Some random new growth conifer/maple images

firefightergardener

14 years ago

Spring is arriving about six weeks late. Better late then never!

Abies koreana 'Horstmann Silberlocke' - cones in progress.

Cedrus deodara 'Electra' - A Dick Bush discovery. Fabulous blue hues on new growth. Rest well Dick.

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Acer palmatum 'Beni Maiko' - Commonly referred to as 'Red-Haired dancing girl'.

Picea glauca 'Arensons Blue'

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Acer palmatum 'Nuresagi' with Acer Shirisawanum 'Autumn Moon' and 'Auream'.

My cluttered maple/conifer planting.

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Will

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
14 years ago
super work ...

pix.. beds... stone work ..

you name it.. you did super ...

isnt that cedar a bit close to the foundation??? i am seeing a 6 inch flush.. and i am sure its not done.. and the distance to the wall getting eaten up fast ... or perhaps just the angle of the pic??? might want to transfer it out in fall and bring in something a bit slower?????

regardless... you go boy

and the rest of you lurkers.. chime in please .... its not just me, barb, dave, dax, blue and will ....

ken
coniferjoy
14 years ago
...and me, coniferjoy,

Will, you also have a nice garden with a nice selection of conifers!

You only have to change some names which make it more perfect:'
Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke'
= Abies koreana 'Silberlocke'

Picea glauca 'Areson's Blue'
= Picea glauca 'Arneson's Blue Variegated'

I hope I helped you with this.
Thanks for your picture of the 'Silberlocke'.
I will come back to this in another topic.
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sprucebud
14 years ago
Thanks, Will. Like the cones (I have a single cone on my abies koreana 'Verdener Dom'!)
I like the way you have used the wooden sleepers to create a planting area.
Please can you tell me what is the spruce is to the right behind your row of maples.
firefightergardener
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks for the corrections Coniferjoy, I do appreciate them.

The Cedar near the house seems to be more upright then spreading, but then again, so are a lot of young cedars. I am hoping to leave it there and may do some judicious pruning in the back to keep in there.

The spruce in the maples image was listed as 'Bakeri', but it grew less then 5" last year, so it's either not real happyw or a different cultivar.
coniferjoy
14 years ago
Your Picea glauca (var.albertiana) 'Arneson's Blue Variegated' looks now as a small globose form.
Later on it makes a leader and grows like a 'Conica'.

Picea glauca 'Arneson's Blue Variegated'
plants77
14 years ago
"isnt that cedar a bit close to the foundation???"

and maybe more importantly - the one behind it looks like it's losing a lot of needles. But everything looks great. You have good taste in plants.
herman_neutics
14 years ago
Will,

Verdant and impressive thanks for the inspiration.

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