodstock 3 Green/Blue Dwarf 80cm Very dense flat growing globe. Found by my friend Rich Eyre from Foxwillow Pines in Woodstock, Illinois.

Picea pungens Kosterii x omorika 4 Silver/Blue Large 100cm Incredible hybrid. All the great colours of a blue spruce with The branches structure of a Serbian Spruce. In my opinion one of the most ornamental trees you can get.

Red Spruce Picea rubens 4 Green Large 100cm A native spruce found in eastern Canada. Important timber Tree.

Picea rubens Pocono 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf conical upright. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Himalayan Spruce

Picea smithiana 5 Grey/Green Large 150cm Himalayan Spruce with very long needles. All branchlets are very pendulous making it a very graceful tree.

Sitka Spruce

Picea stichensis Papoose 5 Silver/ Green Dwarf 60cm A dwarf round ball of silvery blue and green needles. Good rock garden plant. Doesn’t like exposed sites.

Pines

White Bark Pine

Pinus albicaulis Algonquin Pillar 5 Green Intermediate150cm Rare columnar cultivar of the White Barked Pine.

Bristlecone Pine

Pinus aristata Sherwood Compact 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Beautiful compact pyramid of the Bristle Cone Pine. Grows about 5-10cm a year.

Armand Pine

Pinus armandi 5 Green Large 200cm Fast growing elegant tree. Long needled. Makes a great specimen.

Mexican White Pine Hybrid

Pinus X ayachuite 5 Green Large 175cm A cross between the Mexican White and Eastern White Pine. Long wispy green needles. Rare in any collection.

Jack Pine

Pinus banksiana Mamomet 3 Green Miniature 30cm A true miniature globe. Even the needles are dwarf being only a ¼ inch long.

Pinus banksiana Schoodic 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A small shrub. Mounding. Slow growing.

Pinus banksiana Tear Drop 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Oval upright staying quite tight.

Pinus banksiana Uncle Fogy 3 Green Intermediate 100cm A bizarre weeping form. No two plants ever grow the same. Grows about 8 inches a year.

Chinese Lace Bark Pine

Pinus bungeana 5 Green Large 120cm A slower growing tree that has beautiful bark in tones of cream and mocha colours highly prized.

Pinus bungeana Compacta 5 Green Dwarf A dense selection that is often multi trunked. Grows upright.

Pinus bungeana Rowe Arboretum 5 Green Intermediate 120cm A dense growing form of the Chinese Lacebark Pine that is often multi-trunked. Grows about 10cm per year. Stays

Pinus bungeana Silver Ghost 5 Green Large 175cm Selected for its striking silver bark with tones of white and tan. Grows 1 foot a year. Original at the Dawes Arboretum in Ohio.

Pinus bungeana Temple Gem 5 Green Intermediate 150cm New. Info coming.

Swiss Stone Pine

Pinus cembra Chalet 4 Silvery/Green Intermediate 150cm Another nice tight growing pyramidal selection. Grows About 4 inches a year.

Pinus cembra F.F. 4 Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf tight columnar form. Ultimate height unknown. Grows 2 to 4 inches a year.

Pinus cembra Glauca 4 Silvery Blue Intermediate150cm A narrow conical growing tree. Blue leaves stand out. Extremely hardy

Pinus cembra Holden Arboretum 4 Silver/Green Large 120cm A formal looking selection.

Pinus cembra Landis 4 Green Intermediate 120cm A more dwarf and compact version of the Swiss Stone Pine. Hardy. Mature at 15 ft.

Pinus cembra Looney 4 Green Intermediate150cm A squat pyramid type. Can be wider than tall for many years.

Pinus cembra Nana 4 Green Dwarf 100cm A very slow pyramidal tree to 15 feet.

Pinus cembra Stricta 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A true dwarf upright. A wonderful rock garden plant. Grows about 2 inches a year.

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta Chief Joseph 5b Green/ Gold Intermediate 80cm Emerald green pyramid that turns a blinding yellow as the cold weather sets in. Slow growing, mature at 12 feet.

Pinus contorta Fastigiata 5b Green Intermediate 100cm A very narrow form of the Lodgepole pine. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Pinus contorta Spaan’s Dwarf 5b Green Dwarf 80cm A most interesting variety with very short needles. Open and round. Makes a perfect rock garden or bonsai pecimen.

Pinus contorta Taylor’s Sunburst 5b Green Intermediate 120cm New growth bright yellow later changing to green. What a stand out in the crowd. Grows about 1 foot a year.

Japanese Red Pine

Pinus densiflora Aurea 5b Bright Yellow Dwarf 100cm A golden Japanese Red Pine. Grows about 6 inches per year. Needs winter protection or planted where it will only get the morning sun. Lime green in summer.

Pinus densiflora Cessarini Variegated 5b Gold Banded Dwarf 120cm An improved selection of the Dragon’s Eye Pine with more variegation throughout. Needs filtered sunlight so not to burn in the winter.

Pinus densiflora Glitzer’s Pendula 5B Green Dwarf 120cm A nice weeping form that isn’t so brittle as Pendula. Emerald green needles with orange bark.

Pinus densiflora Jane Kluis 5b Green Dwarf 80cm Globose form with dark buds. Grows about 4 inches a year. Thought to be a hybrid. Very elegant look to it.

Pinus densiflora Oculus Draconis 5b Gold Banded Dwarf 120cm The Dragon’s Eye Pine. Distinct yellow banding on every needle. May be slightly hardier than Cessarini Variegated.

Pinus densiflora Pendula 5b Green Dwarf 100cm A very pendulous version of the Japanese Red Pine. Stake to desired height and let it cascade around rocks, pools and borders.

Pinus densiflora Tanyosho 5b Green Intermediate120cm Table top pine growing to 20 feet. Bark becomes distinctly orange with age.

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilis Amy Marie 5 Blue Dwarf 40cm Nice little bun with good colour. From the Jerry Morris Collection.

Pinus flexilis Arapaho 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 60cm A dwarf upright originating from a witches broom. Good bonsai or rock garden plant.

Pinus flexilis Cessarini Blue 5 Blue Large 120cm A narrow growing upright with cobalt blue needles. Cones are red.

Pinus flexilis El Seedling 5 Green/Blue Dwarf 80cm A dwarf selection that is upright. Forms a dense little pyramid.

Pinus flexilis Extra Blue 5 Blue Intermediate120cm An upright form with powder blue needles. Grows 4 inches a year.

Pinus flexilis Fast Fred 5 Green Intermediate 120cm Fast open growing tree. Can grow a foot a year.

Pinus flexilis Glenmore 5 Blue/Green Large 100cm Upright formal form with good colour.

Pinus flexilis Long Arm 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 80cm Another dwarf form from the Jerry Morris collection.

Pinus flexilis Pendula 5 Green Intermediate 100cm Strong growing weeping form needs to be staked for height otherwise it will creep around.

Pinus flexilis Southbridge Variegated 5 Variegated Large 150cm A heavily variegated form with creams and yellows throughout the tree. Thought to be a White Pine cultivar but I disagree.

Pinus flexilis Vanderwulf’s Pyramid 5 Blue Large 175cm Blue green needles on a columnar Limber Pine. Can grow over a foot a year.

Pinus flexilis Watnong 5 Blue/Green Large 150cm A fast growing form of the Limber pine. Nice colour from the Watnong collection. Grows over a foot a year.

Pinus flexilus Witches Broom Seedling 5 Green/Silver Dwarf 50cm A W.B. seedling given to me by Rich Eyre. Upright growing Looks like a miniature of the species.

Jefferey Pine

Pinus jefferyi Joppi 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf ball of very long needles. Very rare.

Kwangtung Pine

Pinus kwangtungensis 5 Blue Large 175cm Closely allied with Pinus parviflora. Fast growing with dark blue needles. Very rare in North America.

Korean Pine

Pinus koreansis Anna 5 Blue Large 175cm A blue needled form named by Chubb Harper for his wife who passed away recently.

Pinus koreansis Avocadra 5 Blue Intermediate 120cm Exceptionally long needles blue form. New for me.

Pinus koreansis Dwarf Form 4 Blue Dwarf 80cm Dwarf upright with smaller needles.

Pinus koreansis Jack Corbet 4 Silvery Blue Large 175cm Somewhat more compact variety of the Korean Pine. Long silver blue needles. Great tree for northern climates.

Pinus koreansis Glauca 4 Blue Large 175cm Good pyramidal form with long blue needles. Cones a quite large. Highly recommended.

Pinus koreansis Morris Blue 4 Blue Large 175cm Extremely blue needled selection out of the Morris Arboretum.

Pinus koreansis Nana 4 Blue Dwarf 90cm Slower growing than the species. Long blue needles. Dense growing.

Pinus koreansis Oculus Draconis 4 Green Large 175cm Never seen the variegation yet. Needles have a crimped look to them.

Pinus koreansis Rowe 4 Blue Large 175cm Another fine blue needled form. Becomes a large specimen.

Pinus koreansis Spring Grove 4 Blue Dwarf 40cm One of the first witches brooms available from the Korean Pine. Dense round ball. RARE!

Pinus koreansis Winton 4 Green/Blue Intermediate 120cm A compact rounded selection found in England.

Pinus koreansis x wallichiana 4 Blue/ Silver Large 150cm Beautiful hybrid of the Korean and Himilayan Pine. Super Long needles. Will become a stately specimen.

Bosnian Pine

Pinus leucodermis Aureospicata 4 Green/ Gold Intermediate 100cm A green shrub form with gold frosting on the tips of the Needles. Eye catching. Colour intensifies in cold weather.

Pinus leucodermis Compact Gem 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Slow growing compact pyramid. Dark green needles are very stiff.

Pinus leucodermis Emerald Arrow 4 Green Intermediate 120cm Interesting columnar type with dark green needles. Pinus leucodermis Irish Bell 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A nice squatty pyramid. Very dark green needles and tight Growing. Choice plant from Iseli Nurseries.

Pinus leucodermis Schmidtti 4 Green Miniature 40cm One of the slowest growing forms available. Grows about 1 inch a year in a tight ball.

Pinus leucodermis Tannenbaum 4 Green Large 120cm A perfect formed Bosnian Pine. Dark green and pyramidal.

Bristlecone Pine

Pinus longaeva Formal Form 4 Green Dwarf 100cm A perfect growing pyramid on a species that can live thousands of years. Grows 2-3 inches a year.

Pinus longaeva Rezek 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A slow growing selection by the late horticultural guru Ed Rezek.

Western White Pine

Pinus monticola Nana 5b Green Miniature 50cm Tiny buds, tiny needles, tiny growth. Tiny ball. Just tiny.

Pinus monticola Pendula 5b Green Dwarf 80cm Very rare selection of the Western White Pine. Grows about 4 inches a year. Can be completely prostrate.

Pinus monitcola Skyline 5b Green Intermediate 100cm New. Info coming.

Mugo Pine

Pinus mugo Aurea 3 Gold Dwarf 80cm A gold version of the mugo pine. May need periodic pruning to keep it dense.

Pinus mugo Corley’s Mat 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A spreading selection that stays quite low. Suitable for rock gardens. From England.

Pinus mugo Dave’s Choice 3 Green Miniature 30cm A witches broom found on Mops. Super slow growing. Difficult to propagate

Pinus mugo Elfingreen 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Another tight growing globose form that stays reliably dwarf.

Pinus mugo Fastigiata 3 Green Intermediate 120cm A columnar form with dark green needles. Unusual for the species. Grows about 8 inches a year.

Pinus mugo Fastigiata Aurea 3 Gold Dwarf 120cm Stunning gold colour in winter with a soft yellow in summer. Grows 6 inches a year and doesn’t seem to burn in the winter sun.

Pinus mugo Fructata 3 Green Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Pinus mugo Gold Spire 3 New. Info coming.

Pinus mugo Leucoformis 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A mugo pine that mimmicks the upright and pyramidal growth and appearance of the Bosnian pine.

Pinus mugo Mayfair 3 Green Miniature 30cm Another extremely growing selection. Never needs shearing. Grows 2-3 inches a year.

Pinus mugo Mops 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Globose and compact. Dark green needles make a nice contrast with other plants in the garden

Pinus mugo Ophir 3 Gold Dwarf 80cm A mugo with more or less a bright yellow year round. Dense little globe. Grows about 3 inches a year.

Pinus mugo Oregon Pixie 3 Green Miniature 60cm Very tight growing mini form. Definite rock garden plant.

Pinus mugo Pal Maleter 3 Green/ Gold Dwarf 100cm Very attractive form that is more less yellow year round. Colour is best in the winter.

Pinus mugo Per Golden 3 Golden Dwarf 100cm New. Info coming.

Pinus mugo Prostrata 3 Green Dwarf 80cm An old creeping selection that is becoming rare. Ground hugging.

Pinus mugo Sherwood Compact 3 Green Dwarf 60cm An upright dwarf globe. Grows about 2inches a year.

Pinus mugo Teeny 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Very tiny little bun of needles. My plants grows about 1 inch a year.

Pinus mugo Wies Blue 3 Bluish Dwarf 80cm A mugo with a blue cast to it. Very unusual and rare for the species. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Pinus mugo Wintergold 3 Yellow Dwarf 100cm A relatively fast growing from. Lime green summer, bright yellow in winter. Doesn’t burn. Very hardy.

Pinus mugo Yellow Point 3 Green/Yellow Dwarf 100cm Spreading type with yellow on the end of its branches. Grows 6 inches a year.

Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra Aurea 4 Green/Yellow Large 100cm New growth is gold later turning green. Very showy.

Pinus nigra Arnold’s Sentinel 4 Green Intermediate100cm A strict fastigiate form. Dark green needles

Pinus nigra Bambino 4 Green Dwarf 80cm New dwarf form. Info coming.

Pinus nigra Black Prince 4 Green Intermediate 100cm Upright form with super dark green needles.

Pinus nigra Breppo 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Globe form with long needles. Grows 4 inches a year.

Pinus nigra Contorta 4 Green Large 100cm To me a plant that does whatever it wants. Does grow upright but with time spreads out. Strong growing.

Pinus nigra Frank 4 Green Intermediate 100cm A dwarf columnar form. Excellent for small spaces. Just an excellent variety.

Pinus nigra Globe 4 Green Dwarf 60cm Flat round globe. May mound over time. Grows 3 inches a year.

Pinus nigra Helga 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf round witches broom with a German origin. Not as dark green as some other dwarf types.

Pinus nigra Hornibrookiana 4 Green Dwarf 100cm A somewhat irregular growing witches broom found in Rochester, New York. May develop a leader over time.

Pinus nigra Select Green 4 Green Intermediate 150cm Compact tree. Dark green needles and white buds.

Pinus nigra Wurstle 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A nice ball of long needles. Has little tufts on the ends. Witches broom out of Germany.

Japanese White Pine

Pinus parviflora Adcock’s Dwarf 6 Bluish Dwarf 100cm Beautiful upright globe. Small leaves and slow growing. Not as hardy as other parviflora types.

Pinus parviflora Al Fordham 5 Green/Blue Dwarf 100cm Similar to Adcock’s Dwarf but hardier. Grows 2 to 3 inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Aoba Jo 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm Small needled upright. Nice blue colour. Can grow 8 inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Ara Kawa 5 Blue Dwarf 100cm The wart barked pine. Interesting exfoliating bark with blue needles. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Baldwin 5 Green Dwarf 120cm Layered branches on a narrow upright. Good bonsai choice.

Pinus parviflora Bergman 5 Blue Intermediate150cm One of the nicest blue selections of parviflora compact with twisted needles on the ends. Grows 4-6inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Bonnie Bergman 5 Blue Dwarf 100cm Beautiful compact shrub form. Also has twisted needles.

Pinus parviflora Blue Wave 5 Blue Intermediate150cm New variety in the trade. Seems to grow much like Bergman and Glauca.

Pinus parviflora Brevifolia 5b Green Intermediate 150cm Short needled green blue needles. Can grow up to a foot a year.

Pinus parviflora Cleary 5b Blue Intermediate 150cm A larger upright form with powder blue needles. Opens up Wwth time. Grows 6 inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Dr. Landis 5b Blue Dwarf 100cm Fantastic little pyramid of dense blue needles. Haven’t seen a large specimen but the young ones look very nice.

Pinus parviflora Eiko Nishiki 5b Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf upright selection. Grows about 1 foot a year. Short needles.

Pinus parviflora Fukai 6 Gold/Green Dwarf 120cm Very rare selection with yellow banding throughout the plants. Just striking. Could use some protection in the garden from winter sun.

Pinus parviflora Fukai Seedling 5 Gold/Green Dwarf 100cm New. Info coming.

Pinus parviflora Fukuzumi 5 Blue Intermediate120cm Interesting layered effect that often grows in a windswept fashion. Grows about 6 inches a year. Very hardy.

Pinus parviflora Gimborn’s Ideal 5 Blue/Green Large 150cm A large growing shrub type. Grows about 8 inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Gimborn’s Pyramid 5 Blue/Green Intermediate120cm Narrowly pyramidal. Semi dwarf. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Glauca 5 Blue Intermediate 120cm Faster growing with distinct blue needles. Cones readily. Quite hardy.

Pinus parviflora Glauca Broom 5 Blue Dwarf 100cm Dense growing upright. Light blue needles.Could also be Glauca compacta.

Pinus parviflora Goldilocks 5 Gold Dwarf 100cm A fuzzy gold Japanese White pine. Really lights up your day.

Pinus parviflora Hagaromo 5 Green Dwarf 40cm One of the smallest dwarf forms available. Grows about 1 inch a year. Dwarf in all respects.

Pinus parviflora Hime Goyo Matsu 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Dwarf variety can be sparsely branches. Often used in Bonsai

Pinus parviflora Ibo Can 5 Blue/Green Intermediate 100cm Dense growing upright with blue and silver needles.

Pinus parviflora Miyajima 5 Blue Dwarf 80cm Beautiful cobalt blue needles on a dense upright form. Grows 3 inches a year.

Pinus parviflora Nago 5 Blue Intermediate 100cm Very short powder blue needles on this open branched clone.

Pinus parviflora Nana 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf narrow upright. Branches and needles are thick. Slow growing.

Pinus parviflora Negeshi 5 Green Intermediate100cm A bonsai type that grows upright. Layered branching.

Pinus parviflora Ogon 5 Green/Yellow Dwarf 100cm Slow growing. Muted yellow persists year round. Grows to 8 feet.

Pinus parviflora Ogon Janome 5 Green/Yellow Dwarf 100cm A Dragon’s Eye of the Japanese white pine. Every needle is banded or spotted with deep yellow.

Pinus parviflora Pendula 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A weak growing selection doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to weep.

Pinus parviflora pentaphylla Nasu 5 Blue Intermediate 120cm Long blue needles on a fairly fast growing tree. Very showy.

Pinus parviflora Shi Ko Kin 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Small tree with green needles. More information coming.

Pinus pariviflora Shi On 5 Blue Dwarf 80cm Dwarf dense globe of steel blue needles. Excellent rock garden choice.

Pinus parviflora Shoon’s Bonsai 5 Green Intermediate100cm Dense growing tree with twisted needles and branches. Like a dwarf version of P. strobus Contorta.

Pinus parviflora Tano Mani Uki 5 White/Pink/Green Dwarf 80cm The Japanese Snow Pine. Green needles with white dusting. The candles are pink in the spring.

Pinus parviflora Tanomi Goyo 5 Blue Dwarf 100cm Upright shrub type. Interesting tufts of blue needles.

Pinus parviflora Templehof 5 Green Large 150cm Fast growing cultivar. Leaves are green with blue under tones mixed in.

Pinus parviflora Variegata 5 Variegated Dwarf 100cm Deep yellow mixed on green needles. Mature size not known.

Pinus parviflora Venus 5 Grey-Green Intermediate 120cm Narrow upright with grey green foliage. Strong growing. Interesting contrast plant.

Pinus parviflora Watnong 5 Blue/Green Intermediate 120cm Small tree or large multi trunked shrub. Good blue foliage. Can be 20 feet wide.

Pinus parviflora Yezzo-Alpina 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Upright variety with horizontal branching. May grow to 8 feet.

Macedonian or Balkan Pine

Pinus peuce Glauca 5 Blue Large 120cm Pretty blue needled selection that is quite rare. Grows about 5 inches a year.

Pinus peuce Jeddeloh 5 Blue Intermediate 100cm Grey/ blue needles on a shrub type form. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Pinus peuce Nana 5 Grey/Green Miniature 60cm A miniature conical upright that grows about 1 inch a year. Should be 2 feet round in 20 years..

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa Hi Desert 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A witches broom that is globose and does not make a leader. Slow growing.

Pinus ponderosa Long Needle 5 Green Large 150cm Interesting tree with needles that can be over a foot long. Grows almost a foot a year.

Japanese Stone Pine

Pinus pumila Dwarf Blue 5 Blue Dwarf 80cm A spreading plant with thick blue foliage. Grows 2-3 inches a year.

Pinus pumila Glauca 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 80cm A mounding plant to 6 feet. Quite rare now.

Pinus pumila National Arboretum 20397 5 Blue Dwarf 80cm Flat topped blue needled dwarf form the National Arboretum in Washington.

Red Pine

Pinus resinosa 3 Green Large 100cm Native 2 needled pine. Adaptable to poor soils conditions. Usued by the MNR for years in forestry plantings in Southern Ontario.

Pinus resinosa Don Smith 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf upright globe. Grows 4 inches a year.

Pinus resinosa Morel 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A spreading globe. Leaves a nice rich green. Grows 4 inches a year.

Pinus resinosa Quinobequin 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Bright green needles on a dense growing globe. Can grow 6 inches a year.

South Western White Pine

Pinus strobiformis 5 Green Large 150cm The South Western White Pine. Broadly pyramidal and can grow over a foot a year.

Pinus strobiformis Coronado 5 Green Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Pinus strobiformis Densata 5 Bluish Dwarf 100cm A dwarf variety with blue needles. Upright growing. Nice for the rock garden.

Pinus strobiformis Foxtail 5 Bluish Dwarf 100cm Interesting tapered growth on each branch. Grows as a globe.

Pinus strobiformis Glauca 5 Blue Large 150cm A fast growing blue form now in the trade.

Pinus strobiformis Loma Linda 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Dwarf globe form found as a witches broom. Quite attractive.

Pinus x schwerini Wiethorst 5 Green Intermediate 100cm New. Info coming.

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus 4 Green Large 150cm Our native pine. Soft green needles. Often used in paintings up north. Grows fast, 2-3 feet a year.

Pinus strobus Angel Falls 4 Green Large 120cm Probably the most elegant weeping White pine available. Graceful drooping branches needs staking for height.

Pinus strobus Bakke Broom 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Flat topped broom found by a friend of mine. Grows 3 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Bennet Clumpleaf 4 Green Large 150cm An usual looking form with all of its needles “glued” together. Fast growing. Otherwise the same as the species.

Pinus strobus Bennet Contorted 4 Green Large 150cm A contorted form in all respects, even the needles. Grow 8 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Bennet OD 4 Gold Intermediate120cm Leaves are bright yellow. Even the branches and trunk have gold in them. Grows up to a foot a year.

Pinus strobus Bergman’s Variegated 4 Gold/Green Dwarf 100cm The dragon’s eye form of white pine. Very delicate and dainty plant. Becomes a show piece.

Pinus strobus Big Red 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Large round growing ball of green needles. This broom needs room.

Pinus strobus Bloomer Dark Green Globe 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf globe possibly the darkest green needles of any strobus cultivar. Grows 2-3 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Blue Heaven 3 Blue Large 200cm Intense silvery blue needles. Somewhat open growing. Has a wispy look. Grows 1 foot a year.

Pinus strobus Blue Shag 3 Bluish Dwarf 80cm A dwarf round flat globe. Needles blue green. Grows about 3 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Brevifolia 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf form that has very short needles.

Pinus strobus Colson’s Nest 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Another dense growing round type. Grows up to 4 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Columnaris 3 Green Large 200cm An upright form that mimics the pyramidal English Oak. Grows over a foot a year.

Pinus strobus Contorta 3 Green Large 200cm A narrow upright tree with contorted needles. Can grow to 40 feet.

Pinus strobus Chippanock 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Nice flat and dense growing broom. It has a nice texture and look to it.

Pinus strobus Chippewa 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf flat globe of Canadian origin with silvery needles. Only grows 2 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Densa 3 Green Intermediate 120cm An upright conical dwarf with bluish tones in the needles. Good rock garden candidate.

Pinus strobus Diggy 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Real dense form with a soft and fuzzy look to it. Nice plant.

Pinus strobus Explosion 3 Green Dwarf 60cm A dwarf round globe. Some needles contorted.

Pinus strobus Fastigiata 3 Green Large 200cm A narrow columnar form of our White Pine. Fast growing.

Pinus strobus Fastigiata Devine 3 Green Large 175cm New. Info coming.

Pinus strobus Freddy Kruger 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A spreading globe type. Grows 3 inches a year

Pinus strobus Fructata 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Interesting pyramidal form that cones at a really early age. Grows 4 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Glauca Nana 3 Bluish Dwarf 100cm Flat growing globe with deeper blue needles. Grows 6 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Golden Candles 3 Gold Large 120cm A slow growing selection with bright yellow new growth later changing to gold and green. One of my favourites.

Pinus strobus Gold Painted 3 Yellow/Green Large 200cm Grows like the species but with gold flecks throughout.

Pinus strobus Green Twist 3 Green Dwarf 60cm A witches broom that was found growing on P. str. Contorta at the Bickelhaupt Arboretum in Iowa. Very twisted branches and needles.

Pinus strobus Hillside Gem 3 Green Dwarf 80cm A tiny pyramid with short needles. Slow growing.

Pinus strobus Honest Abe 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A creeping selection reportedly found in the cemetery where Abraham Lincoln is buried. Must be staked for height.

Pinus strobus Horsford Dwarf 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Little dwarf flat ball. Extremely compact. Grows 3 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Horsford Sister 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Another super dense ball of green needles. Grows about 3 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Jericho 3 Green Intermediate 120cm A slow dense dark green form. Irregular growing. Quite nice.

Pinus strobus JN Pyramid 3 Green New. Info coming.

Pinus strobus Kane 3 Green Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Pinus strobus Kate Brook 3 Green Large 175cm The narrowest form of Eastern White Pine I know of with 10 foot specimens being only 18 inches wide. Intriguing.

Pinus strobus Louie 3 Yellow Large 175cm A bright yellow variety of the eastern white pine. Grows over a foot a year.

Pinus strobus Martin’s Mini 3 Green Miniature 80cm Very dense bun type. Everything about it is mini.

Pinus strobus Minima 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Very slow growing mound. Only grows 2 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Nana 3 Green Dwarf 80cm An old cultivar growing 3 to 4 inches a year. Will mound up over time.

Pinus strobus National Life 3 Yellow Dwarf 80cm I believe the first variegated witches broom on the market. Usually is bright yellow.

Pinus strobus Oliver’s Dwarf 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Don’t know much about this one yet but it doesn’t stay small.

Pinus strobus Ontario 3 Green Dwarf 100cm Irregular globe. Tends to mound over time.

Pinus strobus Ottawa 3 Green Dwarf 150cm A fast weeping selection found in Illinois I believe. Just keeps on spreading.

Pinus strobus Pendula 3 Green Large 175cm Fast growing cultivar. Stake for height. Does mound. No two trees look alike.

Pinus strobus Pine Valley 3 Green Dwarf 60cm A witches broom found by Jeff Scott. Spreads and should mound with time.

Pinus strobus Pygmae 3 Green Miniature 40cm Tiny round globe. Old cultivar. Should be in a container or rock garden.

Pinus strobus Rezek’s Broom 3 Green Miniature 40cm Beautiful little plant. Extremely dense. Grows flat and round.

Pinus strobus Sea Urchin 3 Green Miniature 50cm A dwarf flat globe. Extremely compact and dense.

Pinus strobus Short Needle 3 Blue Dwarf 60cm A beautiful dwarf globe with nice blue needles. Too bad it doesn’t have a nicer name.

Pinus strobus UCONN 3 Green Dwarf 80cm Larger growing dwarf that is upright. Can grow 6 inches a year.

Pinus strobus Umbraculifera 3 Green Dwarf 80cm An old cultivar that is quite rare now. Irregular globe to 8 feet with time.

Pinus strobus Verkade’s Special 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A reasonably fast growing witches broom. Grows 3 inches a year in a perfect globe.

Pinus strobus White Mountains 3 Blue/Silver Large 200cm Fast growing upright with bright blue needles. Becomes quite large.

Pinus strobus White Tip 3 Green/White Large 200cm An introduction from BC. New growth white turning green later. Grows about a foot a year.

Pinus strobus Wiggles 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Another witches broom found on “Contorta”? Anyway, small and cute.

Pinus strobus Wind Swept 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Small irregular globe. Branches sometime want to grow the same way.

Pinus strobus Wintergold 3 Green/Gold Large 200cm More less green needled variety that turns gold in colder weather. Grows a foot a year.

Scotch Pine

Pinus sylvestris 3 Green Large 150cm Often used in hedge rows. Mature specimens have orange bark. Can grow 2 feet or more a year.

Pinus sylvestris Albyn’s Prostrata 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A true creeping selection that must staked for height. Will form an amazing carpet given time.

Pinus sylvestris Aurea 3 Gold/Green Intermediate150cm An old selection of Scotch Pine. Needles turn a bright gold in winter. Grows about 8 inches a year.

Pinus sylvestris Beacon Hill 3 Green Dwarf 60cm Forms a perfect globe. Dense growing. Good for standards.

Pinus sylvestris Bennett Compact 3 Green Miniature 40cm Just a ball of needles. Extremely dense and slow. Maybe 1 inch a year.

Pinus sylvestris Bonna 3 Blue Large 200cm The bluest Scotch Pine in the trade. Fast growing and has deep blue needles.

Pinus sylvestris Fastigiata 3 Green Large 200cm Narrow form with all branches ascending upwards. Should be wrapped in areas of heavy snow loads.

Pinus sylvestris Glauca Nana 3 Bluish Intermediate120cm Larger dwarf with hints of blue in the foliage. Grows in a globe form.

Pinus sylvestris Gold Medal 3 Gold Intermediate 100cm Beautiful bright yellow in winter. Grey/ green in summer. A winner!

Pinus sylvestris Greg’s Variegated 3 Variegated Intermediate 120cm Intermittent creamy yellow branching through out the tree.

Pinus sylvestris Hillside Creeper 3 Green Dwarf 60cm A mounding and spreading plant. Only grows 2 feet high can Spread to 8 feet. Makes an interesting ground cover.

Pinus sylvestris Inverleith 3 Cream Intermediate 80cm Probably my favourite Scot’s pine with its creamy new growth and “glow” in the dark effect after the needles mature. From Scotland.

Pinus sylvestris Mitsch Weeping 3 Green Intermediate 100cm A weeping Scotch Pine. Branches tend to be contorted. Makes an interesting specimen.

Pinus sylvestris Saxatalis 3 Green Dwarf 40cm Very slow grower. Grows flat and doesn’t make very many branches.

Pinus sylvestris Sentinel 3 Green Intermediate120cm A more compact and dwarf fastigiata.

Pinus sylvestris Viridis Compacta 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A dwarf upright globe. Looks very fuzzy. Mature at 5 feet.

Pinus sylvestris Watereri 3 Blue/Green Dwarf 100cm A semi-dwarf that is globe shaped. Has been in the trade for a long time. Grows 4 to 6 inches a year.

Pinus sylvestris Wolting’s Gold 3 Gold Dwarf 100cm A green tree in summer and the brightest gold in winter. Will light up any dark corner of the garden.

Chinese Red Pine

Pinus tabulaformis 5 Green Large 175cm Known as the Chinese Red Pine. Has a nice waxy green colour. Broadly pyramidal in youth. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Japanese Black Pine

Pinus thunbergii Kotobuki 6 Green Dwarf 80cm Dwarf little pyramid of the Japanese Black Pine. Dark green needles.

Pinus thunbergii Oculus Draconis 6 Variegated Large 120cm The dragon’s eye version of the Japanese Black Pine. Otherwise grows like the species.

European Mountain Pine

Pinus uncinata 3 Green Large 120cm A species of pine very closely related to the Mugo pine. Grows into a tree form rather than a shrubby plant.

Pinus uncinata Silver Candles 3 Green New. Info coming.

Virginia Pine

Pinus virginiana Wate’s Golden 4 Green/Yellow Large 200cm Upright and open growing. Green needled in the summer and bright yellow in winter.

Himalayan Pine

Pinus wallichiana Densa Hilli 6 Green Dwarf 100cm Nice compact globe type with long drooping needles. Grows 3 inches a year.

Pinus wallichiana Green Giant (Morton Arboretum) 5b Green Large 175cm A hardy selection of the Himalayan Pine. Very long needles. Becomes quite large.

Pinus wallichiana Zebrina 6 Variegated Large 150cm Lovely green and creamy yellow banding on this clone. Very sensitive to sun and wind.

False Japanese Larch Psuedolarix amabilis 5b Green Large 150cm Looks very much like a larch and turning bright yellow in the fall before losing its leaves. Quite hardy. Fairly rare in cultivation. Grows over 6 inches a year.

Douglas Fir

Psuedotsuga menziesii Aurea 5 Gold Large 150cm Bright yellow flush in spring changing to a medium green by late summer. Young plants need some protection from hot sun and strong winter winds.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Aureovariegata 5 Gold Large 150cm Creamy variegation throughout the plant gives this its distinctive look. Grows about 6-8 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Blue 5 Blue Large 175cm Blue foliage year round. Grows about 1 foot a year. Tall pyramidal.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Carnifix Weeping 5 Green Large 120cm A dramatic weeping version that from what I’ve seen cones readily and which makes it look all the more attractive.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Castle 5 Grey Dwarf 60cm A thick branched dwarf. Grows 2 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Dandy Doug 5 Green Miniature 40cm Very tiny bun type, just full of bright red buds. One or 2 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Emerald Twister 5 Green Intermediate 100cm A bizarre form that is contorted and spires its way upward. Really interesting.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Environmentalis 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A perfect dark green pyramid on this dwarf. One of my favourites.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Dekalb’s Weeping 5 Grey Intermediate 100cm An interesting weeping tree that forgets to make very many side branches. Has a ghostly look to it with age. Grows 6 inches a year.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Doug’s Dandy 5 Green Dwarf 40cm A tiny little globe. Cute but probably isn’t cuddly for most.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Fastigata 5 Grey/Green Large 175cm A true columnar selection with all branches strictly upright. Grows about 10 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Fretzii 5 Green Intermediate120cm A dense shrub of dark green. Needles very short and stubby.

Pseudotsuga menziesii G.G. 5 Green Dwarf 60cm New. Info coming.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Glauca 5 Green/Blue Large 175cm New growth a nice powder blue latter turning to grey/green.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Grace 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A dense slow growing conical form. Nice rock garden plant. Grows 2 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Graceful Grace 5 Green/Grey Intermediate120cm Probably the nicest weeping Douglas fir. The silver stomates show because of the slightly twisted needles.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Hale 5 Yellow Dwarf 100cm New. But I believe its a dwarf lime green/yellow pyramid. Info coming.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Helms 5 Green Intermediate 100cm Upright compact pyramid. Dark green needles growing 6 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Hillside Gold 5 Green/Blue Intermediate 120cm Spring growth is powder blue later green and in the winter the tree turns gold.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Hillside Pride 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Small compact dwarf form.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Hillside Yellow 5 Yellow Large 120cm A Douglas fir that is entirely bright yellow year round. Isn’t that nifty?

Pseudotsuga menziesii Holy Family 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Irregular globe with dark green needles. Found in Iowa.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Little Jon 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Slow growing pyramid with light green needles. Becoming popular.

Pseudotsgua menziesii Marshall 5 Blue Large 120cm One of the bluest clones available. From a distance I first thought it was some new Colorado spruce.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Mucronata 5 Grey/Green Dwarf 80cm Irregular prostrate. Grows about 3 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Nana 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Round bun of dark green needles. This could be a collective name for many dwarf forms. Grows 2 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Pendula 5 Green Intermediate 120cm A weeping tree that needs to be staked for height. Makes a dramatic specimen.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Poncha 5 Green Dwarf 60cm Dwarf little ball. More information coming.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Pumila 5 Blue/Green Dwarf 60cm Dwarf globe habit. Grows about 3 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Quaintenace 5 Green Dwarf 60cm New to us more information coming.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Sinclair Weeping 5 Green Intermediate 120cm A fast but “thin” grower. Very pendulous side branches.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Skyline 5 Blue/Grey Large 175cm A snake type plant. Branches don’t have any side stems. Looks bizarre.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Sweet Sara 5 Green Dwarf 60cm Dwarf globe habit. Grows 2 inches a year.

Psuedotsuga menziesii Trunky 5 Green Dwarf 60cm New to us more information coming.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Unamed Dwarf 5 Green Dwarf 60cm Tight little bun of a plant that needs a cool name.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Wagon Trails 5 Green/Blue Large 80cm New. Info coming. Hi ho silver.

Pseudotsuga menziesii Wycoff’s Big Blue 5 Blue Large 150cm Fast growing form with powder blue needles. Makes an imposing specimen

Pseudotsuga menziesii Wycoff’s Compact 5 Grey Dwarf 100cm Dense growing little tree with an interesting blue grey Needle colour.

Giant Redwood

Sequoiadendron giganteum Blauer Eichzwerg 6 Blue Dwarf 100cm Powder blue colour on a narrow upright. Needs to be planted in a sheltered area.

Sequioadendron giganteum Hazel Smith 6 Grey/Blue Large 150cm Reportedly the hardiest redwood. Grows like the species around 1-2 feet a year. Still should be planted in a protected area.

Sequoiadendron giganteum Pendulum 6 Green Large 150cm One the most bizarre, classy and elegant looking weeping conifers. Very touchy here. I have had one in my garden for 3 winters with out any dieback. Strickly pendulous with a leader.

Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 5 Green Large 175cm Soft light green needles turn bronze in the fall. If planted near water they grows “knees”. Becomes a stately specimen.

Taxodium distichum Cascade Falls 5b Green Large 175cm Wonderful weeping selection to come along. Very fast growing. New from New Zealand.

Taxodium distichum Fastigiata 5 Green Large 200 cm A fairly narrow variety with a formal symmetical look. Can grow 8 inches a year.

Taxodium distichum Peve Minaret 5 Green Dwarf 120cm A very cool introduction from Holland. Grows like the species but is dwarf in all respects. Very nice plant.

Taxodium distichum Peve Yellow 5 Yellow Intermediate 100cm A slower growing yellow in summer, bronze in fall selection. Could use a little protection from the sun when young.

Taxodium distichum Secrest 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A very interesting witches broom from the Secrest Research Station in Ohio. Flat top and round. Looks like a wagon wheel.

Taxodium distichum Shawnee Brave 5 Green Large 200cm New columnar form that is attractive year round.

Pond Cypress

Taxodium ascendens Deboniar 6 Green Large 200cm Narrowly columnar form. New.

Taxodium ascendens Nutans 6 Green Large 200cm New. Info coming.

Yew

English Yew

Taxus baccata 5b Green Large 100cm Large but slow growing classic European garden plant. Often not considered here but the Montreal Botanic Gardens has proved otherwise.

Taxus baccata Amersfoort 5b Green Dwarf 80cm A cool dwarf with squatty rounded needles. Probably needs a little protection but well worth the effort.

Taxus baccata Fowle 5b Green Dwarf 100cm Another oddly shaped needle clone. Grows a little faster and wider than Amersfoort.

Taxus baccata Melford 5 Green Intermediate 100cm A great columnar form of the English Yew. Very dark green, all branches strickly ascending. Best in formal situations.

Taxus baccata Paul’s Gold 5b Green/ Yellow Intermediate 100cm New growth bright gold later changing to a dark green. Shrub type. Grows around 6 inches a year.

Taxus baccata Standishii 5b Green/Yellow Intermediate 80cm New growth yellow and can leave gold throughout the needle Slow growing and needs a bit of protection.

Taxus baccata Variegata 5 Yellow/Green Intermediate120cm New growth a nice yellow, later turning green. Winter colour bronze. Surprisingly hardy.

Canadian Yew Taxus canadensis 3 Green Intermediate 100cm Usually shrubby and spreading green in summer, brown in winter. I can honestly say not a plant to write home about.

Taxus canadensis f. Stricta 3 Green Dwarf 100cm A more upright selection of the above.

Chinese Yew Taxus chinensis 5 Green Intermediate 100cm A hardly ever cultivated species from China. Interesting for the collector.

Japanese Yew

Taxus cuspidata Bright Gold 5 Yellow Intermediate 100cm Extremely bright yellow foliage year round. Fully hardy but Needs to be sighted away from hot dry locations.

Taxus cuspidata Delightful Cruise 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A selection from Dr. J. Cruise. Dwarf, super dark green needles on a fairly rounded plant. Probably the best bonsai yews I’ve ever seen.

Taxus cuspidata Monloo 5 Green Intermediate 80cm Very dark green spreading yew. Slower growing but will get large over time.

Taxus cuspidata var. Pyramidalis 5 Green Intermediate120cm Pyramidal form of the Japanese Yew. Dark green needles.

Taxus cuspidata Nana 5 Green Dwarf 100cm A very dwarf dense spreading mound. Glossy dark green leaves.

Taxus x hunnelwelliana Richard Horsey 5 Green Intermediate 100cm Spreading type with smaller dark green needle. Can grow up to 10 inches a year. One of my favourites.

Hybrid Yew

Taxus x media Aurescens 5 Gold/Green Intermediate 120cm Shrub like with new growth gold, fading to a gold glow over green.

Taxus x media Densiformis 5 Green Intermediate 120cm A more rounded form of Yew. Takes well to pruning, often clipped into globes. Makes a nice low hedge also.

Taxus x media Bean Pole 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Super narrow type as the name suggests. Dark green and extremely narrow growing. Very hard to find.

Taxusx media Flushing 5 Green Intermediate 120cm Good tight upright formal form. All branches strictly upright. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Taxus x media Hicksii 4 Green Intermediate 120cm A narrow growing selection with upright branches. Often used for hedges.

Taxus x media Hills 5 Green Intermediate 120cm One of the many uprights often used in hedging.

Taxus x media Maureen 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Beautiful narrow columnar form. Relatively new. At maturity It may be 2 feet wide.

Taxus x media Pilaris 5 Green Intermediate 100cm Also a nice column form to come along. Good green colour and stays nice and tight.

Taxus x media Sunburst 5 Yellow Intermediate 100cm Bright yellow yew that keeps its colour year round. Female clone so it has the red berries.

Cedar

Korean Cedar

Thuja koriensis 5b Green Intermediate 100cm Pretty species with drooping foliage. Has nice blue undertones in the plant. Needs protection from winter wind.

Eastern White Cedar (Arborvitae)

Thuja occitentalis Beaufort 4 Green Intermediate 120cm Oval dwarf with some juvenile foliage. Grows 4 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Boothii 4 Green Intermediate 120cm Large growing globe not unlike Woodwardi in growth and habit.

Thuja occidentalis Brabant 4 Green Large 175cm Fast growing dark green year round. Needles have a shiny look to them.

Thuja occidentalis Brandon 4 Green Large 200cm Upright form, dark green. Suitable for hedging. Keeps its colour year round. Grows about 1foot a year.

Thuja occidentalis Calvary #2 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Irregular globe which mounds in the middle. Odd looking foliage.

Thuja occidentalis Danica 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Dense round ball with sprays vertical. Quite Dwarf.

Thuja occidentalis Davey 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A nifty witches broom that grows in a pyramid with interesting Foliage. Found by my friend Dave Horst in Iowa.

Thuja occidentalis Degroot’s Spire 4 Green Intermediate 120cm Stickly upright growing and dense. Interesting texture.

Thuja occidentalis Densiformis 4 Green Intermediate 120 cm A form not unlike Pyramidalis perhaps a little slower growing. Very dense and conical.

Thuja occidentalis Emerald (Smargd) 4 Green Intermediate 150cm Bright green tree of a pyramidal shape. Good specimen.

Thuja occidentalis Europe Gold 4 Gold Intermediate 150cm Very dense pyramidal form with golden foliage year round. Mature at 20 feet.

Thuja occidentalis Ellwangeriana 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Juvenile foliage that has a distinct purple colour in winter. Grows into an irregular pyramid.

Thuja occidentalis Ellwangeriana Aurea 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm Same as above but yellow in summer turns a deeper gold bronze in winter.

Thuja occidentalis Fastigiata 4 Green Intermediate150cm Nice compact narrow columnar plant. Good for tight spaces.

Thuja occidentalis Filiformis 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Lacy leaved form of White Cedar. Grows and looks much like the Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera form but a little hardier.

Thuja occidentalis Globosa 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Old form that is a giant round ball to 10 feet.

Thuja occidentalis Globosa Aurea 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm I believe a gold sport from Globosa. Grows the same but a bit slower.

Thuja occidentalis Gold Cargo 4 Gold Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Thuja occidentalis Gold Drop 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm Nice golden dwarf pyramid. Chance seedling from Holmstrup. Grows about 4 inches a year. Great new plant.

Thuja occidentalis Golden Globe 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm Rounded form with bright yellow foliage year round. Another good accent plant.

Thuja occidentalis Hetz Midget 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Old cultivar that is globose in nature and the needles sprays are twisted sideways. Squatty pyramidal shape with time.

Thuja occidentalis Hetz Wintergreen 4 Green Large 150cm Very fast growing form that is cylindrical. Stay green year Round. Can grow 3 feet a year.

Thuja occidentalis Holmstrup #2 4 Yellow Intermediate 100cm Slow growing dense pyramide deep gold on outside and yellow green on the inside. Truly beautiful plant.

Thuja occidentalis Hoserii 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Dwarf globe form to about 3 feet round.

Thuja occidentalis Little Champion 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Grows into a perfect round ball. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Little Elfie 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Little dwarf globe with dainty sprays of foliage. Very slow growing.

Thuja occidentalis Little Gem 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Tiny globe with green needles. Suitable for the rock garden.

Thuja occidentalis Little Giant 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Globose form growing about 5 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Malonyana 4 Green Large 120cm Perhaps the most beautiful columnar form. It can have a 4 foot base and be nearly 30 feet tall. From Hungary.

Thuja occidentalis Masonic 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Slow growing column. Mature at 8 feet. Thuja occidentalis Mr. Bowling Ball 4 Green Dwarf 80cm A round ball of juvenile foliage. Has a very interesting look to it.

Thuja occidentalis Nigra 4 Green Large 150cm Dark green foliage on a fast growing pyramidal tree. Good for hedging.

Thuja occidentalis Ohlendorffi 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Bizarre form that is stingy and coarse. Shrub like in growth. For the collector.

Thuja occidentalis Pendula 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Slow growing weeping tree. Height depends on culture.

Thuja occidentalis Pine Knoll 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Rare witches broom I believe from Iowa. Slow growing. Interesting texture. Grows 2-3 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Pyramidalis 4 Green Large 150cm An old classic narrow form. Stays narrow. Grows a foot a year.

Thuja occidentalis Recurva Nana 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Basically a dwarf globe with recurved needles. Grows 4 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Rheindiana 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Very dwarf and dense globe form.

Thuja occidentalis Rheingold 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm Golden juvenile foliage year round. Makes a striking accent plant when mixed with other coloured conifers.

Thuja occidentalis Rosencran 4 Gold Large 120cm Year round gold pyramid. Bright yellow in summer, deeper gold in winter. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Sherwood Moss 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Juvenile foliage on an irregular globe to 10 feet. Withstands shearing.

Thuja occidentalis Spiralis 4 Green Intermediate 120cm An upright conical plant with twisted foliage giving it a unique texture.

Thuja occidentalis St. John’s Mini 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Cute little pyramidal tree. Interesting foliage. Suitable rock garden choice. Grows 3 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Stolwick 4 Green/White Dwarf 100cm New growth white later turning green. Still retains some white year round. Very interesting plant.

Thuja occidentalis Sunkist 4 Gold Dwarf 120cm A slow growing gold form. Not as pyramidal as Europe Gold. Winter colour a bit darker gold/orange.

Thuja occidentalis Teddy 4 Green Dwarf 60cm A tiny cuddly form of white cedar. Very soft juvenile foliage. Extremely dense growing.

Thuja occidentalis Tetragona 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Another shrub like form with unusual growth. Once it gets bigger it will spark a few comments.

Thuja occidentalis Tiny Tim 4 Green Dwarf 60cm Real small bun like form. Very slow growing. 2 inches a year.

Thuja occidentalis Trompenburg 4 Green/Gold Dwarf 100cm Dark green foliage on the inside becomes progressively lighter until it is almost gold. Very compact and slow growing.

Thuja occidentalis Wansdyke Silver 4 Variegated Intermediate 100cm Interesting sprays of cream throughout an otherwise pyramidal green cedar. Eye catching.

Thuja occidentalis Wareana Lutescens 4 Muted Yellow Intermediate 120cm Nice old columnar selection with a subdued yellow. Makes a great specimen over time.

Thuja occidentalis Woodwardi 4 Green Intermediate120cm Another old globose selection to 15 feet. Makes for an interesting specimen over time. Seen them used as hedges.

Thuja occidentalis Yellow Ribbon 4 Gold Intermediate 120cm Bright yellow on a tight growing pyramidal form. Excellent accent plant.

Oriental Cedar

Thuja orientalis Berkmans’ Aurea 5 Yellow Dwarf 120cm Nice upright form with yellow foliage that intensifies with the on set of cold weather.

Thuja orientalis Filiformis 5b Green Dwarf 80cm Especially stringy version of this species. Lite green colour with some yellow striations on the twigs. Should be protected.

Thuja orientalis Franky Boy 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Another threadleaf type but grows upright.

Thuja orientalis Fruitlandii 5 Green Intermediate 150cm An especially vigorous form with dark green needles. Good plum colour in winter.

Thuja orientalis Morgan 5 Lime Green Intermediate 120cm Lime green/yellow in summer orange/red in winter. Oval upright Truly Stunning plant. Grows 4 inches a year.

Thuja orientalis Van Hoey Smith 5 Green/Gold Intermediate 100cm New growth soft orange/ yellow turning dark green. Very showy.

Thuja orientalis Whislting Gardens 5 Green Intermediate 100cm A tree found in an old cemetery that was especially wide and compact. Unlike any form I’ve ever seen. Propagated just before the tree was cut down.

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata Can Can 5 Green Large 120cm New growth white tipped later changing to dark green. Likes moist soil and some protection from strong winds.

Thuja plicata Copper Kettle 5 Green/Crange Intermediate 100cm Orangy new growth turning to dark green. Small upright Pyramidal tree.

Thuja plicata Collyer’s Gold 5 Green/ Gold Intermediate 100cm New growth gold tipped before changed to dark green. Compact and oval shaped.

Thuja plicata Excelsa 5 Green Large 150cm A very fast growing form that is reportly more hardy than the species.

Thuja plicata Extra Gold 5 Yellow Large 150cm Nice yellow colour year round. Grows fairly fast. Becomes a dense stately pyramid.

Thuja plicata Gederland 5 Green Large 175cm Very fast growing form of the species nice pyramidal shape.

Thuja plicata Hillier 5 Green Dwarf 100cm Dwarf upright pyramid. Grows fairly slowly.

Thuja plicata Holly Turner 5 Green Large 150cm Beautiful weeping form. Pendulous in all respects.

Thuja plicata Pygmae 5 Green Dwarf 80cm Globe form of dark green needles.

Thuja plicata Sunshine 5 Gold/Green Large 175cm A “wow” selection. New growth deep gold with changing to green but the tips still stay gold year round.

Thuja plicata x standishii Green Giant 5 Green Large 200cm+ A very fast growing hybrid up to 3 feet a year. Dark green pyramid. Much hardier than straight plicata.

Japanese Cedar

Thuja standishii 4 Green Large 150cm Slow growing species with nodding branchlets. Looks similar to Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. Very hardy. Should be used more.

Elk Horn Cedar

Thujopsis dolobrata var. Hondai 5 Green Intermediate 120cm A fascinating shrub or small tree that has literally been unchanged for millions of years. Looks prehistoric. Pest free. Shade tolerant. Unique.

Thujopsis dolobrata Aurea 5 Yellow Intermediata 120cm A pretty soft yellow form. Grows pyramidal.

Thujopsis dolobrata Compacta 5 Green Dwarf 80cm A dwarf round bush with small scale like leaves. Very unique appearance.

Thujopsis dolobrata Variegata 5 Green/White Intermediate120cm A beautiful selection of this ancient tree. Splashes of white throughout. Tolerates shade.

Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis 4 Green Large 120cm Native evergreen. Slower growing. Likes cool moist sites.

Tsuga canadensis Albo Spica 4 Green/White Large 120cm New growth pure white later changing to green. Faster growing than other white tipped forms. Plant away from direct afternoon sun. Grows about 6 inches.

Tsuga canadensis Baldwin’s Dwarf Pyramid 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Tight dark green pyramid with twisted branches. Grows 2 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Bennett 4 Green Dwarf 60cm A dwarf round flat plant. Tips of branches are pendulous.

Tsuga canadensis Burkett’s White Tipped 4 Green/White Dwarf 100cm Slower growing and more compact than Albo Spica. Plant out of direct afternoon sun. Grows about 4 inches.

Tsuga canadensis Coles Prostrate 4 Green Dwarf 80cm True creeping selection that forms a mat. Excellent for cascading over rocks and walls in a semi shaded area.

Tsuga canadensis Elmwood Dwarf 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Nest type when young. Should produce a leader. The silvery Stomates show nicely. Grows 4 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Emerald Fountain 4 Green Intermediate 100cm New. Info coming.

Tsuga canadensis Everitt’s Golden 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm Beautiful dense pyramid of deep yellow. Fully hardy but needs to be planted away from the afternoon sun.

Tsuga canadensis Fastigiata 4 Green Intermediate 100cm Narrow upright form with all branches ascending. Can grow 6 or more inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Frosty 4 Green/White Dwarf 100cm Irregular upright growing dwarf with lots of white throughout. Needs shade for protection.

Tsuga canadensis Gables Weeping 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Elegant dwarf weeping form. Never seem a large specimen yet.

Tsuga canadensis Geneva 4 Green Dwarf 100cm A very dense pyramid of dark green needles. Makes a perfect specimen in time. Grows 4-6 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Gentsch White 4 White/Green Intermediate 100cm A dwarf mound that becomes more pyramidal with age. New growth white turning green later. Quite stunning.

Tsuga canadensis Golden Splendor 4 Gold Intermediate 120cm A pyramidal tree with yellow needles. Should placed in a protected area.

Tsuga canadensis Gothic 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Don’t know much about this dwarf at present.

Tsuga canadensis Gracilis 4 Green Dwarf 80cm Dwarf spreading form. Quite slow growing.

Tsuga canadensis Green Spray 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Spreading type with arching branches. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Horsford Contorted 4 Green Intermediate 100cm Irregular shrub type with very contorted branching to the point of curling. Grows 4 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Humphrey Welch 4 Dwarf Dwarf 100cm Slow growing pyramidal with tiny needles. Grows about 3 inches a year. Nice rock garden plant.

Tsuga canadensis Jeddoloh 4 Green Dwarf 60cm A round flat plant. Leaves light green. Grows about 4 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Little Snow 4 Green/White Dwarf 80cm Mounding little dwarf with white needles. Needs protection from hot afternoon sun. Grows about 2 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Mitsch #2 4 Greeen Dwarf 60cm Super slow and tight growing dwarf. Rock garden plant. Grows 1-2 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Mount Rainier 4 Green/White Dwarf 80cm Shrub type with white variegation throughout the plant. New afternoon shade. Grows 3-4 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis New Gold 4 Gold/Green Intermediate 120cm Striking deep yellow new growth that contrasts with its older dark green needles. Upright growing. Stunning plant.

Tsuga canadensis Pendula 4 Green Intermediate 100cm A popular weeping tree. Strictly pendulous branches. Stake for height. Grows about 1 foot a year.

Tsuga canadensis Pomfret 4 Green Dwarf 100cm Semi dwarf columnar form. Stays very narrow. Cones early.

Tsuga canadensis Schubert’s White 4 Green/White Intermediate 100cm New growth pure white, later turning green leaving a white frosting on the needles.

Tsuga canadensis Silver Bridge 4 Green Dwarf 80cm New. Info coming.

Tsuga canadensis Slenderella 4 Green Intermediate120cm Very tiny needles give this selection a wispy look. Upright growing, prune for density. Grows 6 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Stewarts Gem 4 Green Dwarf 60cm Ball or domed shaped dwarf with slightly twisted branching. Grows about 3 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Summer Snow 4 Green/White Intermediate 120cm Conical tree with a white frosting throughout the year. Very’ Showy. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Tsuga canadensis Tim’s Gold 4 Green/Gold Large 120cm Medium green in summer turning gold in winter. Somewhat open growing tree. Responds well to shearing.

Tsuga canadensis Vermeulen Wintergold 4 Green/ Gold Large 120cm Fairly narrow upright. Green in summer turning a bright yellow in winter. Can grow 6 inches a year.

Tsuga caroliniana La Bar’s Weeping 4 Green Intermediate 120cm A weeping variety of Carolina Hemock. Grows about 6 inches a year.

Tsuga caroliniana Turner’s Weeping 4 Green Intermediate 120cm Another weeping form found. Grows 4-6 inches a year.

Tsuga diversifolia 5 Green Larger 120cm Attractive Japanese species that shows more of its silvery stomates than our native hemlock. Grows to 60 feet.

Tsuga diversifolia Manifold 5 Green Dwarf 60cm Small bun type of dark green needles. About 2 inches a year.

Tsuga mertensiana 5 Green Large 80cm Native to the mountians along the west coast. Grows about 1 foot a year. Doesn’t like drying winter winds.

Wollemia Pine

Wollemia nobilis 7 Green Large 100cm An Australian species only discovered in 1994. Only 40 adult trees remain in the wild. This ancient plant may have existed already on this planet for 200 million years. MUST be potted cultured in our climate!