Name Description Class Size Zone Colour. A green weeping form of the Silver Fir needs staking to develop leader. All side branches strictly pendulous.

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1 Plant Descriptions The following pages contain brief descriptions of the ever-expanding collection of conifers we can now offer to the trade. Each listing details Zone, Colour, Classification, and expected size at 10 years of age.

2 Fir Abies alba Pendula A green weeping form of the Silver Fir needs staking to develop leader. All side branches strictly pendulous. Intermediate 150cm 5 Abies alba Pyramidalis A columnar form. Very pyramidal and tight. Can grow 30cm a year. Nice glossy green needles. Large 150cm 5 Abies balsamea Nana An old dwarf form that is usually round. Growth rate 2 inches per year. Extremely hardy. Tolerates acidic soils. Dwarf 60cm 3 Abies cilicica Spring Grove A witches broom found in Ohio I believe. Very dense slow growing. Globose. Extremely rare. Dwarf 50cm 5B Abies concolor Candicans Probably the bluest form of Silver fir. Very large blue needles. Can grow in an open form when young. Large 175cm 4 Powder Abies concolor Compacta A dwarf upright pyramid. Tight growing, large needled. Intermediate 120cm 4 Silver Abies concolor Conica Very dwarf and tight growing. Upright growing. Intermediate 100cm 4 / Abies concolor Gable s Weeping A semi weeping form. Very large needles. Becomes quite wide. Intermediate 120cm 4 Abies fraseri Prostrata A more or less spreading dwarf. Will become much wider than high. Dwarf 80cm 5 Abies fraseri Vasti Extremely small, short-needled plant. This is a rockery plant. Growth rate 2-4cm per year. Very, very rare. Miniature 30cm 5 Abies holophylla The Manchurian Fir can grow up to 100. Long needled, rare in cultivation. Absolutely beautiful. Very hardy. Large 175cm 4 Abies homolepsis Umbellata The Nikko Fir. Becomes a tall tree. Another rare plant in cultivation. Large 175cm 5 Medium Abies koreana Aurea Abies koreana Glauca 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. A very rare version of the Korean Fir. Somewhat globose until a leader develops becoming a pyramidal tree. Intermediate 150cm 5 Intermediate 150cm 5 Soft Yellow Silveryblue

3 Abies koreana Carpet Abies koreana Silberlocke Abies koreana Silver Show Grows perfectly round and will not likely pass 60cm in height. A very interesting plant for the garden where it can be appreciated. Probably the best-known selection of Korean Fir. Its twisted needles exposing the white stomates make this plant highly popular. Densely pyramidal over time. Intermediate 150cm 5 Light White and White A somewhat faster and more pyramidal version of Silberlocke. Growth rate around 10 to 15cm per year. Intermediate 150cm 5 and Abies lasiocarpa Compacta A rich green colour on a compact pyramidal form. Not very common but deserving in any garden situation. Intermediate 150cm 4 Abies lasiocarpa Glauca Compacta A classic well-known version of the Rocky Mountain Fir. Soft Needled and dense growing. Good selection for the larger rock garden. Intermediate 150cm 4 Powder Abies lasiocarpa Globe A densely globose selection mostly likely from a witches broom. Very slow growing. 5cm per year. Dwarf 80cm 4 Abies nordmandiana Fastigiata A very slowing growing fastigate form of the Nikko Fir. It is extremely rare with only a few specimens in the world. Cypress / False Cypress nootkatensis Aureovariegata nootkatensis Glauca nootkatensis Glauca Compacta nootkatensis Glauca Pendula nootkatensis Gracilis nootkatensis Arrow nootkatensis Lutea Beautiful rare selection of Alaskan Cedar with splashes of yellow throughout. Growth rate about 15-20cm per year. Full and vigorous A popular variety that grows tightly pyramidal. New growth has a bluish colour before turning a rich dark green. Another very rare form that grows squatly pyramidal to 10 feet. Very hard to find cultivar. Fast growing weeping form that keeps its central leader. Similar to Pendula but needles much finer. A semi dwarf form. Grows very compact needles are unlike other cultivars. Grows to 20 feet. Fast growing form that is very narrow Nearly all branches hang straight down. Grows to 30 feet. A broadly conical tree with yellow on green throughout. Grows to 25ft. Makes a striking specimen and lights up a dark corner of the garden. Large 175cm 5 Large 200cm 5 Large 200cm 5 Yellow / / Glaucou s / Bluish Intermediate 100cm 5 Large 200cm 5 Large 200cm 5 Gold

4 nootkatensis Pendula nootkatensis Pendula Select nootkatensis Van den Akker nootkatensis Variegata obtusa Crippsii obtusa Filicoides obtusa Golden Whorl obtusa Gracilis obtusa Graciosa obtusa Kosteri obtusa Lycopodioides obtusa Nana Gracilis obtusa Split Rock obtusa Torulosa obtusa Well s Special pisifera filifera A beautiful and very popular form of the Alaskan Cedar. Becomes a focal in any garden. This form is much fuller than Pendula. They are often sold as the same plant but they are distinctly different. Unbelievable narrow form. Grows to 30 feet however many plants don t grow any wider than a foot or two. Strictly pendulous. Rare! A nice variegated form that is broadly pyramidal. Variegation is spread throughout the entire tree. Slower growing to 20 feet. 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. A fairly fast growing selection with fern like leaves. Can grow as a Shrub. Mature at 15 feet. Leaves are long and contorted. Has golden streaks throughout the fasciations. Very interesting new form. Can be a fairly large tree over of time. Horizontal branching Broadly conical with interesting netted foliage. Grows 10cm per year. A dwarf conical plant to 4 feet over time. Quite slow growing. Very thin-leaved shrub type. Branches are often faciated. The most common and popular Hinoki. Reliably dwarf. Interesting juvenile foliaged shrub with blue and green mixed throughout. Mature at 6 feet. Thick leaves that often have fasciations. Grows about 5 to 10 cm per year. Usually in the form of a shrub. Upright to 25 feet. Similar to Gracilis but more compact. Rare! Fine lacy foliage on a squatly pyramidal bush to 10 feet. Quite hardy Looks nice around water. Large 200cm 5 Large 200cm 5 Large 200cm 5 Large 175cm 5 Dwarf 150cm 5 Dwarf 150cm 5 Intermediate 175cm 5 / White Bright Yellow Gold / Medium Intermediate 150cm 5 Medium Intermediate 125cm 5

5 pisifera filifera Aurea pisifera filifera Lemon Thread pisifera filifera Gold Mops pisifera filifera Gold Spangle Golden lacy foliage on a squatly pyramidal bush to 10 feet. Quite hardy. Doesn t seem to burn in sun or with winter winds. Another gold type filifera of gold foliage. Attractive plant that can be used In variety of situations. Intermediate 125cm 5 Gold Dwarf 80cm 5 Gold Very popular selection of lacy gold foliage year round Dwarf 80cm 4 Gold Conical upright to12 feet. Leaves are the brightest yellow. Doesn t burn at a young age. Very hardy. Intermediate 125cm 4 Gold pisifera filifera Variegata A nice filifera with gold variegation throughout. Doesn t seem to revert. Dwarf 80cm 4 Gold / pisifera Boulevard A soft puffy broad upright. Good blue colour with white stomates. Needs some winter protection from wind. Easy to shape. Dwarf 125cm 5 Silver pisifera Curly Tops New! A sport from Boulevard with twisted foliage. Grows in a round ball. Great dwarf for small gardens. Silver pisifera Dwarf pisifera Plumosa Compressa pisifera Plumosa Dumosa Dense round ball of fine blue foliage. New to the trade. Great accent plant. Ultra dwarf. Dense round spreading type with dark green foliage. Excellent rock garden or border plant. An old rare cultivar from Europe. Irregular globe to 8 feet by 8 feet. Tolerates shade well. Dwarf 80cm 5 Dwarf 60cm 5 A broad squatly conical plant. New growth yellow pisifera becoming green as foliage matures. Mature at 6 Plumosa Flavescens feet. pisifera Squarrosa Intermedia A wiry round ball with dainty juvenile foliage. New growth white later green. Prefers half a day of sun in our climate. Gold / / White Japanese Cedar A dwarf round ball that can mound. green Cryptomeria leaves turning a plum to red in winter. Striking plant. japonica Vilmoriana Doesn t like winter sun. Cover with burlap. Dwarf 80cm 5

6 Juniper Juniperus chinensis plumosa Aurea Juniperus chinensis Pfitzeriana Glauca Slow growing vase shaped shrub to 10 feet. Turns distinctly orange when the cold weather sets in. Excellent accent plant. Fast growing spreader with blue foliage. Popular garden plant. Dwarf 100cm 3 Gold / Yellow Large 150cm 4 Juniperus chinensis Gold Coast Juniperus chinensis Mac s Golden Juniperus chinensis Rose Arbor Juniperus communis Arnoldiana Juniperus communis Gold Cone Low growing spreader with bright golden foliage year round. The original plant was struck by lightning, which caused the mutation. Beautiful plant. Needs full sun and room to grow. Mature at 25 feet. A small upright tree green in summer but turns a beautiful blush/plum colour in winter. Rare winter colour in any conifer. Beautiful selection from the Arnold Arboretum. Rock garden type plant. Stunning selection from Australia. New growth brilliant yellow. Keeps it s colour year round. All round amazing plant. Tight growing. Juniperus Tight columnar plant growing to 20 feet. Very hardy. communis Hibernica Slower growing Than Suecica. Intermediate 120cm 4 Gold Intermediate 120cm 3 Yellow Intermediate 175cm 3 Dwarf 100cm 3 Dwarf 100cm 4 Gold Intermediate 150cm 3 Juniperus communis Pencil Point Tight and compact columnar type. Extremely hardy. Dwarf 120cm 3 Beautiful spreading juniper. More or less creeps. Juniperus Very hardy. Great ground cover. No evidence of communis Repanda blight. Dwarf 120cm 3 / Silver / Silver Juniperus communis Suecica A columnar cone to 20 feet. Interesting texture. Makes a good hedge. Intermediate 150cm 3 / Silver Juniperus procumbens Nana Juniperus sabina Calgary Carpet Dwarf spreading juniper. Good green colour and dense growing. A low growing spreader with soft green foliage. Branches overlap. Dwarf 100cm 4 Dwarf 100cm 3 Juniperus squamata Alps Juniperus squamata Carpet Pretty pyramid of steel blue colour. Interesting texture sets it apart from other blue uprights. A low growing spreader with light powder blue foliage. Strong growing. Intermediate 120cm 5 Dwarf 120cm 5

7 Juniperus squamata Steel blue juniper that mounds. Slow growing. Star Juniperus squamata Meyeri Bush like form to 8 feet. Foliage steel blue. Intermediate 120cm 5 Juniperus scopulorum Wichita Fast growing form. Needs full sun or it will open up and look sparse. Very popular. Intermediate 200cm 3 Juniperus virginiana Arrow Juniperus virginiana Canaerti Juniperus virginiana Grey Owl Juniperus virginiana (Road Runner) Juniperus x media Daub s Frosted Another very popular variety. Very upright and tight growing. Very picturesque form. Often spirals upwards as does its side branches. A strong growing shrub of lacy silvery gray foliage. Mature at 15 feet. Introduced by Whistling Gardens. A completely prostrate growing plant. Strong grower. Original plant never exceeded 20cm in height. Salt tolerant. A flat spreading ground cover 6 inches height. Needles bright yellow with hues of blue and green on juvenile foliage. Outstanding plant. Intermediate 200cm 3 Large 200cm 3 Intermediate 120cm 3 Silver Dwarf 120cm 3 Dwarf 100cm 4 Gold / Larch Larix decidua Pendula A popular weeping variety that must be staked for height. Bright green leaves in summer with a nice golden fall colour. Intermediate 200cm 2 Larix eurolepsis Varied Directions Larix kaempferi Diana Larix kaempferi Dwarf Larix kaempferi Little Boogle Large growing spreading shrub. Branches weep over time. Very interesting plant. Fall colour is yellow. A contorted Japanese larch. All branches including the trunk are contorted. If not staked, becomes a very artistic plant. A nice spreading larch with new growth blue. Bright reddish stems also stand out on this plant. Grows about 5-10cm per year. A dwarf version of Diana. Very contorted branching. Probably a better choice when space is limited. Other varieties available in limited numbers. Intermediate 200cm 4 Large 250cm 4 Dwarf 100cm 4 Dwarf 60cm 4

8 Redwood Metasequoia glyptostrobodies Gold Rush Metasequoia glyptostrobodies Sheridan Spire Microbiota decussata New. A gold Dawn Redwood. Keeps its beautiful yellow all season long. Slower growing than the species. Still uncommon in the trade. Intermediate 175cm 5 Yellow A large tight pyramidal form. Very fast growing. Large 250cm 5 Super hardy spreading type like a juniper with Thuja foliage. Nice plum colour in winter. Grows 6 inches a year. Tolerates shade. No blight. Dwarf 100cm 2

9 Spruce Aarburg A very fast growing Norway. Maintains a leader with all side branches hanging straight down. Intermediate 200cm 3 Acrocona Arnold s Dwarf Asselyn Compact Usually grows in a mound or shrub. Every spring bright red cones form on the end of most branches. Nice little pyramid. Very tight. Never needs pruning. From the Arnold Arboretum. Grows about 10cm a year. Another compact upright selection. Very similar to Ohlendorfii but final height is shorter. Intermediate 150cm 3 Dwarf 100cm 3 Intermediate 120cm 3 Aurea A large growing upright. Its spring colour is amazing yellow later turning green with some yellow frosting the top of the needles. Large 250cm 4 Gold / Berry Gardens Fast Somewhat columnar variety with congested growth. Interesting plant. Can grow 30cm a year. Intermediate 120cm 3 Essentially the same plant as above but slower Berry Gardens Slow growing often globose. Dwarf 100cm 3 Clanbrassiliana Cranstonii Cuppressina Cy s Wonder Upright conical pyramid. One of the first Norway varieties introduced in the 1700 s. The original is still alive in Ireland. 4 inches a year. Fast growing snake like tree. Tends to only develop terminal branches. Very dramatic looking. A nice narrow columnar selection. Grows to 30cm but only 4 feet wide. Great plant for areas with little room. Very dense globose plant. Often with tufted branches. Dwarf 120cm 3 Large 200cm 3 Large 200cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Diffusa Old cultivar eventually becoming swatly pyramidal. Grows about 10cm a year. Dwarf 100cm 3 Dubois A very slow growing plant. Round ball needs to be in a rock garden or trough garden. Hard to propagate. Miniature 50cm 3 Echiniformis The Hedge Hog spruce. Grows into a round spiny ball. Quite rare now. Dwarf 80cm 3

10 Elegantissima A fairly narrow growing pyramid. Spring growth is very interesting with its bright yellow in spring fading to a whitish green. Good for contrast. Intermediate 175cm 3 Yellow / Farnsburg A dwarf weeping selection only growing 10cm a year. A better solution where room is limited. Dwarf 100cm 3 Filicoides The needles on this Norway are extremely short and dark green. Very interesting texture. Intermediate 100cm 3 Formanek A dwarf spreading or weeping tree if staked. Slow growing interesting Branching habit. Dwarf 100cm 3 Frohburg An intermediate weeping tree if staked the first couple of years. A seedling of Inversa. Dwarf 100cm 3 Globosa A rather rare selection on the Norway spruce. Very dense. Less than 10cm per year. Dwarf 100cm 3 Hillside Upright A dwarf upright with extremely dark green needles and contorted branches. Unusual growth habit. Intermediate 120cm 3 Humilis Inversa Kellerman s Little Gem Little Joe A dwarf eventually conical plant. Some years may have accelerated growth. Fast growing tree with a straight leader and all side branches pendulous. Good plant for areas that have the room. 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. One of the most common dwarf Norway varieties. Round ball and dense growing. Was a witches broom found on Nidiformis. A dense conical form. Reminds me of an Alberta Spruce but doesn t suffer windburn. Dwarf 100cm 3 Intermediate 175cm 3 Dwarf 60cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Dwarf 120cm 3 Merkii A globose dwarf. Will be 4 x4 feet in about 12-15years. Dwarf 100cm 3 Nana Nidiformis An almost lost cultivar. Very, very slow growing. 30- year-old specimens reach 4 feet. Very popular selection called the Bird s Nest Spruce. If grafted grows more upright than propagated with cuttings. Dwarf 100cm 3 Dwarf 120cm 3 Ohlendorffi A conical upright well known in the trade. Can grow a foot a year once established. Intermediate 120cm 3

11 Parsonii A fuzzy round ball. Only grows 5cm a year. Dwarf 80cm 3 Pine Glen Another witches broom from Nidiformis. Even slower growing than Little Gem. Miniature 50cm 3 Pendula A creeping selection if not staked. Makes an excellent ground cover. Intermediate 120cm 3 Pendula Major A selection that seems to hug the ground even more so than Pendula. Slower growing than Pendula too. Intermediate 100cm 3 Repens Gold A sport from Repens. Grows like its parent. Can burn in full sun. Dwarf 80cm 3 Gold Perry s Gold Stunning gold growth on conical dwarf before turning green. Extremely rare. Limited. Dwarf 100cm 4 Gold / Procumbens Grows like Nidiformis only a bit large and faster growing. Dwarf 100cm 3 Pygmae A very old slow growing selection. Some years have erratic growth. Miniature 80cm 3 Pyramidata Slow growing, tight pyramidal plant. Grows about 10cm a year. Dwarf 100cm 3 Regina Pendula Dwarf weeping selection that comes from Vancouver I believe. Dwarf 100cm 3 Remontii Slower growing conical up to 15cm a year. Old cultivar. Dwarf 100cm 3 Spicata Rubra The Dragon s Fire Spruce. An upright tree with stunning scarlet Spring colour before changing to green. Very unusual for any conifer. Large 120cm 3 Red / Tabulaformis Mounding form of this very old selection. Can get to 8 feet. Dwarf 100cm 3 Tompa Super slow growing round ball with interesting needles. Very rare. Miniature 50cm 3 Vasser s Broom A strong spreading shrub. green needles. Dwarf 120cm 3 Vilminalis Large growing, with branchlets on side branches very pendulous. Large 175cm 3

12 Wartburg Fast growing weeping form. Maintains its leader once staked. Intermediate 175cm 3 Wingle Weeper A prostrate form with very thick needles and stems. Dwarf 120cm 3 Picea asperata Nana An extremely rare dwarf of blue/green needles. Grows about 10cm a year. Dwarf 100cm 6 Bluish Picea austromanchurica A rare subspecies possibly of Picea obovata. Extremely hardy. Large 150cm 3 Picea bicolor Howell s Tigertail Beautiful tri-coloured selection often growing very wide. Needles are silver underneath with orange stems. Intermediate 120cm 5 / Silver Picea bicolor Prostrata Flat globose dwarf. Nice colour works well with other plants. Picea glauca albertina Sander s A blue Alberta spruce. Grows like the species. Dwarf 100cm 3 Picea glauca Ducharme Ultra small. Tiny little bundle of needles. Good for a pot or trough. Miniature 40cm 3 Picea glauca Fort Ann A snake white spruce. Very few side branches. Just bizarre. Intermediate 175cm 3 Bluish Picea glauca Heartland Broom Another extremely slow growing variety. Dwarf 50cm 3 Picea glauca Hudsonii Probably the bluest form of white spruce. Rivals some Colorado varieties. Quite rare. Large 175cm 3 Gray Picea glauca (Indian Trail) A selection that is gray / green in summer and bright gold in winter. Never offered in North America until now. Large 150cm 3 / Gold Picea glauca (Little Jeffery) Very tight eventually conical white spruce. Definitely a rock garden candidate. Miniature 60cm 3 Picea koyamai Pyramidal form to 30 feet. A spruce from Japan where only a few hundred trees exist. Large 150cm 3 Picea likiangensis var. Purpurea Purple coned Chinese spruce. Cones turn bright red before changing to purple. Very short needled. Large 150cm 3 Picea mariana Aureovariegata A black spruce with blue needles and gold over the top of the branches. Makes a stunning specimen. Intermediate 120cm 3 Gold /

13 Picea mariana Doumetti An old French selection. Good colour and grows very dense. Super hardy. Intermediate 120cm 3 Gray / Picea mariana Fastigiata A rare variety that is upright. Good for colour and small spaces. Dwarf 100cm 3 Gray / Picea omorika Berliner s Weeper A new weeping selection that has a central leader with all side branches pendulous. Intermediate 100cm 5 Picea omorika Bruns Superb form of Serbian spruce. Very graceful branching sweeping upwards at the tips. Large 120cm 5 Picea omorika Bruns Pendula The most sought after Serbian weeping spruce. It is the narrowest form available in blue and silver. Intermediate 120cm 5 Picea omorika Kuck s Weeping A weeping form that needs to be staked for height. Very rare still. / Picea omorika Nana A popular globe that will form a leader. A great garden plant. Dwarf 120cm 5 Picea omorika Pendula An old form that has very pendulous branching with the tips sweeping slightly upwards. Intermediate 120cm 5 Picea X Mariorika Machala Nice hybrid that stays globose. Needles have a striking colour. Dwarf 90cm 5 Picea orientalis Aurea Spring growth a bright yellow before turning to dark green. A light golden sheen may persist all year. Large 120cm 5 Yellow / Picea orientalis Aurea Spicata Another beautiful spring coloured tree with its bright lemon yellow spring growth. Turns dark green later. Large 120cm 5 Yellow / Picea orientalis Bergman s Gem Picea orientalis Compacta Picea orientalis Gracilis Picea orientalis Nigra Compacta Picea orientalis Skylands Baby Eyes Dwarf flat globe growing 10cm a year. Very dark green needles. An old but very rare Caucasian spruce. Dense conical upright. Seldom available. Broad upright. Small needled. New plant for me. More info coming. A squat little plant that will eventually develop a leader. The golden upright version. Gold needled year round. Has red cones. Young plants can burn in full sun. Very stunning. Beautiful conical upright with great form and habit. Considered one of the best blue spruces in the trade. Intermediate 100cm 5 Dwarf 80cm 5 Large 120cm 5 Gold Large 175cm 3

14 Bakeri Mist Fat Albert Glauca Globosa Glauca Nana Globe Globe A perfect pyramid with good colour. Easy growing. One of the best. A plant that often stays rounded until a leader takes over. Very dense grower. Slower than other varieties. A symmetrical selection from Iseli. Not a dwarf, as many think. Grows to 30 feet. Classic and well known garden conifer. Grafted plants tend to form a Leader. Often grafted as standards. A little known conical plant. Slow growing. Great rock garden plant. Rare. Globose and extremely slow growing. Dense little ball. Very interesting. Maybe the same as Globe. My plants are to young to tell if they will become more conical over time. Large 175cm 3 Large 150cm 3 Large 175cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Miniature 50cm 3 Miniature 50cm 3 Hoopsii One of the best in the silver blue group. Takes a little work to make a nice tree but it is stunning over time. Large 175cm 3 Silver / Iseli Fastigiata Iseli s Foxtail Upright narrow tree. Good plant for where blue is needed but little space available. Upright tree with needles decreasing along the length of new growth. Intermediate 150cm 3 Intermediate 150cm 3 Mission Solid blue on a conical upright. Dense form. Large 175cm 3 Nana Glauca Pendula Porcupine Procumbens Irregular growth, which will form a leader over time. Rare plant seldom found outside arboretums. An old weeping variety. Needs to be staked to for height. Becomes a striking specimen in time. Irregular upright. Leaves bright blue. Only grows 2 inches per year. A weeping type that mounds or can be staked. Very effective draped over walls or rocks. Dwarf 60cm 3 Intermediate 120cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Dwarf 100cm 3 Prostrata St. Mary s Broom Sunshine A true creeping form. Doesn t have a tendency to form a leader. Makes a very interesting ground cover. This is the most popular of the miniature type brooms on the market Today. Mounds, very tight and compact. Very rare gold form that has a nice spring yellow before turning green and keeping some of its gold colour on the top of the needles. Dwarf 100cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Intermediate 120cm 3 Silver / Gold /

15 Thompsen Good growing conical form with silver/blue needles. Easier to form a landscape tree than Hoopsii. Large 175cm 3 Silver / Thuem Picea smithiana Globe type very similar to glauca globosa or Montgomery. Grows About 10cm a year. Himalayan Spruce with very long needles. All branchlets are very pendulous making it a very graceful tree. Dwarf 90cm 3 Large 150cm 5 Gray /

16 Pines Pinus albicaulis Algonquin Pillar Rare columnar cultivar of the White Barked Pine. Intermediate 150cm 5 Pinus aristata Beautiful compact pyramid of the Bristle Cone Pine. Sherwood Compact Grows about 5-10cm a year. Pinus armandi Pinus X ayachuite Pinus banksiana Mamomet Fast growing elegant tree. Long needled. Makes a great specimen. A cross between the Mexican White and Eastern White Pine. Long, wispy green needles. Rare in any collection. A true miniature globe. Even the needles are dwarf being only a ¼ inch long. Large 200cm 5 Large 175cm 5 Miniature 30cm 3 Pinus banksiana Schoodic A small shrub. Mounding. Slow growing. Dwarf 80cm 3 Pinus bungeana Compacta Pinus bungeana Rowe Arboretum Pinus bungeana Silver Ghost A dense selection that is often multi trunked. Grows upright. A dense growing form of the Chinese Lacebark Pine that is often multi-trunked. Grows about 10cm per year. Selected for its striking silver bark with tones of gray and tan. Grows 1 foot a year. Original at the Dawes Arboretum in Ohio. Dwarf? 5 Intermediate 120cm 5 Large 175cm 5 Pinus cembra Glauca A narrow conical growing tree. leaves stand out. Extremely hardy Intermediate 150cm 4 Silvery Pinus cembra Landis Pinus cembra Looney A more dwarf and compact version of the Swiss Stone Pine. Hardy. Mature at 15 ft. A squat pyramid type. Can be wider than tall for many years. Intermediate 120cm 4 Intermediate 150cm 4 Pinus densiflora Aurea 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. b Bright Yellow Pinus densiflora Cessarini Variegated Pinus densiflora Oculus Draconis An improved selection of the Dragon s Eye Pine with more variegation throughout. Needs filtered sunlight so not to burn in the winter. The Dragon s Eye Pine. Distinct yellow banding on every needle. May be slightly hardier than Cessarini Variegated. Dwarf 120cm 5b Dwarf 120cm 5b Gold Banded Gold Banded

17 Pinus densiflora Pendula Pinus densiflora Tanyosho Pinus flexilis Cessarini A very pendulous version of the Japanese Red Pine. Stake to desired height and let it cascade around rocks, pools and borders. Tabletop pine growing to 20 feet. Bark becomes distinctly orange with age. A narrow growing upright with cobalt blue needles. Cones are red. b Intermediate 120cm 5b Large 120cm 5 Pinus flexilis El Seedling A dwarf selection that is upright. Forms a dense little pyramid. Dwarf 80cm 5 / Pinus flexilis Extra Pinus flexilis Vanderwulf s Pyramid Pinus kwangtungensis Pinus koreansis Jack Corbet Pinus koreansis Glauca Pinus koreansis Oculus Draconis Pinus leucodermis Compact Gem Pinus monticola Pendula Pinus mugo Fastigiata Aurea Pinus mugo Mayfair Pinus mugo Mops An upright form with powder blue needles. Grows 4 inches a year. green needles on a columnar Limber Pine. Can grow over a foot a year. Closely allied with. Fast growing with dark blue needles. Very rare in North America. Somewhat more compact variety of the Korean Pine. Long silver blue needles. Great tree for northern climates. Good pyramidal form with long blue needles. Cones a quite large. Highly recommended. Never seen the variegation yet. Needles have a crimped look to them. Slow growing compact pyramid. green needles are very stiff. Very rare selection of the Western White Pine. Grows about 4 inches a year. Can be completely prostrate. 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. Another extremely growing selection. Never needs shearing. Grows 2-3 inches a year. Globose and compact. green needles make a nice contrast with other plants in the garden Intermediate 120cm 5 Large 175cm 5 Large 175cm 5 Large 175cm 4 Silvery Large 175cm 4 Large 175cm 4 Dwarf 100cm 4 Dwarf 80cm 5b Dwarf 120cm 3 Gold Miniature 30cm 3 Dwarf 60cm 3 Pinus mugo An upright dwarf globe. Grows about 2inches a year. Dwarf 60cm 3 Sherwood Compact Pinus mugo Wintergold A relatively fast growing from. Lime green summer, bright yellow in winter. Doesn t burn. Very hardy. Dwarf 100cm 3 Yellow Pinus mugo Yellow Point Spreading type with yellow on the end of its branches. Grows 6 inches a year. Dwarf 100cm 3 / Yellow

18 Pinus nigra Aurea New growth is gold later turning green. Very showy. Large 100cm 4 / Yellow Pinus nigra Arnold s Sentinel A strict fastigiate form. green needles Intermediate 100cm 4 Pinus nigra Globe Flat round globe. May mound over time. Grows 3 inches a year. Dwarf 60cm 4 Pinus nigra Select Compact tree. green needles and white buds. Intermediate 150cm 4 Adcock s Dwarf Beautiful upright globe. Small leaves and slow growing. Not as hardy as other parviflora types. Dwarf 100cm 6 Bluish Al Fordham Similar to Adcock s Dwarf but hardier. Grows 2 to 3 inches a year. / Aoba Jo Small-needled upright. Nice blue colour. Can grow 8 inches a year. Ara Kawa Baldwin Bergman Wave Brevifolia Fukai Fukuzumi Gimborn s Ideal The wart barked pine. Interesting exfoliating bark with blue needles. Grows about 6 inches a year. Layered branches on a narrow upright. Good bonsai choice. One of the nicest blue selections of parviflora compact with twisted needles on the ends. Grows 4-6inches a year. New variety in the trade. Seems to grow much like Bergman and Glauca. Short needled green blue needles. Can grow up to a foot a year. Very rare selection with yellow banding throughout the plants. Just striking. Could use some protection in the garden from winter sun. Interesting layered effect that often grows in a windswept fashion. Grows about 6 inches a year. Very hardy. A large growing shrub type. Grows about 8 inches a year. Dwarf 120cm 5 Intermediate 150cm 5 Intermediate 150cm 5 Intermediate 150cm 5b Dwarf 120cm 6 Gold / Intermediate 120cm 5 Large 150cm 5 Gimborn s Pyramid Glauca Narrowly pyramidal. Semi dwarf. Grows about 4 inches a year. Intermediate 120cm 5 Faster growing with distinct blue needles. Cones readily. Quite hardy. Intermediate 120cm 5 Glauca Broom Dense growing upright. Light blue needles. Could also be Glauca compacta.

19 Hime Goyo Matsu Dwarf variety can be sparsely branches. Often used in Bonsai Dwarf 80cm 5 Nana A dwarf narrow upright. Branches and needles are thick. Slow growing. Dwarf 80cm 5 Negeshi A bonsai type that grows upright. Layered branching. Intermediate 100cm 5 Ogon Slow growing. Muted yellow persists year round. Grows to 8 feet. / Yellow Ogon Janome A Dragon s Eye of the Japanese white pine. Every needle is banded or spotted with deep yellow. / Yellow Shi Ko Kin Shoon s Bonsai Tano Mani Uki Tanomi Goyo Small tree with green needles. More information coming. Dense growing tree with twisted needles and branches. Like a dwarf version of P. strobus Contorta. The Japanese Snow Pine. needles with white dusting. The candles are pink in the spring. Intermediate 100cm 5 Dwarf 80cm 5 White / Pink / Upright shrub type. Interesting tufts of blue needles. Templehof Fast growing cultivar. Leaves are green with blue under tones mixed in. Large 150cm 5 Variegata Deep yellow mixed on green needles. Mature size not known. Variegate d Venus Narrow upright with gray green foliage. Strong growing. Interesting contrast plant. Intermediate 120cm 5 Grey / Watnong Small tree or large multi trunked shrub. Good blue foliage. Can be 20 feet wide. Intermediate 120cm 5 Yezzo-Alpina Pinus ponderosa Hi Desert Pinus ponderosa Long Needle Pinus pumila Dwarf Upright variety with horizontal branching. May grow to 8 feet. A witches broom that is globose and does not make a leader. Slow growing. Interesting tree with needles that can be over a foot long. Grows almost a foot a year. A spreading plant with thick blue foliage. Grows 2-3 inches a year. Large 150cm 5 Dwarf 80cm 5 Pinus pumila Glauca A mounding plant to 6 feet. Quite rare now. Dwarf 80cm 5

20 Pinus resinosa Don Smith A dwarf upright globe. Grows 4 inches a year. Dwarf 80cm 3 Pinus resinosa Morel Pinus strobiformis Bennet OD Bloomer Globe Shag Contorta Chippewa Densa A spreading globe. Leaves a nice rich green. Grows 4 inches a year. The South Western White Pine. Broadly pyramidal and can grow over a foot a year. Leaves are bright yellow. Even the branches and trunk have gold in them. Grows up to a foot a year. A dwarf globe possibly the darkest green needles of any strobus cultivar. Grows 2-3 inches a year. A dwarf round flat globe. Needles blue green. Grows about 3 inches a year. A narrow upright tree with contorted needles. Can grow to 40 feet. A dwarf flat globe of Canadian origin with silvery needles. Only grows 2 inches a year. An upright conical dwarf with bluish tones in the needles. Good rock garden candidate. Dwarf 80cm 3 Large 150cm 5 Intermediate 120cm 4 Gold Dwarf 100cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Bluish Large 200cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Intermediate 120cm 3 Explosion A dwarf round globe. Some needles contorted. Dwarf 60cm 3 Fastigiata A narrow columnar form of our White Pine. Fast growing. Large 200cm 3 Freddy Kruger A spreading globe type. Grows 3 inches a year Dwarf 80cm 3? Foxtail Interesting tapered growth on each branch. Grows in a globe Dwarf 100cm 3 Bluish Gold Painted Grows like the species but with gold flecks throughout. Large 200cm 3 Yellow / Horsford Dwarf Louie Minima Nana Little dwarf flat ball. Extremely compact. Grows 3 inches a year. A bright yellow variety of the eastern white pine. Grows over a foot a year. Very slow growing mound. Only grows 2 inches a year. An old cultivar growing 3 to 4 inches a year. Will mound up over time. Dwarf 80cm 3 Large 175cm 3 Yellow Dwarf 60cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3

21 National Life I believe the first variegated witches broom on the market. Usually is bright yellow. Dwarf 80cm 3 Yellow Ontario Irregular globe. Tends to mound over time. Dwarf 100cm 3 Pendula Pine Valley Pygmae Rezek s Broom UCONN Umbraculifera Fast growing cultivar. Stake for height. Does mound. No two trees look alike. A witches broom found by Jeff Scott. Spreads and should mound with time. Tiny round globe. Old cultivar. Should be in a container or rock garden. Beautiful little plant. Extremely dense. Grows flat and round. Larger growing dwarf that is globose. Can grow 6 inches a year. An old cultivar that is quite rare now. Irregular globe to 8 feet with time. Large 175cm 3 Dwarf 60cm 3 Miniature 40cm 3 Miniature 40cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 Dwarf 80cm 3 White Mountains Fast growing upright with bright blue needles. Becomes quite large. Large 200cm 3 Silver White Tip An introduction from BC. New growth is white, turning green later. Grows about a foot a year. Large 200cm 3 / White Wind Swept Small irregular globe. Branches sometime want to grow the same way. Dwarf 60cm 3 Wintergold More less green needled variety that turns gold in colder weather. Grows a foot a year. Large 200cm 3 / Gold Pinus sylvestris Aurea An old selection of Scotch Pine. Needles turn a bright gold in winter. Grows about 8 inches a year. Intermediate 150cm 3 Gold / Pinus sylvestris Beacon Hill Pinus sylvestris Bonna Pinus sylvestris Fastigiata Pinus sylvestris Glauca nana Pinus sylvestris Hillside Creeper Forms a perfect globe. Dense growing. Good for standards. The bluest Scotch Pine in the trade. Fast growing and has deep blue needles. Narrow form with all branches ascending upwards. Should be wrapped In areas of heavy snow loads. Larger dwarf with hints of blue in the foliage. Grows in a globe form. A mounding and spreading plant. Only grows 2 feet high can spread to 8 feet. Makes an interesting ground cover. Dwarf 60cm 3 Large 200cm 3 Large 200cm 3 Intermediate 120cm 3 Bluish Dwarf 60cm 3

22 Pinus sylvestris Mitsch Weeping A weeping Scotch Pine. Branches tend to be contorted. Makes an interesting specimen. Intermediate 100cm 3 Pinus sylvestris Saxatalis Very slow grower. Grows flat and doesn t make very many branches. Dwarf 40cm 3 Pinus sylvestris Sentinel A more compact and dwarf fastigiata. Intermediate 120cm 3 Pinus sylvestris Viridis A dwarf upright globe. Looks very fuzzy. Mature at 5 feet. Dwarf 100cm 3 Pinus sylvestris Watereri A semi-dwarf that is globe shaped. Has been in the trade for a long time. Grows 4 to 6 inches a year. Dwarf 100cm 3 Pinus sylvestris Wolting s Gold A green tree in summer and the brightest gold in winter. Will light up any dark corner of the garden. Dwarf 100cm 3 Gold Pinus tabulaformis Known as the Chinese Red Pine. Has a nice waxy green colour. Broadly pyramidal in youth. Grows about 6 inches a year. Large 175cm 5 Pinus thunbergii Kotobuki Dwarf little pyramid of the Japanese Black Pine. green needles. Dwarf 80cm 6 Pinus thunbergii Yatsubusa A dwarf flat globe with light green leaves. Can grow 6 inches a year. Dwarf 80cm 6 Pinus virginiana Wate s Golden Upright and open growing. needled in the summer and bright yellow in winter. Large 200cm 4 / Yellow Pinus wallichiana Morton Arboretum A hardy selection of the Himalayan Pine. Very long needles. Becomes quite large. Large 175cm 5b Douglas Fir Fastigata Fretzii Glauca Graceful Grace foliage year round. Grows about 1 foot a year. Tall pyramidal. A true columnar selection with all branches strictly upright. Grows about 10 inches a year. A dense shrub of dark green. Needles very short and stubby. New growth is a nice powder blue latter turning to gray / green. Probably the nicest weeping Douglas fir. The silver stomates show because of the slightly twisted needles. Large 175cm 5 Large 175cm 5 Gray / Intermediate 120cm 5 Large 175cm 5 Intermediate 120cm 5 / / Gray

23 Spring growth is powder blue later green and in the Hillside Gold winter the tree turns gold. Hillside Pride Mucronata Pendula Poncha Pumila Quaintenace Skyline Sweet Sara Trunky Intermediate 120cm 5 / Small compact dwarf form. Dwarf 80cm 5 Irregular prostrate. Grows about 3 inches a year. Dwarf 80cm 5 A weeping tree that needs to be staked for height. Makes a dramatic specimen. Grey / Intermediate 120cm 5 Dwarf little ball. More information coming. Dwarf 60cm 5 Dwarf globe habit. Grows about 3 inches a year. Dwarf 60cm 5 New to us more information coming. Dwarf 60cm 5 A snake type plant. Branches don t have any side stems. Looks bizarre. Large 175cm 5 Gray Dwarf globe habit. Grows 2 inches a year. Dwarf 60cm 5 New to us more information coming. Dwarf 60cm 5 Yew Taxus cuspidata var. Pyramidalis Pyramidal form of the Japanese Yew. green needles. Intermediate 120cm 5 Taxus cuspidata Nana Taxus media Hicksii A very dwarf dense spreading mound. Glossy dark green leaves. A narrow growing selection with upright branches. Often used for hedges. Intermediate 120cm 4 Taxus baccata Variegata New growth a nice yellow, later turning green. Winter colour bronze. Surprisingly hardy. Intermediate 120cm 4 Yellow / Taxus canadensis A slow growing native shrub. Spreading type. Grows well in shade. Dwarf 100cm 4

24 Cedar Danica Dense round ball with sprays vertical. Quite Dwarf. Dwarf 80cm 4 Degroot s Spire Emerald Europe Gold Stickly upright growing and dense. Interesting texture. Bright green tree of a pyramidal shape. Good specimen. Very dense pyramidal form with golden foliage year round. Mature at 20 feet. Intermediate 120cm 4 Intermediate 150cm 4 Intermediate 150cm 4 Gold Fastigiata Filiformis Globosa Nice compact narrow columnar plant. Good for tight spaces. Lacy leaved form of White Cedar. Grows and looks much like the pisifera Filifera form but a little hardier. Intermediate 150cm 4 Dwarf 100cm 4 Old form that is a giant round ball to 10 feet. Dwarf 100cm 4 Globosa Aurea I believe a gold sport from Globosa. Grows the same but a bit slower. Dwarf 100cm 4 Gold Little Giant Globose form growing about 5 inches a year. Dwarf 100cm 4 Pendula Nigra Mr. Bowling Ball Sherwood Moss Spiralis Slow growing weeping tree. Height depends on culture. green foliage on a fast growing pyramidal tree. Good for hedging. A round ball of juvenile foliage. Has a very interesting look to it. Juvenile foliage on an irregular globe to 10 feet. Withstands shearing. An upright conical plant with twisted foliage giving it a unique texture. Dwarf 100cm 4 Large 150cm 4 Dwarf 80cm 4 Dwarf 100cm 4 Intermediate 120cm 4 Stolwick New growth white later turning green. Still retains some white year round. Very interesting plant. Dwarf 100cm 4 / White Sunkist Teddy A slow growing gold form. Not as pyramidal as Europe Gold. Winter Colour a bit darker gold/orange. A tiny cuddly form of white cedar. Very soft juvenile foliage. Extremely dense growing. Dwarf 120cm 4 Gold Dwarf 60cm 4 Nice old columnar selection with a subdued yellow. Wareana Lutescens Makes a great specimen over time. Intermediate 120cm 4 Muted Yellow

25 Woodwardi Yellow Ribbon Thuja standishii Another old globose selection to 15 feet. Makes for an interesting specimen over time. Seen them used as hedges. Bright yellow on a tight growing pyramidal form. Excellent accent plant. Slow growing species with nodding branchlets. Looks similar to nootkatensis. Very hardy. Should be used more. Intermediate 120cm 4 Intermediate 120cm 4 Gold Large 150cm 4 Elk Horn Cedar A fascinating shrub or small tree that has literally Thujopsis dolobrata been unchanged for millions of years. Looks prehistoric. Pest free. Shade tolerant. Unique. Intermediate 120cm 5 Thujopsis dolobrata Compacta A dwarf round bush with small scale like leaves. Very unique appearance. Dwarf 80cm 5 Thujopsis dolobrata Variegata A beautiful selection of this ancient tree. Splashes of white throughout. Tolerates shade. Intermediate 120cm 5 / White Hemlock Tsuga canadensis Bennett Tsuga canadensis Gentsch White Tsuga canadensis Golden Splendor Tsuga canadensis Jeddoloh Tsuga canadensis Pendula A dwarf round flat plant. Tips of branches are pendulous. A dwarf mound that becomes more pyramidal with age. New growth is white turning green later. Quite stunning. A pyramidal tree with yellow needles. Should be placed in a protected area. A round flat plant. Leaves light green. Grows about 4 inches a year. A popular weeping tree. Strictly pendulous branches. Stake for height. Grows about 1 foot a year. Dwarf 60cm 4 Intermediate 100cm 4 White / Intermediate 120cm 4 Gold Dwarf 60cm 4 Intermediate 100cm 4 Other varieties in production.