Evergreens
Cedar, Chamaecyparis Dwarf Conifers Fir, Juniper, Larch, Microbiota Pine, Spruce,
We often speak of these as the 'anchors' in the landscape. They give the garden solidarity and color throughout the year. They can act as the background on which the flowering plants are displayed or they can stand out as specimens in their own right.
The perfect architecture of Malonyana Cedars
In order to keep your plants looking their best we recommend combing out the dead needles and pruning any broken branches or winterkilled areas each spring. Winter burning of needles usually occurs when evergreens do not receive enough water, particularly just before freezeup. A major cause of this problem is planting under eaves of a house or in very dry soil without using mulches. Water new plants throughout the first year. Any pruning should be done by cutting back new growth in early summer. Most varieties will show off their best form with very little pruning.
All conifers are potted and must be picked up at the nursery unless suitable shipping arrangements have been made.
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Junipers
30 cm. - $20.00 50 cm. - $30.00
Larger specimens are available at the nursery,
individually priced.
- Blue Danube (Juniperus sabina 'Blue Danube') Zone 2/2.5m. spread/1m. height. Low arching spreader with excellent blue-green foliage. Vigorous and hardy.
- Broadmoor (Juniperus sabina 'Broadmoor') Zone 2/1.5m. spread. Very healthy and hardy groundcover. A dense green carpet.
- Buffalo (Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo') Zone 2/2m. spread/30cm. height. Very low, mint green spreader. One of the best ground covers we have.
- Calgary Carpet (Juniperus sabina 'Calgary Carpet') Zone 2/1m. spread. Very low spreader with soft and lacy green foliage. Excellent new introduction.
Fir
- Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea) Zone 2/15m. Our native Fir. Deep green flattened needles and dense conical form.
50 cm. - $35.00 75 cm. - $60.00
100 cm. $85.00 125 cm. - $125.00 - Horstmann's Silberlocke Fir (Abies koreana 'Horstmann's Silberlocke') Zone 4/8m. Needles are upturned showing the white stripes underneath, creating a silver effect. A truly astounding tree.
30 cm. - $50.00 50 cm. - $75.00
Chamaecyparis
- Pulmosa False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera 'plumosa') Zone 4/5m. spread. A small tree with feather-like foliage. Unique plant for northern areas.
150 cm. - $125.00 200 cm. - $175.00
Larch
- Native Larch (Larix laricina) Zone 2/15m. A tall conifer that loses its needles in fall after a spectacular show of yellow. Soft lime-green foliage in spring and summer.
75 cm. - $60.00 100 cm. - $85.00
- Varied Directions Larch (Larix decidua 'Varied Directions') Zone 2/5m. A wild tree that travels in every direction. If you like weird, this is the plant for you.
50 cm. - $50.00 75 cm. - $75.00
100 cm. - $100.00
Russian Cypress
- Microbiota (Microbiota decussata) Zone 1/3m. spread/40 cm. height. A unique plant of unequalled hardiness. A vigorous spreader with soft green foliage that turns coppery in winter. Excellent substitute for juniper.
30 cm. - $20.00 50 cm. - $30.00
Spruce
50 cm. - $35.00
75 cm. - $60.00
100 cm. - $85.00
125 cm. - $125.00
150 cm. - $185.00
175 cm. - $225.00
200 cm. - $280.00
250 cm. - $355.00
300 cm. - $395.00
350 cm. - $455.00
For select blue Colorado seedlings add 15%
- Norway Spruce (Picea abies ) Zone 3/20m. Dark green and well shaped with branches sweeping gracefully downward as it matures. Excellent hedging.
- White Spruce (Picea glauca) Zone 2/25m.
A native tree which is impervious to wind and creates a great windscreen.
- Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) Zone 2/16m. Popular tree with its blue-green foliage and conical upright shape. Amount of blue varies with seedling. Larger specimens individually priced. (Add 15% for select blue)
- Blue Spruce (Picea pungens glauca) Zone 2/16m. The most desirable varieties of Colorado Blue Spruce have been grafted to maintain the intense blue that most people seek. Small plants are usually open and unkempt looking but with time will form symetrical tall trees of unparalleled beauty. Keep soil pH below 6.0 to maintain color. Iron, which is important in the formation of blue powder on the needles is bound up in alkaline soils. Use of acidifiers such as iron sulfate will lower pH. Never use aluminum sulfate. Green seedlings of Colorado Blue Spruce cannot be made bluer by lowering pH.
50 cm. - $50.00
Larger specimens priced individually. Varieties available:
75 cm. - $75.00
100 cm. - $100.00
- Hoopsi - Silvery blue, symetrical, very popular.
- Iseli Fastigiata - Striking narrow column, unique blue spruce.
- Omega - Whitish blue, good density and shape.
- Hoopsi - Silvery blue, symetrical, very popular.
Pine
- Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) Zone 2/15m. A native pine that grows in the poorest of sandy soils. Its open twisted form makes it a good candidate for training to a 'bonsai' look.
50 cm. - $35.00 75 cm. - $60.00
100 cm. - $85.00 200 cm. - $230.00 - Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo ) Zone 1/3-5m. A very popular small pine that is often as wide as it is high. Can be kept dense and compact with annual shearing of new growth in early summer. The hardiest plant we grow.
30 cm. - $25.00 40 cm. - $35.00
50 cm. - $45.00 60 cm. - $60.00 - Pumilio Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo pumilo ) Zone 1/1.5-2m. Pumilio seedlings are generally dwarfer than regular Mugo Pine. Seedlings vary widely in height from extremely tight and dwarfish to farily vigorous. Selection at the nursery is advised.
30 cm. - $30.00 40 cm. - $40.00
Cedar (Arborvitae)
- Emerald Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' ) Zone 2/5m. Very hardy new selection from Denmark. Foliage is dense and bright green. Color holds well through winter. Narrow pyramidal with characteristic narrow tip. Excellent introduction.
75 cm. - $30.00 100 cm. - $45.00
125 cm. - $60.00 150 cm. - $85.00
200 cm. - $125.00 - Nigra Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra' ) Zone 4/5m. Most popular hedging cedar. Vigorous, stands shearing well and holds green color in winter better than most.
50 cm. - $15.00 75 cm. - $30.00
100 cm. - $45.00 125 cm. - $60.00
150 cm. - $85.00 200 cm. - $125.00 - Little Champion Globe Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Little Champion' ) Zone 3/1.5m. Squat round variety with lacy foliage. Resistant to snow loads.
30 cm. - $20.00 50 cm. - $30.00
- Degroot's Spire (Thuja occidentalis 'De Groot's Spire' ) Zone 4/3m. A slow growing small very narrow columnar form with spirally ascending branches. Unique.
30 cm. - $20.00 50 cm. - $30.00
75 cm. - $45.00 100 cm. - $60.00
125 cm. - $90.00 150 cm. - $120.00 - Malonyana Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Malonyana' ) Zone 3/10m. A dense narrow columnar form from the Czech Republic. An outstanding and very rare selection.
50 cm. - $20.00 75 cm. - $30.00
100 cm. - $45.00 125 cm. - $60.00
150 cm. - $115.00 200 cm. - $160.00 - Sunkist Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Sunkist' ) Zone 3/6m. A bright yellow uprght conical tree. Seems the best of the yellows we have seen.
50 cm. - $25.00 75 cm. - $35.00
100 cm. - $55.00 125 cm. - $60.00
150 cm. - $85.00 - Woodwardi Globe Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardi ' ) Zone 3/1.5m. Spherical form with symmetrically radiating branches.
30 cm. - $20.00 50 cm. - $30.00
- Golden Globe Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardi aurea' ) Zone 3/1.5m. Identical in habitat to Woodwardi but with golden foliage. Good color accent. Especially bright in fall.
30 cm. - $20.00 50 cm. - $30.00
Dwarf Conifers
Dwarf conifers is one of the most interesting fields in ornamental horticulture today. Ranging from the tiniest of evergreens to small conifers up to 3m. high, these diminutive relations of the large evergreens are becoming increasingly popular in landscape work. Where an evergreen is needed but space restricted, there is a dwarf conifer that will fit the bill. We urge you to try some of these varieties. We believe you will be come as entranced as we have with these little gems.
- Dwarf Sub-Alpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa glauca 'compacta') Zone 3/2m. Compact narrow cone with powder blue foliage.
30 cm. - $30.00 50 cm. - $50.00
- Dwarf Golden False Cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera 'nana aurea') Zone 4/2m. Very attractive weeping mound with 'spaghetti-like' needles that have golden highlights.
30 cm. - $30.00 50 cm. - $50.00
- Blue Star Juniper (Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star') Zone 4/.5m. Very dwarf globular form with steel blue foliage. Exciting new dwarf.
20 cm. - $20.00 30 cm. - $30.00
- Hedgehog Spruce (Picea abies 'echiniformis') Zone 2/75cm. A low mounding plant that is regular yet spiky like a hedgehog.
30 cm. - $30.00
- Cuppressina Columnar Spruce (Picea abies 'Cuppressina') Zone 2/10m. A tall narrow selection.
50 cm. - $50.00 75 cm - $75.00
100 cm - $100.00 - Formanek (Picea abies 'Formanek') Zone 2/2m? A very new cultivar that forms a cascading mound.
30 cm. - $40.00
- Frohburg Weeping Spruce (Picea abies 'Frohburg') Zone 3/VH Pendulous branches are dramatic. Can be grown higher by staking. Becomes very wide
50 cm. - $50.00
- Gregoryana Spruce (Picea abies 'Gregoryana') Zone 2/2m. A slow growing small tree with curiously tufted ends. Unique and different.
30 cm. - $30.00
- Table Top Spruce (Picea glauca 'Tabulaformis') Zone 2/3m. A layered flat cultivar that eventually becomes large. Striking form.
50 cm. - $50.00 75 cm. - $75.00
100 cm - $100.00 - Inversa Spruce (Picea abies 'Inversa') Zone 2/variable height. A prostrate spruce that can be trained to any height. Old popular variety, especially in Europe.
30 cm. - $30.00
- Little Gem Spruce (Picea abies 'Little gem') Zone 3/.5m. Extremely dwarf. Resembles a tight pincushion. Very small needles. Excellent for bonsai. Truely a gem.
20 cm. - $30.00 30 cm. - $40.00
- Maxwelli Spruce (Picea abies 'Maxwellii') Zone 2/1.5m. A rare form that grows into a miniature spruce with tufted texture.
30 cm. - $40.00
- Nest Spruce (Picea abies 'nidiformis') Zone 3/1.5m. A very popular dwarf which is round in shape with a flattened top, depressed in the center like a bird's nest.
30 cm. - $30.00 50 cm. - $50.00
- Ohlendorf Spruce (Picea abies 'Ohlendorffii') Zone 3/4m. A very dense conical semi-dwarf.
30 cm. - $30.00 50 cm. - $50.00
- Remonti Spruce (Picea abies 'Remontii') Zone 2/2m. This rare variety forms the most perfect conical small tree with no pruning. Very desirable.
20 cm. - $30.00
- Dwarf Alberta Spruce (Picea glauca albertiana 'conica') Zone 3b/2m. Very popular lime green conical tree. It is very dense with delicate looking needles. Quite hardy but it cannot tolerate windy open sites as it burns easily.
50 cm. - $50.00 75 cm. - $75.00
90 cm. - $90.00 - Weeping White Spruce (Picea glauca 'Pendula') Zone 2/5m. Our first crop of this fantastic tree. Grows upright but branches weep.
30 cm. - $60.00 50 cm. - $95.00
- Globe Blue Spruce (Picea pungens glauca 'globosa') Zone 2/2m. Slow growing irregular globe shaped spruce with deep blue foliage. Choice.
30 cm. - $30.00 50 cm. - $50.00
- Theum Blue Spruce (Picea pungens glauca 'Theum') Zone 2/2m. Very compact and extremely slow growing conical tree. Looks eventually like a miniature blue spruce Christmas tree. A charming specimen for the rock garden.
30 cm. - $40.00 50 cm. - $60.00
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St. Mary's Witches Broom
(Picea pungens 'St. Mary's') Zone 2/1m. A very slow growing blue spruce with good color. Irregular rounded plant.
30 cm. - $40.00 40 cm. - $60.00
- Pendens Blue Spruce (Picea pungens 'Pendens') Zone 2/variale height. This is the only truly prostrate blue spruce. Can be trained for height. Choice and rare.
30 cm. - $50.00 50 cm. - $80.00
- Swiss Stone Pine (Pinus cembra) Zone 3/6m. Although not a dwarf, this tree is very slow growing and dense. A very choice narrow upright pine.
50 cm. - $50.00 75 cm. - $75.00
- Memramcook Larch (Larix laricina 'Memramcook') Zone 2/2m. Our own introduction. Will form a large shrub with a rounded form.
30 cm. - $50.00 50 cm. - $75.00
75 CM. - $100.00 - Little Gem Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Little Gem') Zone 3/1m. A vastly unappreciated gem that grows more wide than tall with curiously twisty stems.
20 cm. - $20.00 30 cm. - $30.00
- Little Giant Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Little Giant') Zone 3/1m. We think this new Canadian introduction is the finest globe form available. It forms a slow growing, dense and round specimen that needs virtually no pruning. It is dark green.
30 cm. - $20.00 40 cm. - $30.00
- Rheindiana Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Rheindiana') Zone 3/.3m. Extremely rare and very dwarf globular form. Our material comes from the Arnold Arboretum in Massachusetts.
20 cm. - $20.00 25 cm. - $30.00
- Cole's Prostrate Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis 'Cole's prostrate') Zone 4/.5m. Flowing prostrate form with exposed branches giving it a picturesque and exotic appearance.
20 cm. - $30.00 30 cm. - $40.00
- Sargeant's Weeping Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis 'pendula') Zone 4/3m. An old and popular form with branches that cascade down. Will slowly mound upward. It can be staked to height desired. Excellent bonsai specimen.
30 cm. - $30.00 40 cm. - $50.00
50cm. - $75.00 - Sherwood's Moss Cedar (Thuja occidentalis 'Sherwoodi') Zone 4/.5m. A tiny cedar with lacy juvenile foliage.
30 cm. - $30.00 50 cm - $50.00