Hi Unprofessional, Can you share what mixed conifers you are using in your border? and how you space and arrange them? I live near Chicago, but near the lake so the zone is marginally 6. Over the last two months I am researching different options for my ~300f long border adjusent to a small road in a woodland area. I am considering spruce omorika gotelli, picea orientalis gracilis, p.orientalis gowdy and p.abies hillside upright... In general I am trying to keep it narrow and not terribly high, so I will need to do some early pruning... thanks

Barabits Life Monument Gallery Picea pungens Barabits Blue Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1975 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description Superb silvery, dense, regular, 1,5 m high clone Photo documentation Photo author by courtesy of Lukács Zoltán Picea pungens Edith Published H. J. van de Laar 1990 Breeder/Found 1975 Barabits E. HUN Introduced 1990 Flora Nova Exhibition, Silver Med., Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN M. M. Böhmer Nurs. Zundert HOL Description Extraordinary silver coloured clone. Cones are almost white Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Photo author me Pinus heldreichii Barabits Compact Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1982 Barabits Miklós HUN in Bulgaria as a WB, named by Barabits Elemér Introduced Mesterházy Pinetum, Erdõtarcsa HUN Description An irregular globe from a witchs broom. 2 meters in 25 years. Photo documentation Photo author me in Barabits Miklós garden Photo author me in my garden, as the oldest known exemplar, 25 years old Pinus mugo Árpád Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1982 Barabits E. HUN found in the Sopron Forestry University Arboretum HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description A columnar habit clone. Photo documentation Photo author me In 2007 I gave a copy of this to Mr. Tom Cox, former ACS president in the Holata Nursery CZ. I hope this fastigiate beauty is still alive. Pinus mugo Dunajec Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0 Breeder/Found Barabits Elemér HUN Introduced Böhmer Nurs. HOL, ELTE Füvészkert Budapest HUN Description A prostrate dwarf form Photo documentation Photo author me Pinus mugo Elemér Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0 Breeder/Found Barabits Elemér HUN, a postumus clone, found in the Sopron University Arboretum by Németh Gábor, named by Orlóci László HUN. Introduced Orlóci László Description Fastigiate selection of Pinus mugo Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Pinus mugo Globus Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1980 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description A witchs broom, lower to /Mops/. Photo documentation Photo author me I send a surprise to the dutch breeders: Pinus mugo Pal Maleter D. M. van Gelderen 1982 1965 van der Poel, HOL A cultivar honoured to late Maléter, Pál, a hero of the 1956 Hungarian Freedom Fights form holland breeders. Thanks! Pinus nigra Borzas Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1976 Barabits E. HUN P. nigra ssp. calabrica Borzas Barabits Introduced ELTE BG Budapest Description A long leaved irregular cultivar Photo documentation Photo author me Pinus nigra Buda Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1975 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN, Libo Nurs., Baexam HOL Description A witchs broom with regular globe-like habit, found in a private garden in Budapest HUN. 2 meters in diameter at age. Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Pinus nigra Globus Mini Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1977 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Description A superb dwarf globe with 0.5 m diameter, found on the Budapest Castle Hill as a witchs broom Photo documentation Photo author me Pinus nigra Molett Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1972 Barabits E. HUN Introduced 1990 Flora Nova Exhibition, Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Dendroflora 1990/27. Description A broad column seedling, winning Gold Prize of Nova Flora 1990. Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Photo author by courtesy of Lukács Zoltán Pinus nigra Pyramis Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1972 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description A pyramid-like clone with short, dark needles, resistent of snow. Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Photo author me Pinus nigra Silfid Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1972 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description Superb narrow column with contorted needles, resistent of snow. Photo documentation Photo author me, this one is no wider than 1 meter in my garden Photo author by courtesy of Lukács Zoltán Photo author me This one here is introduced by Barabits Pinus parviflora Pest Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1977 Czanik Sándor, Budapest HUN from JPN seed Introduced Barabits E. HUN Description A very quick growing clone. Not propagated. Photo documentation Photo author me. Pinus parviflora in a sandy, chalky vaste soil, a really wonder, as alive. Not golden, just fighting with the soil Photo author me. Thats why in Hungary are not everything golden, what yellow is Pinus strobus Globus Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1976 Barabits E. wild found in Balatonvilágos HUN Introduced Original plant in the Barabitss Lõvér Pinetum Sopron, HUN Description A dwarf globe clone from a witchs broom. Photo documentation Photo author me Pinus sylvestris Barabits Bonsai Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1985 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Alsótekeres Nurs. Siófok HUN Description A common name of 4 bonsai type clones. Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Pinus sylvestris Sé Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1955 Bánó I. & Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description An extraordinary blue clone with long, contorted needles. Found by Bánó István and Barabits Elemér. Incredible, but this selection is a by-product: there was looking after a high resin-producing pine that time in Hungary, and this one produced 9 kg resins per year. /Sé/ /Séi Kék/ /Kámon Blue Krüssmann 1983/ /Sei/ in GBR Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Photo author me Photo author me Photo author by courtesy of Lukács Zoltán Pinus sylvestris Silver Globus Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1955 Barabits E. in Fenyõfõ HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description Found as a witchs broom on the same tree, like /Bakony/, but another smaller, extra blue one. Original plant in the Ágfalva Nurs. Sopron, HUN Photo documentation Photo author me in ELTE BG Budapest, Hungarian Conifer Collection Platycladus orientalis Balaton Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1965 Barabits E. in Folly Arboretum, Badacsony HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description A filiformis type clone Photo documentation Photo author by courtesy of Lukács Zoltán Photo author me in Németh Imre Nursery, Szombathely HUN Platycladus orientalis Barabits maybe a postumus clone? Published 2010 Mesterházy in Conifer Treasury of Hungary 1.0 Breeder/Found Barabits (?) Introduced ELTE Budapest BG Description Photo documentation Photo author me Platycladus orientalis Minaret also known as Obelisk Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1985 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzóta Nursery of Barabits E. Sopron HUN Description A narrow green column. Photo documentation Photo author me, seemingly the dry climate allows not too much in my garden Photo author me. In better years grows nice green. Platycladus orientalis Mini Gold Globus Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1975 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description A golden coloured dwarf globe, 1,5 meters in 25 years Photo documentation Photo author me Photo author me Photo author me Pseudotsuga menziesii Pannonia Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1970 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Egzota Nurs. of Mr.Barabits, Sopron HUN Description A witchs broom from Sopron Forest HUN. Some pieces to Mr. H. Welch, GBR. Photo documentation Photo author me in ELTE BG Budapest, Hungarian Conifer Collection Photo author by courtesy of Lukács Zoltán Pseudotsuga menziesii Pannonia Mini Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1975 Barabits E. HUN Introduced Original plant in the Barabitss Lõvér Pinetum Sopron, HUN Description A very dwarf green clone, similar to an Abies, mutation on a /Pannonia/ Photo documentation Photo author me Sequoiadendron giganteum Barabits Requiem Published 1995 Mesterházy Zsolt in the Conifer Treasury Breeder/Found 1965 Barabits E. HUN Introduced 1990 Flora Nova Exhibition Gold Prize, M. M. Böhmer Nurs., Zundert HOL Dendroflora 1990/27. Description A very strongly pendulous clone of seed. Photo documentation Photo author me A legendary photo from Bob Finchams site http://www.coenosium.com/Hungary/hungtext.htm Barabits and Bob with the giant Sequoiadendron giganteum Barabits Requiem mother plant in 1999 in Sopron HUN. Open please Bob's site to enjoy this great adventure of great breeders. Zsolt

Dax, Cedrus brevifolia 'Bodrog' was made of seed of the Turkish Forest Service, dont know which elevation comes from. Clément, maybe you are right, but I dont know exactly. This one stands in semishadow, and I didnt start debate with the owner. But yours looks very good. Edwin, thanks, Berrima is really not flecked. Zsolt Some more pines: Picea koyamai Tenno Photo author Picea koyamai Tenno Photo author Pinus brutia Photo author Pinus ayacahuite Photo author Pinus ayacahuite Photo author Pinus ayacahuite Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos Photo author Pinus coulteri Makkos' and Maria cones Photo author Pinus greggii Mex Photo author Pinus glabra Woodland Photo author Pinus glabra Woodland Photo author Pinus gerardiana Yogi Photo author Pinus gerardiana Yogi Photo author Pinus coulteri Maria Photo author Pinus pinaster Blondy Screw Photo author Pinus peuce Photo author Pinus nigra salzmannii Photo author Pinus luchuensis - Ryukyu tablepine Photo author Pinus luchuensis Photo author Pinus luchuensis Photo author Pinus luchuensis Photo author Pinus jeffreyi Joppi Photo author Pinus jeffreyi Photo author Pinus jeffreyi Photo author Pinus greggii Mex Photo author Pinus tabuliformis Photo author Pinus tabuliformis Photo author Pinus sabiniana Photo author Pinus sabiniana Photo author Pinus rudis Photo author Pinus ponderosa arizonica Photo author Pinus pinea Hunnia Photo author Pinus pinea Hunnia Photo author Pinus pinaster Blondy Screw Photo author Platycladus orientalis Nepalensis Photo author Platycladus orientalis Nepalensis Photo author Platycladus orientalis Nepalensis Photo author

Nate, I'm really ko because of the strange characters what gardenweb makes. Kekfesto - or Kékfestő- is the correct name. This means "painting blue", an old hungarian job to prepare clothes in cooking blue colors. Finally Toth Gyula prepared the O series grafts of my all new cultivars. Next week I plant them in a topsecret place as a mother plantage. I hope really, some of them may loved trees later. Zsolt