Abies koreana 'Silberlocke' cones
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Abies koreana 'Kohout's Icebreaker" with umbilical cord still attached!
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Abies koreana 'Henksgarden Yellow'
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My abies koreana 'King's Select' seemed to only put new growth out from the lower trunk as the top died back, which I cut off. In the fall I might tilt the plant in the pot slightly to compensate for the sideways growth.

Taken a couple of weeks ago in the rain.
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Today, hardening off.
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Abies koreana 'Brilliant'. A little concerned for this chap as there were a few branches that shed their needles. Seems to be darkening ok though.

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Nice little plants here. Some new to me!

Here is a nice species Abies koreana loaded with purple cones and accompanied by several Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'.
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-Sam

'Kohout's Icebreaker'
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-Sam

Abies koreana 'Golden Dream' a.k.a. 'Goldener Traum': mine is in part sun so the color could be better
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Abies koreana 'Green Carpet': large specimens of this are amazing--a green carpet with purple cones
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Matt, it's the other way around:
Abies koreana 'Goldener Traum' aka 'Golden Dream'.
It's just a German-English translation...

Abies koreana 'Arbor's Hexe'
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Abies koreana "Dennis"

Clement

Abies koreana 'Cis'

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Abies koreana 'Blauer Eskimo'

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Abie koreana 'Kahout's Icebreaker'
Picea orientalis 'Professor Langner'

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tj

That should, of course, read 'Kohout's Icebreaker'.

tj

'Horstmann's Silberlocke' (with prolific cones)
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-Sam

Abies koreana 'Aurea' (magnificent)
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-Sam

Few from my garden

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Holub

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Kristallkugel

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Silvershow or Silver Show

Rispetto, thanks for your beautiful pics!

Please rename 'Kristallkugel' back into it's original cultivar name which is 'Gruebele'.
I mentioned this also a little while ago in another topic...

'Silver Show' is the correct cultivarname.

Thank you!

Another interesting one - abies koreana Maj
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in the middle of spring

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Does 'Maj' always have golden foliage? How was it discovered?

Abies koreana 'Gait'
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-Sam

It's quite new select from Mr Artur Maj (www.daglezjaryki.pl). He described it as conical, slow growing and didn't mentioned about foliage. I can tell you more next year. Last season it was completely green.

Sam, why did you mention the (magnificent) part behind the 'Aurea'.
The cultivar you're showing us is the 'Aurea'.
'Aurea Magnificent' is a cultivar name for a golden yellow cultivar of Picea abies...

Here's one that I'm sure very few of us have seen.

Abies koreana 'Bonanza'
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This is a witches broom selection discovered on Porterhowse Farms by none other than Don Howse, himself. In the background is Abies koreana 'Kohout's Icebreaker' for comparison. I had the distinct pleasure to tour around Don's grounds while on a recent conifering road trip.

Here's a picture of Don with the skeleton of the original broom. Hello, Don! This cultivar has not yet been released and it's hard to say when and if it ever will be. Maybe if we all think and say very nice things about Porterhowse Farms :)
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~Dave

Edwin, I was simply using "magnificent" as an adjective as we commonly do in the English language to describe the plant as having a beautiful and appealing appearance... not part of the cultivar name because it's in parentheses.

Dave, I too saw that broom when I was at Porterhowse Farms last year. How did you manage to get a plant?!?

You want to graft some and trade? :-)

-Sam

Sam, for sure Dave didn't got a plant from Don.
That pic was taken at the Porterhowse nursery.
Unfortunately the 'Bonanza' isn't as healthy as the 'Kohout's Icebreaker'...

Last January I took a simular pic.
'Bonanza' & 'Kohout's Icebreaker'
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This one was found as a white variegated branch mutation:
Abies koreana 'Filip's Snowpearls'
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Abies koreana 'Blue Emperor'

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Its amazing how much info is loaded in these threads.

The value they bring to the table via a google search is top notch for those seeking info.

Abies koreana 'Sherwood Compact' (still comparing to 'Brevifolia', at the moment has much longer needles)

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Close up
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'Golden Glow'...stained by iron. How you like those weeds and green grass?

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Abies koreana 'Gait'
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Abies koreana 'Brevifolia'
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'Silberperle' (seems to be developing a leader!)
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-Sam

Great photos!

'Horstmann's Silberlocke' cones
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-Sam

'Silberperle'
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I don't know why I posted 'Silberperle' twice. Perhaps I meant to share this close-up..
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Abies koreana 'Aurea' (mature cones)
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'Blauer Eskimo'
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-Sam

'Cis' nice dark-green miniature purchased from local retail nursery
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-Sam

'Kohout's Icebreaker' has beautiful needles intensely recurved around the branches
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'Gelbbunt' a nice variegation that burns in full sun
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-Sam

Hey everyone, I found this old thread and figured there are some nice Korean Fir Hortsmann that are quite big by now. I am in search of some scion wood for last minute conifer grafting. Could I by chance buy some from you? I could even send you a prepaid shipping label if it made it easier for you? Thanks!