No, I love it Sam. You've even been thoughtful enough to use the same format, including last year's gallery. Kudos. Run with it, young man, run with it.

I'll join the party and post some cool plants once I get home from work. I'd estimate there are still some thirty galleries left for this year(at least from my collection), so if we spread them out well enough, we can both keep a steady stream of galleries coming into Fall without inundating the forum with gallery posts.

-Will

Pinus thunbergii(syn. thunbergiana) 'Banshosho'.
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'Whiskey Hill Thundercloud'
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'Yachio'. Bought as 'Yaccio' but I think the first spelling is correct. A medium dwarf.
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'Ondai'
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'Shirome janome'.
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'Kotobuki'. A repeat here but it's one heck of a nice plant. Maybe 8-10 years old.
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'Emery's Dwarf'. One of the smaller dwarves.
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'Aocha Matsua'('Aocha'). Probably the best variegated one I've seen.
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'Taihei'
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-Will

Those are some really nice plant signs/labels. How did you make them, or where did you buy them?

Ogi
(Very old Ogi Matsu, photo taken in Japan)
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'Emery's Dwarf' is awesome. I've never seen such a slow-growing thunbergii, and how about those buds?!

That is an awesome Ogi-matsu! Thanks so much for sharing. Do you know how old it is?

-Sam

Drewguy, there are many posts about the Kincaid Stainless steel markers. If you search for it on google, it will tell you plenty. They are very nice and not very expensive either.

Sam, it's one of my favorites for sure. Be interesting to see how it ages.

'Okina-kabu'
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A repeat but it's a classic: 'Thunderhead'.
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'Yoshimaru'. Seems to be almost weeping. Whatever it going on, I LIKE IT!
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-Will

Sorry Sam i don't know how old he has, i think more than twenty...
Will you have an extraordinary plant collection!

Thanks Sugi, I've been hard at work now for almost four years!

A few more photos for your flattery:

Pinus thunbergii 'Red Janome'. Bears watching still, the jury is still out. Variegation perhaps, perhaps not. Rapidly growing.
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'Kyokko Yatsubusa'
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'Nishiki Kimatsu'
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'Ogon'. More color present in sunnier years.
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'Aocha'
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'Oculus Draconis'. Possibly a mislabel. The label was hard to read when I bought it but it claimed 'Dragon eye' black pine.
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-Will

'Mt. Hood Prostrate'. No info but I suppose the name is fairly informative.
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I really would like a 'Mt. Hood Prostrate', Will. Where did you get yours?

-Sam

Heya Sam, Whistling Gardens, Canada Sam. Darren is a great plantsman and has a huge collection of cool conifers. Not the easiest process to order because sometimes inventories are changing fast and it can take a week+ to arrive because the Canucks are so laid back(lol) but it's an easy recommended seller.

-Will

Pinus thunbergii 'Ogon'
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Pinus thunbergii 'Hitotsuba'
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Pinus thunbergii 'Kimatsu'
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I recognize a few of those, Nate! :)

Very happy to see it found a great owner.

I'm happy to report also that the nootkatensis(or whatever it's being called today) is planted and getting it's feet set in as well.

-Will

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Another shot of a black pine I am excited about:

Pinus thunbergii 'Emery's Dwarf'. Not a miniature per say, but looks like it's a 2-3" a year guy and VERY dense.
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A lotta buds!
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Looks like it may have come from down under? Anyone know more to it's discovery? Thanks!

-Will

Guys, have you seen better color on 'Ogon' or 'Shirome janome'?

I like 'Ogon' more Will, and 'Aocha' for variegation. Others may have other opinions.

Another variegated form.

'Frosty Patches'. Not sure if this is normal growth habit but for no good reason mine is heading STRAIGHT up.
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The variegation wasn't as strong this year.
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Firefighter, I thought I might have recognized something familiar in the first pic of the "More conifers without galleries" thread?

Nate, you have me confused here... Say that again?

Will, in the first pic of the "More conifers without galleries", the small conifer at the top of your pic looks familiar. I thought it might be the Chamaecyparis from our trade last year?

Here is a link that might be useful: more conifers without galleries

Oh hah, nope, I believe that is a new graft of 'Green Arrow'. Your gift is planted in the back, and doing OK so far anyways! :)

We should trade again this Winter Nate, you have lots of great plants and I have a few I can share too.

-Will