I have fond some other conifers of Greg Williams Pinus sylvestris "Greg's Friend" a regular size scotch pine with green leaves with creamy white variegation Pinus sylvestris "Greg's Variegated" a regular size scotch pine with green leaves with creamy yellow varievation Pinus strobus Hillside Winter Gold found by Greg Williams and Hillside Nursery Henk

It looks like a 'proper' shoot to me. The antique rose forum is very active, and you might have more luck with responses posting on that site. I had a Mr Lincoln in a previous garden. He did not flower much, but when he did, the blooms were spectacular, and the scent is the most intoxicating I have ever come across.I used to cut them and keep them near my nose!

So even though this is turning into more of a blog than a forum discussion, I thought I'd provide some updates. I was searching the internet for American Hornbeam pests when I found a forum discussion about Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs on another website. Suddenly I remembered that I have had dozens of them over-wintering in my bonsai room, though until recently I haven't gone to much trouble to get rid of them because they didn't appear to be doing any harm to my resident tropicals. Over the past few months though I have reduced their numbers to the point that I only see 1 every other day or so, so there are very few (if any) left at this point. Here is a dead one that I fished out of my humidity tray just a few minutes ago. These insects have antennas, but this one soaked in the water long enough that they have folded down to where you cannot see them. Has anyone had trouble with these insects eating or damaging bonsai leaves in the past? Does anyone know if they are potential bonsai pests? I read online that they could potentially cause damage to houseplants, but no specifics were provided. Also, while searching the tree again for pests, I stumbled upon what looks to be a scale infestation of the bark (only at canopy height, none found lower). I have dealt with scale on Ficus leaves before, but have never seen scale on bark/hardwood. Is this possible? I have posted pictures of what I believe to be scale below, as well as videos of me removing the scale (in hopes that someone can view them and confirm that this is indeed scale). I've also posted pictures of the marking left on the bark following scale removal, and some close ups of the scales following removal. The last picture is a close up (via microscope) of the yellow puss-looking inhabitant found under these shells. Though I am pretty sure that this is scale, I'd really appreciate if someone could confirm! Also, what pesticides are safe to use on Hornbeams? I realize that the safest thing to do is to scrape them all off, but I have little confidence that I can find them all (there are A LOT).

I don't think that bush of Jackie's is the Spray Cecile Brunner; it has none of the "broken coathangers" of the Spray CB - hers is a far more attractive plant than Spray CB I must say. On the Spray variant, the bloom panicles can extend 2 feet beyond the last true leaf on the stem, and it branches considerably, bearing each bloom on a stem up to 8" long. Thats why I refer to the spent panicle as "broken coathangers" once blooming is done - because it leaves a cloud of Cris-crossing wiry stems well beyond the perimeter of the bush. Also, Spray CB takes a classic Polyantha bush form, not a cascading graceful shrub like what is depicted in Jackie's photos. True, the shrub Jackie is showing us may not be the standard form of Climbing CB, which is well known as the climber of choice to hide a barn with, but there may be a lot of plants in collections misidentified as Cecile Brunner, so it could be something else entirely. There may be dozens of sports of the original plant out there, all with different growth habits and in a variety of sizes.