Some more white firs, even if I am ashamed to show some of my diseased fellas, sad as they are. Bob Fincham has offered a solution in a Spring application of horticultural oil. I'll be trying this desperately next Spring as Abies concolor cultivars are one of the more beautiful small conifers. I've only lost one specimen, Abies concolor 'Wattezii Prostrate' which had fits with the scale and might have originated with the disease. Abies concolor 'Gable's Weeping'. A slow growing semi-weeper. Forms a weepy mound of about 3'x2' in ten years. Not as badly inflicted with my scale problems, I am very hopeful to keep this plant for a long time. Coenosium Garden purchase. 'Archer's Dwarf'. Easily one of my top 25 favorite conifers, you just have to see a 10-15 year old specimen to really appreciate how outstanding this small tree really is. Some scale issues, but surviving. 'La Veta'. Strangely, it seems the smaller my plants the less likely they have been affected by my scale issue. 'Glenmore'. A very nice color, intermediate upright. 'Scooter'. Making it so far. 'Bryce Canyon'. Hesitant to pick up more cultivars until I sort out my problem, I had to snag this from Coenosium Gardens offerings this Spring. -Will

In my opinion all superior cultivars. Dave Abie concolor 'Compacta' Slow growing. Excellent for rock gardens. Irregular growing habit. Abies concolor 'La Veta' Cool...Jerry Morris Rocky Mountain Collection. Always desirable. Abies concolor 'Z-mark' No info. Across the pond. Abies koreana 'Blue Magic' If no terminal dominance is developed the plant will be a flat spreading. Abies koreana 'Golden Beskid ' Tough to find in States???. Abies koreana 'Rodzyngold...same Picea abies 'Fritsche' Bright green foliage...full sun to some shade tolerance. Picea abies 'Perry's Gold' Mine doesn't burn in full sun. Picea engelmannii 'Blue Magoo' A striking upright Picea engelmannii 'Compacta' Forms an attractive blue pillar in the landscape. Picea glauca 'Daisy White' Striking white foliage in spring. Picea Glauca 'Fort Ann' For people who want something different although after they see it they usually want something a little less different. Picea mariana 'Aureovarigata' Specimen plant. Picea orientalis 'Daureas' Flushes yellow in spring. Plant is a conical upright. Picea orientalis 'Iseli Seedling' Needs to be screened for two years to acclimate. Picea orientalis 'Spring Frost' Needs a little shade. Hard to find. Picea pungens 'Blaukissen' Slow grower...1 inch...desirable. Picea pungens ''Filip's Blue Compact' Try and find it... Picea pungens 'Gebelle's Golden Spring' One to have...go for it. Picea pungens 'Lundeby's Dwarf' Iseli...very nice. Only full sunlight. A desirable pungens. Picea pungens 'Maigold' In spring bright white on old blue foliage. Upright conical plant to 20 ft and beyond. Picea pungens Spring Ghost In spring new growth emerges a wonderful cream white which covers the entire tree. By June the white needles evolve to blue-green again. Picea pungens 'Waldbrunn' Color and form are both unique when compared with other compact versions of the Colorado spruce. Picea pungens 'Walter Glen' Where to find??? Picea pungens 'Wendy' excellent alternative to Picea glauca Conica Picea pungens 'Wisconsin Cream' An unusual upright evergreen conifer with cream-white needles. Tolerates full sun surprisingly well. Pinus cembra 'Silver Whisper' White striped dark green needles that produce a silvery effect. Pinus contorta 'Chief Joseph' Make sure it is not grafted on sylvestris under stock. Pinus contorta 'Taylor's Sunburst' Rare in the trade due to propagating difficulties. Pinus Densiflora 'Gold Ghost' Bright yellow with green margins in the spring. Sustaining its beauty, it holds this brilliant color throughout the fall months. Pinus koraiensis 'Silveray' Silver-blue needles - more blue than the type. Makes a wonderful landscape specimen. Pinus koraiensis 'Winton' A broad pyramid bushy dwarf. Nice color. Pinus mugo 'Fastigiata Aurea' Vigorous upright growth and yellow winter foliage. Pinus parviflora (Glauca) Narrow upright when young, widening with age. Silver-green curved foliage. Love mine. Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Brevifolia' Has short, up-curved, bluish-green needles and many persistent cones at a young age making this a very showy pine. Pinus parviflora 'Goldilocks' A bright yellow foliage Japanese White Pine. Small dwarf with bright yellow leaves. Plant will grow about 6 inches a year. The color is mango yellow not a light yellow. Pinus parviflora 'Templehof' Compared appearance wise to Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' but has a reputation of being a stronger grower. Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag' This light bluish green, small to medium shrub has a formal rounded to slightly broad-rounded habit. Pinus strobus 'Sea Urchin' Stands out as one of the finest of the very small selections of Pinus strobus. Its short, soft needles display more blue than other types. Pinus x 'Forest Sky' A dense, upright evergreen conifer. Often adorned with long ornamental cones. Pinus x schwerinii 'Wiethorst' Famous for ornamental cones at a young age. Tsuga canadensis 'Moon Frost' White new growth that slowly fades to a darker green with white tones, great contrasting colors are what makes this conifer. Tsuga canadensis 'Summer Snow. New white growth on old green foliage. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed.

my peuce is smaller than yours.. so no direct experience with such ... some of the densiflora OD... after loosing every single needle 2 winters in a row... by the 3rd year ... probably by the time they were fully 'established' ... they are in full blistering sun year round ... and no longer burn at all .. again.. in my z5 ... yes.. if you go toward too much shade .. you will have the potential to lose SOME of the coloration .... but that will be entirely dependent on your little micro climate .... if you were to attempt the shade deal ... i would search for a spot with as much sun as possible.. with some shade when temps peak .. or the sun is at its most intense... so it would be somewhere between high noon .... and 5 pm ... but i dont know if i would go with losing all 5 hours ... plants transpire.. they sweat .... so in intense sun .. they can lose more water than they can pump .. especially until fully established .... and any tissue that loses more water than it needs browns ... so anything you can dream up .. to help them sweat less is a plus ... in theory.. if zone appropriate... heat is probably not an issue.. except when they can not pump enough water .... but sun plus heat.. well think about yourself digging a hole at 3 in the afternoon on 8/1 .... your edges will brown too ... lol ... i am z5.. and am speculating that it should NOT be all that much different in your zone... where ever you may be .... if you were to remind us of your locale ... perhaps others zone similar peeps can be specific ... ken

I have always preferred the GW format over facebook, so I agree... Pretty cool to get that Glory days feel back on the board. Dennis actually posted several pictures of 'The Blues' on fb, and it got something like 160 likes and tons of comments. I have to believe that is the best single specimen I have ever seen. Ditto on 'Glauca Pendula', unreal! Some of the other real stand out's for me are 'Stanley Mountain' , 'Buffy', and 'Mittenwalt'... It would be great if they allowed Buffy to be shared, that's too nice to only be in 2 gardens!! It needs to be in mine as well : ) Much appreciated for taking the time to post these photos. Really one of the premier gardens in the country/world.