A. Regale---hit A. luxurians--miss P. gloriosum--hit P. imbe variegata (or whatever of 100 names this seems to go under)--hit P. erubescens--miss

with all your generalities.. its hard to compare ... but one might suggest.. its an age thing ... e.g. if you are comparing a 10 year old.. to a 30 year old ... then bark could be a different color if you look at a branch end... you will see that this years growth has green bark ... well its green .. further back is last year growth.. and it is probably brown... and if you keep tracing back you can see each years growth.. and how the bark has changed color as it ages ... by the time you get to the main trunk ... its as old as the tree ... BTW .. i applaud interest for knowledge sake .. lol.. too many peeps who pop into GW.. think there is something wrong.. and have already sprayed the bark with 3 different chems.. BEFORE they ask ... lol .. thats what triggered my initial question ... ken

Hello Dax, which facts led to you to this? The burned needles are from transportation (for a week) and from almost full sun. Thinking of shading this for a year or so. What else do you see? I'll do this thing with the paper though when I get close to the tree in 10 days and I'll let you know. Oh, and we have a lot of spiders here, crawling around. But I don't know what you saw. Best regards, Fotis

OK, OK, I know a plant collector never saw a list they didn't like (I would have liked a copy of the whole catalogue myself), so here is a list of all the cultivars - I've left out the species - except the ones I know don't qualify (eg Bush's Lace). I also didn't list the Pungens cultivars as no one seems to be thinking of them. But one reason why I didn't provide the list in the first place is that I'm open to the possibility that the grower's catalogue is not complete, or another shipment came in from elsewhere...? Thanks for all this help... Dave, you're right that they're nice even without names which is why I bought them, but... I do hate buying the same plant twice, so I like to have at least educated guesses. Resin, thanks for those forensic ideas with the label. All previous photos of Howell's seem to have disappeared from the forum, or my computer won't load them. And I'll try to add updates about their behaviour in spring; that will tell the tale better. Papoose at this point doesn't look quite two-toned enough, though that's a nice plant, Dave, and I won't suffer if that's what it is. KarinL Picea abies: -Arcocona -Cupressina -Frohburg -Little Gem -Pendula -Pendula Rigina (spelling?) -Pyramidata -Spicata Rubra Picea bicolor: -Howell's Tigertail -Prostata Picea glauca: -Golden Harbor -Hudsonii -Little Globe -Pendula Picea mariana: -Doumettii Picea omorika: -Bruns -Nana -Pendula Berliner Weeper -Pimoko Picea orientalis: -Aurea -Compacta -Bergman Gem -Skylands Picea pungens... omitted.