I don't doubt you Clement, I just wonder if there are some plants amongst the ones shown here that are another species. 'Lukavec' is particular really does not look like Picea abies to me, but I digress, I am new still compared to the decades of knowledge present. A few more. Picea abies 'Stoner' 'Perry's Gold'. Heavy shade, still turns a nice white/gold color for 2-3 months in Spring. 'Dandylion'. Another plant with seasonal changes, this new introduction from Bob Fincham(of 'Pusch'x'Gold Drift' heritage) eventually cones, has nice gold color(with minimal burn) and has a spreading/weeping habit. 'Lanham's Beehive'. Unique texture, plump unusual needles and branchlets'. A keeper. 'Fritsche'. 'Konojecky' 'Frohburg'. A narrower weeper, branchlets are about half the size of most pendulous forms. 'Pumila'. 'Clanbrassiliana Stricta'. I am curious to the origin of this plant and whether it has anything to do with the first conifer cultivar, 'Clanbrassiliana'. 'Gold Dust'. Fairly unique coloring. 'Suncrest' 'Tompa' -Will

Splaker, I suspect you'd get more responses if you started a new thread. Anyhow, I have found Korean Firs to be hardy in z4 WI, including Silberlocke. Mine grows near a large native White Pine on a peninsula-shaped spit of ground surrounded by asphalt and concrete. While researching siting this plant, I read in various articles that it tolerated moderate shade. It's doing fine, but I think it would like a bit more sun. It came through this past winter-from-hell looking good and is producing a nice crop of cones. Now I'm hoping we don't get a late frost that will wipe them out, which is what happened a couple years back.

Hi, I have a young 'Hess' Select'. I've found the blue to be a very strong color, perhaps as blue as many Picea pungens cultivars. Mine grew maybe 6" this year but I suspect it will grow close to the species once it is established. 40'x15' in 30 years sounds about right. I believe there is a photo of it in the 'Pseudotsuga men.' cultivar parade thread. Will

I am in NashvilleÂThis is my humble opinion. Abies cilicica  Probably. If the soil isnÂt too bad. i.e. Heavy, heavy clay. Abies firma `Golden Hue' - Yes, if grafted on firma Abies koreana `Horstmann Silberlocke'  Yes, if grafted on firma Abies nebrodensis X Umbellata - ??? Abies pinsapo `Horstmann Nana'  Yes, if grafted on firma Chamaecyparis nootkatensis `Aldrich Mt.'  I have trouble with nootkatensis but I have seen plenty of nice ones locally. Probably. Chamaecyparis obtusa `Confucious'  Yes, Chamaecyparis obtusa should do fine. Extra water may been needed. Chamaecyparis obtusa `Gimborns Beauty Chamaecyparis obtusa `Splitrock' Cryptomeria japonica `Pouakai' - Yes, Cryptomeria japonica should do fine. Cryptomeria japonica `Jindai Juniperus chinensis `Shoosmith' _ Yes. Probably no problem at all. Picea pungens `Glauca Fat Albert'  Maybe. I see some pungens that do great and others suffer. I almost think they do best if they are neglected. Seems like the ones that look good are usually in full sun and probably never get extra water. I donÂt get it Picea pungens `RH Montgomery'  same. Pinus bungeana - Yes Pinus densiflora `Burke's Red Variegated' - ??? Pinus flexilis `Extra Blue'  Should be fine. A little shade would not hurt anything Pinus koraiensis `Oculus Draconis' - Yes Pinus parviflora `Templehof' - ??? Pinus wallichiana `Zebrina' - ??? Sequoia sempervirens `Soquel'  I have seen a few sempervirens in Charlotte and Atlanta. Probably would be OK. I doubt they would do well in Nashville. The ones at Cheekwood donÂt look that great. It is probably the cold that hurts them here. Thuja occidentalis `Wansdyke Silver'  Yes. I have not killed a Thuja yet Another Abies I have had luck with is nordmanniana. Numidica may do well also (although sadly I managed to kill mine). Other Picea that would work is abies, meyeri and orientalis. Some people have luck with omorika but not me. I have killed the species but so far the Bruns weeping I have grafted on Norway has done well. I would stay away from glauca (they are iffy even here in Nashville). On the other hand I see dwarf alberta spruce everywhere... I would grow the heck out of Cedrus, Pinus and Thuja. You may be able to drop in a few Tsuga in shady spots. If you can find Keteleeria davidiana that would probably be cool and may help with your Abies fix. Some Podocarpus might be cool as well. Jeff