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12 years ago

Picea abies 'Holy Family no.1'

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Little Marky'

Picea glauca 'Lilliput'

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Topsie'

Pinus radiata 'Ferndown WB'

Thuya occidentalis 'Malonyana Holub'

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firefightergardener
12 years ago
Uber as always Stephen. About how old is that 'Little Markey'? It has great character and miny tiny cultivar doesn't seem to grow, four years now in the ground.

Hopefully you post lots more in this thread. Throw some of your cool Abies procera's onto the gallery too, if you're willing.

-Will
whaas_5a
12 years ago
The buds on Picea abies 'Holy Family no.1' are quite tremendous.

Pinus radiata 'Ferndown WB' is such a quaint little fellow.

Thanks for sharing!
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
12 years ago
holy family wouldnt be from st mary would it???

ken
sluice
12 years ago
Holy Family, nice!
dcsteg
12 years ago
All choice but give me Pinus radiata 'Ferndown WB'.

Thanks for the photos Stephen.

Dave
henksgarden
12 years ago
Nice photo's Stephen

I like that Little Marky.
do you have a photo of Tsuga mertensiana Mountain Light.?

Henk.
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago
Hi Henk, I'll take a photo today..
Cher
12 years ago
Great conifers. Really like Holy Family and Little Marky.
Cher
gardener365
12 years ago
What are the rules for grafting radiata? I can't recall. And is it zone 7 or zone 8 or zone 9?

Stephen your 'Holy Family No.1' is growing nicely. It's a great plant.

Ken, I know you can't be serious!!! LoL

Dax
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
12 years ago
abies .. pungens.. lol.. whats the difference ...

i was serious .... but i didnt read close enough .. lol

ken
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago
What's the thing with Holy Family and St. Mary ??
radiata not hardy enough for you Dax! It was always thought sylvestris was ok for radiata in the past, but i had all sorts of problems when i first started grafting this broom useing sylvestris understocks, when i switched to radiatas no problem at all now, so that's what I would recommend.
gardener365
12 years ago
I know Stephen, I was sharpening my mind.

Best!

Dax
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago

Tsuga mertensiana 'Mountain Light' ... not a good pic but the best I could get over the weekend Henk!
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago

Cedrus deodara 'Buffalo' ... grafted onto a short stem.

Picea abies 'Svinna'

Cryptomeria japonica 'Yokohama'
dietzjm
12 years ago
Awesome! Please keep the pictures coming, I could look at them all day.
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago

Pinus uncinata 'Pavlinka'

Picea glauca 'Gnome'

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Nymph'
coniferjoy
12 years ago
Very nice selection of plants Stephen!

Can you tell us the background info about the Picea abies 'Holey Family no. 1'?
Is this a witches' broom or a seedling selection?
How many more numbers are there from this serie?

The true cultivar name for the Chamaecyparis laws. 'Nymph' is 'Ellwood's Nymph'.

I think your Tsuga mert. 'Mountain Light' reverted for about 90%.
Did you never consider to cut off the green parts?
I found a simular variegation at my nursery which is more yellowish.
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago
Edwin, The Picea abies 'Holy Family no.1' originates from the US, Dax might have more info on it.
Didn't give any thought to the Tsuga mert 'Mountain Light' just assumed the intermittent variegation was normal, my plant came from Henk of course.
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago

Picea abies 'Gamshutte'

Picea abies 'Zvolen'

Abies lasiocarpa 'Beth Mini'
sprucebud
12 years ago
Great. I like Picea abies 'Gamshutte', in particular.
Richard
gardener365
12 years ago
Hi guys,

Picea abies 'Holy Family No.1' is a WB found by Chub Harper and Randy Dykstra.

Dax
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago
Cheers Dax ..
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago

Pinus virginiana 'WB SDL' ... material came to me from Poland as Pinus rigida 'WB SDL'
gardener365
12 years ago
Stephen, are those beech pods under 'Gamshutte'? Those are nice to have around if they are.

Dax
bluespruce53
Original Author
12 years ago
They are indeed Dax, get millions of them on the ground this time of year from the old Copper beech in the corner of the garden.

Picea asperata 'Mongolei'

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