CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA 'CREAM BALL'    BAP. -1@ $49.00

Introduced by Goddard in Vancouver in 1985, it is a good plumose type with lots of white in the foliage.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Devon Cream'            S. P. -1@ $15.00

Soft blue ‘Boulevard’ type foliage with white tips, it is fairly new to the trade and extremely popular.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filicoides Compacta'     S. P. -1@ $15.00

A dwarf threadleafed form all of these things throw sports, hence the plethora of cultivars.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera Filifera   BAP. -1@ $49.00

A large broadly conical plant with dense grayish green thready foliage, dating back to 1861, it is still garden worthy.

 

Cham. pis. Filifera AureoVariegata BAP. -1@ $59.00

A dwarf compact low growing plant with golden irregular variegation in bold splashes. This dates back to 1891, just wait, the current deceptive trend is to distribute old clones under catchy trademarked names and this one is prime for it.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Golden Mops' BAP. -1@ $49.00

A dwarf low growing sport of Filifera aurea introduced by Welsh in 1966, it is the brightest of the gold threadleafs and fairly stable however it may revert to larger forms

 

CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA ‘GOLD DUST’ BAP. -1@ $49.00

A yellow variegated form of ‘Compacta’, itself a sport from ‘Minima Aurea’.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA ‘GOLDEN SPANGLE’   BAP. -1@ $49.00

A selection of Goldthread, upright, conical, excellent color, good sun tolerance.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA ‘LEMON THREAD’         BAP. -1@ $49.00

Sport of squarrosa Lutea, best in sun, broadly conical lemon yellow threadlike foliage.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Plumosa Flavescens’   BAP. -1@ $49.00

Eventually forms meter high globes of soft juvenile foliage, the yellow color tends to green out a bit in summer.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'SQUARROSA Aurea'            G. -1@ $19.00

Squarrosa is a Latin name used to designate forms with persistent juvenile foliage, although under current nomenclature rules it can only be used as part of a cultivar name obviously the aurea variation is golden.

 

Cham. pisifera 'SQUARROSA Intermedia'            BAP. -1@ $49.00 S. P. -1@ $15.00

The most popular of the squarrosa forms we offer, it makes a wonderful bonsai with a bit of shearing, calipering up quickly to a head of soft fine textured blue foliage. We offer the juvenile form of intermedia which is also known as Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa pygmaea. There is also a widely grown reversion with whip-like branches that are tufted with compressed juvenile foliage.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa Lombarts'   G. -1@ $24.00

A French variety disseminated by Welch in 1979 it’s a more vigorous squarrosa Dumosa, with deep blue foliage that turns copper-bronze in winter.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS PISIFERA ‘TSUKUMO’ S. P. -1@ $15.00

Resembles ‘Minima’, but has a finer textured foliage. Very winter hardy, one of the best small cultivars for troughs, forms a cushion wider than high, extremely slow growing.

 

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Vintage Gold'           G. -1@ $24.00

A fern leafed sport of Golden Mops, flattened sprays of soft golden ferny fronds the plant naturally form squat mounds that hold their color well throughout the seasons.

 

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Andelyensis'           G. -1@ $19.00

This goes back to France in 1867, a slow growing pointed column with bluish green foliage it cones freely.

 

Chamaecyparis thyoides Aurea G. -1@ $29.00

A conical form with golden foliage in summer turning brownish bronze in winter, it dates back to 1874 in Belgium.

 

CHAMAECYPARIS THY. ‘GLAUCA PENDULA’ . G. -$19.00

Rapidly develops into a small, blue tree with pendulous branches and adult foliage, this will tolerate moisture levels that would kill most other conifers in a heartbeat.

 

Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Heatherbun’           G. -1@ $24.00

A dense round topped soft juvenile mound that invites a gentle caress, foliage is bluish gray in summer turning an exceptional plum purple in winter. An indestructible plant, we have had this out in an exposed sandy boulder garden in full sun that is infested with rabbits who prune it hard each winter. Despite this, it thrives and looks fantastic.

 

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Little Jamie'           S. P. -1@ $15.00

Dwarf, narrow, pointed column; tiny bright green juvenile leaves that turn purple in winter, this 1989 Mitch introduction is one of the best.

 

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Meth Dwarf'            G. -1@ $19.00

Short little guy, rides a Harley, shoots amphetamines, … no wrong dwarf this one is just an improved ‘Andelyensis’ which is reversion prone and frankly could use a bit of improvement.

 

Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Red Star' S. P. -1@ $15.00

By far my favorite thyoides, with very unusual dense juvenile foliage. It is the quintessential great looking, crappy growing clone, notorious for dropping dead at the slightest disturbance.

 

Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon'              G. -1@ $19.00

A densely upright conical plant with light green nodding new growth that ages to a very deep green. Buchholz considers it one of the best dwarf cultivars.

 

Cryptomeria japonica 'Kilmakurrough'         G. -1@ $19.00

A dwarf cristate form it looks like a broom of cristata but finer textured, this originated in Ireland around 1966.

 

Cryptomeria japonica 'Knaptonensis'             S. P. -1@ $15.00

Semi-dwarf cushion, higher than broad. Fine heath like glistening white leaves, requires some shade. A witch’s broom of nana albo picta found in Italy by Hornibrook.

 

Cryptomeria japonica 'Lobbii Nana' S. P. -1@ $19.00

A plant of muddled nomenclature the name 'Lobbii Nana' which is in general use is considered invalid by Welch, apparently there is more than one compacta nana or whatever circulating, ours forms a medium sized ball with pincushion new growth.

 

Cryptomeria japonica 'Pygmaea' S. P. -1@ $19.00

This may well be the plant long grown as nana, a flat-topped bush with congested Tansu like foliage with very short annual growth.

 

Cryptomeria japonica 'Ryokogu Coyokyu'   S. P. -1@ $12.00

A dwarf, flattened bun growing twice as wide as it is high, perfect in a trough.

 

Cryptomeria japonica ' Rein’s Dense Jade'   BAP -1@ $24.00

Upright with pale green new growth and deep green older growth adpressed whipcord fashion to the stems, growth rate seems medium, the shoots nodding slightly at their tips. These came to us as ‘Dense Jade’ however I believe the proper name should be ‘Rein’s Dense Jade’, which Vermeulen’s found as a witches broom on ‘Lobbii’ in 1977.

 

Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiraliter Falcata'            S. P. -1@ $12.00

This 3 m high, twisty plant is an evergreen Harry Lauders Walking Stick with Lycopodium-like foliage; it has been around in western cultivation since 1876 under the name 'Spiraliter falcata' and way before that under the correct Japanese name of ‘Yore-Sugi’.

 

CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA ‘TANSU’ S. P. -1@ $19.00

This has superior, fine textured foliage, small enough for troughs and exceptionally hardy the irregular upright habit is especially well suited for bonsai reaching 15" after a great many years it was originally introduced by Iseli in 1982 as ‘Yatsubusa’.

 

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Tenzan’ G. -1@ $24.00

One of the smallest forms, ‘Tenzan’ grows less than ˝” a year forming a neat flattened sphere without pruning, perfect for trough gardens, it will russet in winter but is quite hardy.

 

Cunninghamia konishii 'Coolwyn Compact' S. P. -1@ $24.00

This looks more or less like Little Leo but slightly larger it has not been as vigorous for us and generally seems a bit more finicky, on the other hand, it looks great.

 

Cunninghamia konishii ' Little Leo' G. -1@ $19.00

These are cool, little condensed broom-like plants with short needles and internodes, it has survived outside here, and is fantastic in a trough.

 

CUNNINGHAMiA LANCEOLATA bap.-  1@ $49.00

one of those living fossil conifers that is sure to elicit comment, it is somewhat like monkey puzzle and hardy here. highly prized in China for its light fragrant wood, it can grow to 150' but I doubt if I’ll live to see mine that big; but Christmas tree size seems possible. A nice companion for Sciadopitys it is equally choice in our view.

 

Cunninghamia lanceolata prostrate blue form          S. P. -1@ $19.00

A flat growing plant with exquisite powder blue wickedly armed foliage, it is the focal point of our big tufa garden and so far has shown no inclination to leader.

 

Cunninghamia lanceolata 'Tom Dodd'   S. P. -1@ $19.00

A broom with rather short deep green needles and irregular growth, this is much more irregular and larger growing than Little Leo, there is a good photo in the Raulston slide collection.

 

Cunninghamia unicanaliculata S. P. -1@ $19.00

A rather newly described species from china, similar to lanceolata but with longer steeley blue needles and longer shoots. Hardiness is untested here but Tony says it should be fairly hardy despite the tropical look. It has taken us years to work out a cutting method (foot long cuttings of current years growth taken in winter with bottom heat), but we finally have a few to offer. The plant is spectacular and very fast growing.

 

Cupressocyparis leylandi BAP.-  1@ $39.00

Cupressus macrocarpa x Chamaecyparis nootkatensis a fast growing conifer widely used for screening and hedging, however it tends to burn in exposed sites.

 

Cupressocyparis leylandi 'Golconda'             BAP.-  1@ $29.00

A sport of Haggerston Grey with lemon foliage, found in the U.K. in 1977 it holds its color well forming a golden obelisk that tapers little until very near the top.

 

Cupressocyparis leylandi 'Gold Nugget'     BAP.-  1@ $29.00

Somewhat open growing with beautiful fans of golden foliage and a strongly pyramidal habit, its color is a bit brighter than some of the other golden forms.

 

Cupressocyparis leylandi 'Gold Rider'           G. -1@ $24.00

A surprisingly hardy gold form that was introduced from Holland in 1985, it is moderately slow growing and considered the best by Van Hoey Smith.

 

Cupressocyparis leylandi 'Hyde Hall'            G. -1@ $19.00

This originated as a witches broom found growing at Hyde Hall in 1979, it forms a slow growing conical bush.

 

Cupressus cashmiriana weeping form            S. P. -1@ $12.00

A somewhat mysterious plant, beautiful in a semitropical garden, tall and slender with an open tiered habit and slender weeping feathery branches cloaked in delicate bluish gray foliage, strangely enough it is not known in the wild.

 

Cupressus chengiana var. kansuensis           G. -1@ $19.00

A rare species from western China forming a fine textured column that can reach 35’ or more, full sun and well drained soils this seems extremely hardy for a Cupressus.

 

Cupressus glabra 'Sulphurea' S. P. -1@ $19.00

Considered by some to be a form of Cupressus arizonica 'Sulphurea' is like a yellow version of ‘Blue Ice’. Glabra is in general one of the hardiest Cupressus however, it remains to be seen if 'Sulphurea' fares as well.

 

Cupressus jiangeensis . S. P. -1@ $19.00

Related to chengiana and even rarer, it too seems extremely hardy; indeed the only problem is inducing cuttings to root.

 

Cupressus sempervirens var. dupreziana S. P. -1@ $19.00

Considered by some to have specific rank C. dupreziana is a geographical form of sempervirens. It is exceedingly rare with colonies of thousand year old specimens in the Tassili mountains between Ghat and Djanet Morocco in the northern Sahara which were discovered in 1864 but many have since been destroyed. Only 150 or so plants remain in the wild. Established plants are drought tolerant to say the least, this may be the ultimate xeriscape conifer.

 

Cupressus sempervirens 'Worthiana'             S. P. -1@ $19.00

A listed but obscure name this was distributed by Heronswood from a Logan Calhoun collection, and seems to be one of the hardiest forms.

 

Ephedra

Weird and wonderful primitive gymnosperms, with leafless green jointed photosynthetic stems and attractive fleshy orange berries, you couldn't look less like a pine tree of you tried. All seem easy in the open rock garden, with no pests, which rather explains how they managed to survive for so long. Many contain ephedrine or related alkaloids and have thousands of years of medicinal use behind them; personally, I buy Pseudoephedrine at the grocery and leave mine undisturbed.

 

Ephedra fedtshenkoi ..... S. P. -1@ $15.00

From Mojmir, this is an absolutely dwarf creeping plant he collected from a stony hillside at 3500m in the Pamirs of Kyrgyzstan where it forms 5cm high creeping mats with bright red fruits adorning the slender stems.

 

Ephedra minima ..................... S. P. -1@ $12.00

Distinct species separate from minuta 6" entangled mound of thin blue green stems ex Alplains

 

Ephedra minuta .................... S. P. -1@ $12.00

Native to the high regions of Western China minuta is one of the best small species, it is perfect in a trough, and unlike most of the Ephedra we offer, these are propagated vegetatively from a select clone.

 

Ginkgo biloba ........................ BAP. -1@ $49.00

The straight species these are unsexed clones from seed; essentially wild type these are not grafts but can be used as understock if you so desire ‘Horizontalis’ 'Tschi-Tschi' and 'Witches Broom' might make an interesting combination.

 

Juniperus

Like Thuja, Juniperus suffers a bit from over exposure, and like Thuja its popularity is deserved.  When it comes to unkillable, few plants can beat them, planted in a hot dry sunny spot junipers will out survive almost everything.  The trick with Junipers is to use some of the better forms. The problem is the very best ones are rarely available because cuttings are so difficult to root. Plants like Juniperus communis 'Echiniformis' and Juniperus rigida pendula are among the elite and worthy of a place in any garden. That is not to say the commoner ones are bad.  They provide much needed filler in newer gardens, and are perfect chain saw sacrifices for your solstice party once their slower growing companions come into their own. They also can make quite a statement by themselves; the Juniper collection at Hidden Lake Gardens is a prime example.  Check it out along with the incredible Harper Collection; Hidden Lakes conifers will transform your garden vision.

 

Juniperus aff formosana (rigida pendula) Dr Kelso             S. P. -1@ $19.00

When we first got this we thought it might be a form of rigida but now are fairly sure it is J. formosana, This is a cold hardy clone from the garden of the late Dr. Kelso, who was pretty hardy himself. He would show up at Gee’s in the middle of winter dressed like a Sherpa but barefoot.

 

JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS ‘ARNOLD ARB.’ S. P. -1@ $15.00

A tight bun form that Punnett got from the Arnold years ago. Very hard to root- 8 months or more from sticking to rooting is not uncommon and a lot can go wrong when that much time is involved. This is a very choice juniper for the rock garden.

 

JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS ‘BERKSHIRE’ Pan. -1@ $19.00

This is very similar to Arnold Arb; indeed, they may be the same plant or perhaps I just suffer from juniper dyslexia. Greg Williams says Ormen Hamilton (the father of broom seedlings) found two similar clones in the Berkshires and brought to the Arnold Arboretum bare root in a couple of garbage cans. The better of the two was named Berkshire; the other is probably our Arnold Arb.

 

Juniperus communis 'Echiniformis' S. P. -1@ $19.00

Dick brought us this, the tightest slowest growing Juniper he grows. It takes 2 years to root and grows abysmally slowly. I have one in a hole in a chunk of limestone and it is fantastic, taking many years to reach grapefruit size. It is perfect for a trough or a prime spot is a rock garden. These are second year plants and small, years from now you can take great pride telling visitors how you grew your humongous specimen from a mere cutting.

 

Juniperus communis ‘Green Carpet’ S.P. -1@ $15.00

Found on the coast of Norway and introduced by Blooms, it is a nice flat clone light green in summer and deep green in winter.

 

Juniperus communis 'Horstman' G. -1@ $29.00

Welsh describes this as a grotesque pendulous form, I’d be a bit more generous, this is cool as hell.

 

Juniperus communis 'Nana' G. -1@ $29.00

Dwarf low growing with congested foliage

 

Juniperus communis 'Oblonga Pendula'         S. P. -1@ $19.00

A broadly weeping form that has been around since 1838 it has sharp rigida like blue green foliage and an extremely graceful weeping habit.

 

Juniperus communis 'Punnett's Hedgehog'             S. P. -1@ $19.00

A faster growing sport of echiniformis that Punnett found it is still slow, A first ever offering, these are first season cuttings and small, plants will be larger if fall shipping is selected.

 

Juniperus conferta 'Akebana' G. -1@ $29.00

A form of the shore juniper selected for bonsai use.

 

Juniperus horizontalis Blue Horizon'           bap.-  1@ $24.00

An older clone, very flat with a nice uniform habit, we were impressed by the 12’ wide flat circle we saw at Hidden Lake.

 

Juniperus horizontalis 'Glacier' G. -1@ $19.00

A prostrate dwarf slow growing form with bluish foliage found growing in the Montana Rockies and introduced by Horstman in 1980.

 

JUNIPERUS HORIZONTALIS 'PANCAKE' S.P.-1@ $19.00

Aptly named this is flatter than Wiley Coyote after a boulder fell on him; by far the flattest juniper we have ever seen. I'm tempted to have Punnett graft one on top of a skyrocket for the ultimate in strange.

 

Juniperus pingii hardy form S.P.-1@ $19.00

a Chinese species that can reach 30m in height, it has been confused with squamata in the past.  These are from the fantastic plant in Gary Gee’s collection, fully hardy to at least –20f in an exposed site.

 

Juniperus recurva .......... bap.-  1@ $39.00

Mojmir’s collections from 3600m Kumbu Himal on the classic route up Everest (the Kumbu icefall is the most dangerous spot on Everest) Krussman lists Juniperus recurva as zone 8-9 however from this altitude it should damn well be hardy, especially since it ranges into Kashmir. (which reminds me does anyone know where to find a live recording of the Jethro Tull-Lucia Micarelli rendition, Lucia is amazing a barefoot Julliard trained violinist that can play Jimmy Page guitar solo’s). Low altitude forms can grow to 10m or more, but at this altitude I would expect it to be dwarf. Look for the Kashmir video on Lucia’s website or U tube for the unauthorized version, not to mention the Tony Snow/ Leslie West version of Stormy Monday.

 

Juniperus recurva coxii S.P. -1@ $19.00

It is a bit unclear from the literature as to whether this is a subspecies or a cultivar, whatever it is a rigida looking thing with fatter needles and a semi weeping habit.

 

JUNIPERUS RIGIDA ....................... G.-1@ $24.00

Seed grown from weeping forms, these are now several years old, all are excellent clones; these mostly have the habit of Punnett’s clone sending a strong leader straight up with pendulous lateral branches. Rigida is by far my favorite large juniper, and I am amazed that it is not more common, large plants are truly spectacular. If you don’t yet grow this, you need it, and even if you already have it, you need a spare.

 

Juniperus rigida (communis?) 'Hikaari'             bap.-  1@ $39.00

A cool gold tipped plant this came tagged as rigida but to my eye looks a bit like an upright communis with pendulous golden tips although the needles are spiny enough it could be rigida. It is quite irregular in habit but with a bit of judicious pruning transforms into a picturesque silhouette.

 

Juniperus squamata Blue Star S. P. -1@ $15.00

Immensely popular this originated as a witches broom on ‘Meyeri’ in Holland around 1950, it is compact with good blue color it requires very little pruning and is an excellent choice for commercial landscapes.

 

Juniperus squamata 'Chinese Silver'   G. -1@ $24.00

A Hillier introduction from 1971, it forms a small upright tree with silvery green foliage that is semi pendant; see the photo in the Conifer Encyclopedia.

 

Juniperus squamata 'Star Dust' S. P. -1@ $15.00

A variegated sport of Blue Star with irregular creamy shoots, Brigitta insists that it is a more intense blue but I’m voting for optical delusion.

 

Juniperus x media ‘Shimpaku’ BAP. -1@ $59.00

Slow growing form, irregularly vase shaped; dark green and an excellent bonsai form, these are old plants with caliper and character and should be impressive with a bit of wiring and pruning