moving this down....

Will - No way am I offended that you refer to a plant with a name I don't think is correct, and you should only change your plant names if you! think it is the right thing to do, not because of anything I have said. Dave - not sure what you mean by amateur collectors, guys like yourself and Will both have a garden full of conifers, are members of the ACS, and participate on this conifer forum on a regular basis, sounds like your pretty true collectors to me and not just the average Joe who likes to have the odd conifer in his garden who you could well imagine not giving a fig as to the correct name of his plants. Yes I'm sure you are correct that there are mix ups all over the place, you only have to look at a Czech, German, or Polish collectors list to see many conifer names from the US incorrectly written. of course these things happen, even I get the occasional name wrong :0) I know it must seem tedious, but it is, and should be important to all who have a passion for conifers to try and ensure we are all abiding by the correct plant names, there is already far too much confusion as it is. You don't have to go running out into the yard to change your name tags every time someone says a particular name you're using is wrong, if possible you need to check out the info you are given is correct. I take notes and go through my collection list and tags about once a year and then make any necessary corrections, certainly saves a lot of hassle. Cheers, Stephen.

Well I for one can't wait to see it 20 years down the road. I wish I was able to space mine farther apart... I have 3 acres, but an acre of that is my house, septic, plus a heavy wooded section. Then the wife said I need to leave some room for our kids... what's that all about lol. So I have about 2 acres to work with. I'm 28, I have everything spaced so they have enough room for at least 30 years. So when I'm in my mid 50's I'll probably have to go through and thin stuff out then replant a few. I'm going to hate when that day comes, I just don't have enough land to plant everything so they have enough space for 60+ years.

Cool! What a great way to commemorate the game!