Cedrus

I have always admired the true Cedars but until recently considered most of them too tender to be practical here. I am starting to re-think that position.  Part of the problem in the past seems to have been because most cultivars were grafted onto tender forms of deodara. Now that some of the hardier forms are available on their own roots they are proving remarkably tough, and plants large enough to cone are starting to show up in our area.  Cedrus have been devastated in the wild due to over harvesting for timber and the genus has been devastated by taxonomists who have now lumped everything into just two species.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Albospica' BAP. -1@ $79.00

An old white tipped cultivar dating back to 1899 found at Castlewellan in Northern Ireland, new growth emerges white and gradually changes to green later in the season.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Decanso Dwarf' BAP. -1@ $79.00

A dwarf form introduced by Mitch in the late 70’s a compact upright plant with bright green foliage and semi-pendulous branches

 

Cedrus deodara 'Divinely Blue' G. -1@ $29.00

Selected by the National Arb. This is a good mounding dwarf form with pale gray green new growth that contrasts well with the darker mature foliage.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Electra Blue'  BAP. -1@ $49.00

This may well be the same as Bush’s Electra; foliage is bright blue on a conical upright plant.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Glacier Blue' G. -1@ $29.00

A slow growing rather mounded dwarf plant; foliage color is an eye-catching icy blue.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Gold Cone' G. -1@ $29.00

A narrowly conical form with golden foliage and strongly pendulous branches, like all the Flora Vista introductions hardiness is suspect here, nevertheless a fantastic plant a bit further south.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Karl Fuchs'  G. -1@ $29.00

A hardy silvery blue clone selected by Horstman from a group of seedlings (seed was collected in the Paktia province of Afghanistan) and introduced in 1979. The bluest of the Paktia forms it survives unprotected in Gee’s zone 5 arboretum with little or no damage. The high alpine forms of deodara show impressive cold tolerance especially when grown on their own roots (which these are), grafts are a crap shoot since many of the understocks come from near tropical climates.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Pygmy' S. P. -1@ $29.00

Extremely dwarf and not to be confused with the Gotelli pygmaea, this is the form shown in the Conifer Encyclopedia.

 

Cedrus deodara 'shalimar' Bap. -1@ $79.00

A very hardy clone selected from a group of high altitude seedlings in 1982 it features soft needles on long pendulous branches.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Silver Mist' G. -1@ $29.00

A 1981 introduction from Flora Vista Gardens in B.C. this is a small flat topped shrubby form with a lot of white and somewhat pendulous branches, beautiful but far less hardy than the Paktia group, there is a good picture in the Conifer Encyclopedia.

 

Cedrus deodara 'Twisted Growth' BAP. -1@ $79.00

Ya gotta love the twisted stuff, we are offering this in honor of the Terminators unofficial theme song, it is the perfect companion for Larix ‘Diane’ (no relation to Feinstein but considerably more twisted); best of all you can fondle this pair to your hearts content without sacrificing your future political career.

 

Cedrus deodara 'White Imp' BAP. -1@ $79.00

In keeping with our kinky theme we bring you 'White Imp', we considered offering 'Black Imp', but figured it was too politically incorrect. A dwarf Canadian with prominent erect tumescent protrusions tipped with white, first seen in a Dee Snyder video in 1982; its cute but not all that hardy, performing best if you play “we’re not going to take it” at high decibel levels.

 

Cedrus libani 'Beacon Hill' BAP. -1@ $79.00

Developed at Flora Vista Gardens in British Columbia, the same folks who brought you ‘White Imp’, like the other Cedrus we offer these are on their own roots.

 

Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Duke Gardens’          G. -1@ $19.00

A low spreading plant with dark green leaves; Plum Yews are not the easiest of things to root, making it difficult to keep up with the demand.

 

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata'      S. P.1@ $15.00

A prostrate form found by Hornibrook and introduced by Hillier in 1923.

 

Cephalotaxus koreana .... S. P.1@ $15.00

Now generally listed as a variety of Cephalotaxus harringtonia, most forms in cultivation are low growing.

 

CEPHALOTAXUS SINENSIS BAP. -1@ $49.00  G. -1@ $19.00

A small tree from central and western China with shredding bark, it reaches about 10m in height and can be distinguished by the bluish underside of the leaves, as Cephalotaxus go this is one of the hardier species but still needing a fair bit of protection here.

 

chamaecyparis

A small genus in numbers but huge in terms of horticultural importance, Chamaecyparis provide a look unmatched by any other conifer. They are remarkably adaptable growing in everything from full sun to rather deep shade. They do grow much more open in shade but the overall effect is still charming.  With the exception of thyoides, they dislike wet but other than that they are quite tolerant of varying soil types. Many cultivars will burn the first few years, especially in windy sites however once they get their roots down the winter burn decreases dramatically. Winter burn is often most evident in plants that were grown in the Pacific Northwest and shipped to colder regions; it can take them a few seasons to acclimate to harsher conditions.  Our plants have never seen a warm winter and are naturally tough. We have Hinoki’s in harsh windswept exposures in our garden and they are doing great.

 

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'aff Van Pelts'            S. P. -1@ $19.00

Cuttings from Kay and Gary's private garden at Gee Farms. This is the most incredible powder blue plant with a broad columnar habit; it looks spray-painted. Better still, it survived the two -29 winters from hell without a scratch, unheard of for a lawsoniana. Everyone, who saw it fell in love, alas there was only the single plant, which was not for sale. The name given to Gary was Van Pelts so naturally, he scoured the West Coast looking for more but alas, they are not the same.

 

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Blue Surprise'           S. P. -1@ $19.00

A conical plant with bluish gray juvenile foliage originating in 1968 as a seedling raised by P.J. De Beer in Holland.

 

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Pillar'    S. P. -1@ $19.00

A dense slow growing upright column, Brigitta had this in a trough and it was spectacular, of course she croaked it but that’s a different story.

 

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Imbric' weeping         S. P. -1@ $19.00

A stunning thread leafed weeping form a bit reminiscent of Dacrydium cupressinum; this will need a protected site.

 

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Treasure Island'     S. P. -1@ $15.00

Another slow growing dwarf cultivar comparable to the Ellwood series.

 

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Compacta Glauca'         G. -1@ $24.00

Non-weeping with good bluish green foliage, it is quite unlike the typical strict weeping plants you so often see in the landscape.

 

Chamaecyparis noot. 'Pendula' broad form           S. P. -1@ $19.00

These are cutting raised from a plant in the Harper collection, very broad and dense with weeping tips, pair it with Green Arrow or Van Den Aken for the odd couple look.

 

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Green Arrow'        S. P. -1@ $19.00

A very narrow upright form nearly as skinny as Van Den Aken.  Be sure to prune out any side branches form an early age for best effect, it also forms a basal skirt, which may be removed.

 

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Variegata'    S. P. -1@ $19.00

Much like compacta glauca in habit with green foliage irregularly splashed in yellow, the variegation tends to winter burn so watch where you put it.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA VAR. BREVIRAMEA        BAP. -1@ $49.00

A naturally occurring wild form this becomes a tall tree with horizontally arranged branches and a narrow crown; cones are smaller than for the species.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea nana' S. P. -1@ $12.00

A dense and slow growing dwarf with twisted fan shaped golden branchlets, I admit to confusion with Nana aurea, if there s a difference it is hard to see in young plants.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA 'COMPACTA' BAP. -1@ $49.00

In cultivation before 1875, it eventually reaches 5m in height, but does so rather slowly.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA ‘DAINTY DOLL’     BAP. -1@ $49.00

One of the many good dwarf cultivars introduced by Springarn in the 1960’s, ‘Dainty Doll’ is a semi-dwarf, blunt flat-topped cone with fine lacy foliage, it may become upright.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Densa' S. P. -1@ $8.00

Very densely branched dwarf with cockscombed branchlets and deep green foliage this goes back to Hornibrook in 1923, it’s a bit more open than nana but still very dense.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA ‘GOLD FERN’ S. P. -1@ $15.00

A 1980 mutation of Fernspray gold with mostly juvenile foliage found by John Emery.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA ‘KOSTERI’   S. P. -1@ $8.00 BAP. -1@ $49.00

A very attractive dwarf form with horizontal twisted foliage in formal layers like a wedding cake especially if trained to a central leader, ‘Kosteri’ is intermediate between ‘Nana Gracilis’ and ‘Pygmaea’ with excellent foliage color.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Lacy' S. P. -1@ $19.00

No relation to Scott Peterson, Lacy is upright and open growing with fine textured adult foliage and refreshingly little media coverage.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Lemon Twist    BAP. -1@ $49.00

Contorted golden foliage, fairly fast growing, with striking golden variegation this is new to me.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Limerick' S. P. -1@ $19.00

There once was a woman from Blight, whose speed was much faster than light, I can now say, I boinked her today, and she came sometime last night. This has nothing to due with the plant, about which I am utterly clueless about so you are stuck with a dirty physics limerick.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Meroke' S. P. -1@ $8.00

A very nice, slow growing, irregular conical form with a good gold color, ‘Meroke’ is another of the wonderful Joseph Reis cultivars.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Minima' G.-1@ $19.00

Dating to 1932 it’s one of the slowest growing forms, it can be expected to form a 10cm ball after twenty years, needless to say we will not be shipping a 10 cm balls, put it in a trough and learn patience.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA ‘NANA’   S. P. -1@ $12.00

Rare and choice, much dwarfer and usually more globe shaped than ‘Nana Gracilis’ with finer textured, cupped, almost black green foliage.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA ‘NANA GRACILIS’            BAP. -1@ $49.00

Upright and irregular growing with dark green foliage it is one of the most attractive and best selling Hinoki's, reaching 6' with age best on its own roots (these are).

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Pygmaea' S. P. -1@ $12.00 BAP. -1@ $49.00

Imported from Japan in 1861, ‘Pygmaea’ on its own roots (these are) will eventually form a 60cm globe; grafted plants will be looser and can reach 1½ meters.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Rashamiba' G. -1@ $19.00

A monstrous clone with abnormal foliage that has been around since 1909, it is probably synonymous with lycopodioides.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Reis Dwarf' S. P. -1@ $12.00

A natural bonsai Reis is a curious slow growing irregular form, developing congested tufts of foliage with age.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Saffron Spray'          S. P. -1@ $15.00

An excellent sport of ‘Chabo-Yaderi’ with feathery green juvenile foliage and splashes of bright golden yellow adult foliage neatly interspersed creating a lovely two tone effect.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Split Rock' S. P. -1@ $12.00

Very unusual for an obtusa, split rock is a compact grower with very blue foliage.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Steven' (weissenburger)         S. P. -1@ $12.00

Conspecific with Steven? It looks like it will be an upright columnar plant but it is really to soon to tell, Hinoki take a number of years to reveal their true nature however I trust it must be fairly nice or Talon would not have cut it.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Teddy Bear' S. P. -1@ $15.00

A pretty good plant despite the far to cute name, it’s a bit reminiscent of Fernspray, it has been a high priced item the last few years, however, in all fairness it does elicit a lot of favorable comment in the garden.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Templehoff'    S. P. -1@ $12.00

Dwarf oval bun with cupped dark green foliage annual growth is about an inch a year, introduced from Holland in 1965, eventually becoming a conical upright plant at maturity.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tetragona Aurea'   S. P. -1@ $12.BAP. -1@ $49.00

A compact upright conical plant that can reach 3m, golden with a greenish interior and a distinctive habit; it has been around since 1870, it tends to burn a bit on windy exposures, but colors best in full sun.

 

CHAM. OB. ‘TORULOSA’ (CORALLIFORMIS)     S. P. -1@ $12.00  BAP. -1@ $59.00

A truly twisted Hinoki, semi-dwarf, dark green irregular pyramids to 2m, twisted, heavy, threadlike foliage often forming small cockscombs on the branch tips.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Torulosa Dwarf'     BAP. -1@ $49.00

Acquired from Talon these may or may not be the same clone we grow as ‘Torulosa Nana’, for now we are keeping them separate.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Tsatsumi' S. P. -1@ $19.00

An old cultivar from Japan with dark green tufted and twisted foliage; Elm City Nurseries once listed tsatsunami, which is probably the same plant.

 

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Vokel's Upright'      S. P. -1@ $15.00

Another new one from Talon, There once was a yokel named Vokel, whose tool… no I think its time to preserve the mystery, and my remaining shreds of decency.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA ‘WELLS SPECIAL’           S. P. -1@ $12.00 BAP. -1@ $49.00

One of the nicest larger growing obtusa clones deep green in color, upright habit