Abies
- Abies alba GREEN SPIRAL Weeping Large Green This fir has dark green glossy needles, with twisting stems spiraling outward and down. Deep green, stylish habit, and moderate size make this an excellent focal point.
- Abies balsamea NANA Globose Dwarf Green The popular dwrf balsam fir has deep green, glossy needles that emerge in the spring a soft light green, darkening as the season advances. Needles are short and flattened. A nest spruce look alike. Needs some shade and good moisture. Known since before 1866.
- Abies Koreana SILBERLOCKE SEEDLING Globose Miniature Green Tiny deep green needles with silver undersides highlight the pearly white budgs during the fall and winter months. The short stiff branches of this miniature Korean Fir form a dense globe.
- Abies pinsapo AUREA Upright Broad Large Yellow Attractive yellow needles that are rigid and tapered, radiate from the branches. This golden form of Spanish fir is hardier than the species. Best color is achieved in full sun, but may need some protection in warmer cummer climates.
- Abies pinsapo HORSTMANN Globose Dwarf Blue This fir is slow growing and globose. The short blue gray needles give it an almost cacti-like appearance even though it has the typical blunt pinsapo tip. In the spring, red stamens add additional interest.
Cedrus
- Cedrus deodara SNOW SPRITE Upright Broad Intermediate Yellow This mounding, compact grower has ivory white new growth, turning creamy yellow. While a leader will develop with age, the plant remains small and compact compared to the species. A distsinctive plant best grown in part shade.
Cephalotaxus
- Cephalotaxus harringtonia FASTIGIATA Upright Narrow Intermediate Green Resembling brushes, the dark green needles radiate around the vertical branches. This striking columnar lant becomes multi-leadered when mature. Prefers shade but can handle full sun, also drought and heat tolerant or deer resistant focal point.
Chamaecyparis
- Chamaecyparis obtusa BALDWIN VARIEGATED Upright Broad Dwarf Green/Yellow This mutation of 'Nana Gracilis' is boldly variegated with yellow, intermixed with the dark green foliage. The delicate drooping tips give it a fine texture. Useful as a small specimen in moist well drained soil and afternoon shade.
- Chamaecyparis obtusa FILICOIDES COMPACTA Upright Broad Intermediate Green Three-dimensional rich green foliage differentiates this specimen from other upright Chamaexyparis. The dense fern-like sprays benefit from judicious pruning to maintain a more compact vase shape.
- Chamaecyparis obtusa FLABELIFORMIS Upright Broad Dwarf Green Characteristic dwarf Hinoki Cypress with emerald green foliage and three-dimensional texture. The foliage cups downward at the ends of the branches, adding a touch of softness and airiness.
- Chamaecyparis obtusa NANA Globose Miniature Green One of the most dininutive forms of Hinoki Sypress. This is the perfect miniature conifer for rock gardens, troughs or container gardens. Its dark green foliage is tightly congested, forming a tiny mound of year-round color.
- Chamaecyparis pisifera SQUARROSA INTERMEDIA Upright Broad Intermediate Bluish Green An unassuming plant with bizarre tendencies, the source of some of our most creative plant sculptures. Throughout the growing season the new, thin, ship-like branches become filled in with tightly compressed juvenile foliage.
Cryptomeria
- Cryptomeria japonica BIRODO Globose Dwarf Green Medium green short needles turn an attractive purple in winter. This slow-growing dwarf maintains a globose compact habit without shearing, trouble free.
- Cryptomeria japonica SPIRALIS Upright Broad Intermediate Green Medium green needles spiral around the branchlets forming twisted ropes of ringlet-like foliage. It is densely branched globe form whenyoung. With maturity it will develop a leader and a broad upright habit.
- Cryptomeria japonica SPIRALTER FALCATA Upright Broad Intermediate Green Another spiral foliaged Cryptomeria, distinguished from 'Spiralis' by a more upright habit with thinner, light green needles and branches. The branches also twist and curve making this a collector's conversation piece. Also called 'Yore Sugi' before 1876.
Cupressus
- Cupressus glabra BLUE PYRAMID Upright Broad Large Blue A broad upright with a vibrant and outstanding powder blue color; which is especially effective when combined with the reddish bark color. Useful as a focal point or for color accents in the garden.
Juniperus
- Juniperus chinensis TORULOSA VARIEGATA Upright Broad Intermediate Green/Yellow A striking veriegated form of the popular Hollywood Juniper. This cultivar is an irregular upright grower with interesting twists and bumps of creamy yellow variegation splashed on dark green foliage.
- Juniperus communis MINIATURE Upright Narrow Dwarf Bluish Green This is a new variation of the popular form 'Compressa' with the same small foliage and stature, differing in shape and adaptability. 'Miniature' is narrow with a slightly broader pyramidal shape and is a more durable selection.
- Juniperus horizontalis MOTHERLODE Prostrate Dwarf Yellow This exciting new entry to the many unique and useful ornamental conifers being developed. A bright, golden yellow sport of WILTONII, this juniper holds bright color all summer in full or partial sun. Fall brings a deep yellow-orange becoming tinged with plum by winter for all-season attraction. A must for every landscape. Use as a focal point, draping over stone, or mass planting as a golden carpet.
- Juniperus x-media SEA GREEN Pompon Intermediate Green An excellent topiary sugject, this variety is a rich, mid-green with light green growing tips. A densely foliaged conifer with both scale and needlw foliage and arching, spreading, vase shape.
Larix
- Larix decidua PENDULA Weeping Intermediate Green Luminous, fresh, lime green foliage covers this weeping mid-size tree in the spring. In the fall, there is a glow of yellow before the needles drop to reveal tawny twigs. This colorful seasonal change is a refreshing contrast to evergreens in the landscape. With age, branching divides and spreads. Prefers a moist soil in the summer.
Metasequoia
- Metasequoia glyptostroiboides GOLD RUSH Upright narrow Large Yellow Intense golden yellow feathery foliage makes this striking new cultivar easily recognizable. GOLD RUSH is deciduous and has the same growth habit as the species. It requires full sun for best color though partial shade is recommended in warmer summer climates.
Picea
- Picea abies ACROCONA Upright Broad Intermediate Green Spring brings eye-catching raspberry red cones on the tips of the branches. Acrocona means with terminal cones onthe ends of the branches. Even whenyoung, this delightful conifer develops cones. The unusual coning habit tens to modify growth rate and shape to a broad spreading pyramid, shich bcomes wider than tall with age. Known since 1890.
- Picea abies WITCHES BROOD Upright Broad Dwarf Green Green gumdrop-shaped dwarf. This dense, very slow-growing selection develops into a broad conical shape with age. Light-green, thin needles and light-brown stems and buds on uniform, closely arranged, slightly curved shoots.
- Picea glauca ECHINIFORMIS Globe Miniature Blue/Green This form has grayish, blue green needles and tiny branches. Its short sharp needles and low, cushion-shaped growth habit resemble a prickly pincushion. Slow growing and compact, it will occasionally send out a stray branch that can be pruned. An excellent choice for rock and trough gardens.
- Picea glauca ELF Globe Miniature Green A gem of a specimen, perfect for the rock grden. An extremely slow-growing, dense globe with short thin needles. A witch's broom found on a CONICA.
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- Picea glauca RAINBOW'S END Upright Narrow Dwarf Green/Yellow Whoever believes conifers lack seasonal color interest has never seen this little tree. Comparable to 'Conica' except for color. In spring, the new growth is light green, nothing out of the ordinary. In mid-summer, the second flush is nothing but extraordinary! Bright, lemon yellow, new growth contrasts dramatically against the dark green older foliage.
- Picea pungens MONTGOMERY Upright Broad Dwarf Blue This little tree is a slow grower that is broader than tall, it will eventually form a leader as it matures.
Pinus
- Pinus contorta SPAAN'S DWARF Upright Broad Dwarf Green Reminiscent of coral, this dwarf shore pine has a sturdy open branch structure. SPAAN'S DWARF has short, closely set, dark green needles along the branches. A sweeping irregular habit makes it a natural for bonsai and container culture.
- Pinus mugo AUREA Globe Intermediate Yellow A golden, semidwarf form of the mugo pine, with light green needles turning bright gold in winter.
- Pinus mugo MOPPET Globose Miniature Green This short needled, slow-growing, Mugo Pine originated and was selected as a sitche's broom on Pinus mugo 'Mops' at Iseli Nursery. Growing only one-inch per year, this is an excellent choice for rock gardens, troughs, or the small residential landscape.
- Pinus mugo MOPS Globose Dwarf Green This genuine dwarf grows into a low, dense dome that stays compact without shearing. The smooth appearance of the mounded plant is the result of many evenly spaced needles on abundant branchlets, growing at a uniform rate.
- Pinus mugo SHORT NEEDLE Globose Miniature Green A quintessential alpine conifer, this elfin selection has diminutive needles on short branches. Small in stature, SHORT NEEDLE forms a dense, slightly irregular bun.
- Pinus mugo WHITEBUD Globose Dwarf Green Cold weather brings a white resinous coating to each terminal bud. The bright white 'eyes' look frosty against the plant's dark green winter foliage.
- Pinus parviflora FUKUZUMI Upright Broad Large Bluish Green A choice pine with twisted needles. This wide-spreading plant is somewhat variable in shape but always attractive, lending itself to a number of landscape uses.
- Pinus parviflora GLAUCA BREVIFOLIA Upright Broad Large Bluish Green A form with needles shorter and more up-curved than GLAUCA. This pine has similar open habit and numerous persistent cones. Very showy.
- Pinus parviflora GYOKO SHO HIME Upright Broad Dwarf Bluish Green Short curved needles expose their silvery blue striations creating a bicolored appearance. This dwarf Japanese White Pine requires little to no pruning to maintain its sculptural form.
- Pinus parviflora OGON JANOME Upright Broad Intermediate Green/Yellow Yellow variegated dragon's eye form of Japanese White Pine. After seeing a specimen, even those who formerly scoffed at variegated pines will covet this incredibly beautiful plant.
- Pinus pumila BLUE DWARF Spreading Dwarf Bluish/Green Selected for the spring display of carmine red cones that contrast with the superior blue needle color. This unusual dwarf Siberian Pine is densely covered with twisted needles and has a horizontal spreading habit unlike others in cultivation. Pinus pumila occurs in extremely cold, exposed regions of northeastern Asia.
- Pinus thunbergii KOTOBUKI Upright Narrow Intermediate Green The distinctive contrast between the small dark green needles and flashy white candles make Kotobuki an eye-catching upright form of Japanese Black Pine. It is slower growing and tighter than the species.
Taxodium
- Taxodium distichum PEVE MINARET Upright Broad nbsp; Dwarf Green A natural miniaturized tree, this selection has soft rich green foliage that begs to be touched. Forming a dense compact spire, the delicate fine textured foliage against the solid trunk and branching habit gives the impression of great age in a young plant. This deciduous conifer colors an attractive red brown in autumn with the leaves held for many weeks.
Thuja
- Thuja plicata WHIPCORD Globose Dwarf Green It is a multibranched shrub with long tendrils of foliage giving a very droopy, pendulous mop effect. A nice glossy green summer color andtypical Thuja bronze cast in the winter.
Tsuga
- Tsuga canadensis ABBOT'S PYGMY Globose Miniature Green Possibly the smallest hemlock cultivar and also one of the smallest of all conifers. Tiny dark green leaves on a globose shaped plant. Despite its tiny size this is a tough, hardy plant only needing protection from the strong afternoon sun and, more importantly, protection from foot traffic!
- Tsuga canadensis COLES PROSTRATE Prostrate Dwarf Green Stiffly weeping main branches make a truly prostrate growing plant. Useful to highlight contours of stone in the rock garden. Prefers partial shade.
- Tsuga canadensis GENTSCH WHITE Globose Intermediate White Variegated, globose shrub. Creamy white branch tips especially intense in fall and winter. Annual shearing advised to maintain a compact habit and to promote the white new growth.
- Tsuga canadensis JEAN ISELI Spreading Dwarf Green This treasure for the collector's garden is a slow-growing, low spreader, with short green needles. Its delicate texture is a result of tertiary branchlets that break bud intermittently along new growth and are only one and a half times longer than the needles.
- Tsuga canadensis MINUTA Globose Minuta Green A dense, bun-shaped, rare, and artistocratic addition to your garden. One of the slowest growing hemlocks, similar to JERVIS.
- Tsuga canadensis PENDULA Weeping Large Green The popular weeping form of Canian hemlock is a widely known and used plan, staked and trained to develop height and character. Branches are pendulous, forming a thick exterior shell of foliage that covers and interior scaffold.
- Tsuga canadensis SLENDERELLA Upright Narrow Intermediate Green A tall narrow tree with long slender branches clothed with short needles.
- Tsuga canadensis SUMMER SNOW Upright Broad Intermediate White New spring growth is white, contrasting with the dark green interior on this fast upright broad grower. This conifer is useful as a highlight for shady areas.
- Tsuga caroliniana LA BAR WEEPING Weeping Intermediate Green This Carolina Weeping Hemlock has dense mounds of arching shoots resulting in a spiky appearance. Slender dark green needles are widely spaced along reddish brown stems. The needles are supturned exposing prominent white bands.
- Tsuga heterophylla THORSEN'S WEEPING Weeping Dwarf Green Rich emerald green foliage densely arranged on procumbent branches make a full soft textured plant that is useful as a groundcover or cascading form.
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