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.

Hostagreencare made an often overlooked point. It is imperative to clean out the needle mass when they are young or they will harbor some very bad pathogens that like the moist and cluttered debris. Great pictures by all and agree that it is a superior plant.

Dave and others: I'm looking to plant some dwarf white pine cultivars in front of a new house I'm building. These look like nice possibilities. Looking for something to grow around 3-6 foot high (i will probably keep trimmed around 3 foot high). Any idea on the size (lenght x width) and growth rate of these? How does 'nana' compare or any other white pine cultivars you know of? John

Longeker Gardens has some wonderful mature plants and more than just conifers. The plants to be seen here are older plants and not just one or two year old grafts that so often seen on this site. Labels are always on the south side of the plants and some times a little hard to find. They do not have the signs out in front of the plants like is seen in most dwarf conifer collections. There is much, much more to this garden then just conifers. For those close in this area, the Wisconsin Woody Plant Society will have there fall meeting at Longenecker Garden on Oct. 22th this year. For more info contact Marcia at wiwoodyplantsociety@gmail.com . You will be able to walk these grounds with Dr.Ed Hasselkus and get many inside stories about the plants. The Picea omorika 'Pimoko' I think is miss labeled. Dennis