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drooping branchlets that has bright yellow foliage year round. This compact,<br />

dense mounding plant grows to 2’ high and 3’ wide in 10 years.<br />

(-7°F.) 1’- 2’ $15.00<br />

C. pisifera Blue Moon - (-10°F.) Bright steel blue foliage covers stiff<br />

branches that forms a tight, compact ball to 2’ tall in 10 years. 10”- 12”<br />

$30.00<br />

C. pisifera Baby Blue - (-10°F.) Blue needles with white stomates that<br />

make it appear more blue. 6’ in 10 years. 15”- 18” $25.00<br />

C. pisifera Curly Tops - (-35°F.) This dwarf conifer has a compact<br />

rounded structure that is beautifully canopied with blue contorted foliage.<br />

Grows 18” x 18” in 10 years. 1’- 2’ $25.00<br />

C. pisifera Fairy Puff - (-10°F.) Fluffy white tipped light green foliage<br />

with a very soft texture that retains <strong>the</strong> near white variegation as it<br />

matures. Grows 1’- 2’ in 10 years. 15”- 18” $60.00<br />

C. pisifera Golden Pin Cushion - (-30°F.) Golden outer foliage contrasts<br />

with green beneath forming an interesting dwarf flat oval-shape to<br />

8” high and 24” in 15 years. 1’- 2’ $25.00<br />

C. thyoides Top Point - (-15°F.) A dwarf growing cone-shaped tree with<br />

bright green juvenile foliage and an interesting two-toned textured effect.<br />

Matures at 4’ tall. 1’- 2’ $27.50<br />

JAPANESE CEDAR<br />

Cryptomeria japonica - Japanese Cryptomeria - Taxodiaceae - This<br />

beautiful conifer grows to be 10’ tall and 4’ wide in 10 years. Branches<br />

are somewhat pendulous with well-furnished soft green multi-faceted<br />

½”- 1” needle-like foliage held above red-brown peeling stems/bark. Fall<br />

foliage is underscored with tones of red-brown-purple. Plant in full sun<br />

with moderate watering. (-5°F.)<br />

Birodo - Short, green needles cover tight branches on this slow growing,<br />

dense mound. Rich brown-purple winter foliage. Grows 2’ x 2’ in 10<br />

years. 6”- 12” $25.00<br />

Compressa - Slow growing dwarf conifer to about 1’- 2’. Reddish<br />

brown foliage in winter. 18”- 24” $25.00<br />

Cristata - This upright, somewhat open growing (25’) tree exhibits dark<br />

green needles and stems that conjoin to form at random unusual growth<br />

proliferation known as Cockscombs. 2’- 3’ $50.00, 3’- 4’ $80.00<br />

Elegans Aurea - Bright green foliage that does not turn bronzy in <strong>the</strong><br />

fall. 3’- 4’ $60.00<br />

Golden Promise - A miniature with short, dense, light yellow foliage<br />

growing to 1’ tall as wide. 18”- 24” $45.00<br />

Knaptonensis - A dwarf with leaves that are painted white. Very low,<br />

broadly pyramidal. Must have shade. Grows 8’ tall and 5’ wide in 20<br />

years. 2’- 3’ $50.00<br />

Mushroom - A very dense growing mushroom shaped plant that grows<br />

4’ x 4’ in 20 years. Bright green foliage in spring changes to rich mahogany<br />

in winter. 2’- 3’ $60.00<br />

Pygmaea - Tiny bright green foliage that turns reddish in <strong>the</strong> winter,<br />

growing into a 2’ mound in 10 years. 1’- 2’ $25.00<br />

Twinkle Toes - Tiny bright yellow foliage on a plant growing 3’ tall as<br />

wide. Needs some shade. 2’- 3’ $70.00<br />

Vilmoriniana - Leaves are a slightly purple in color on a tight conjested<br />

globe that grows to 3’ tall. 18”- 24” $35.00<br />

LEYLAND CYPRESS - CUPRESSOCYPARIS<br />

C. leylandii - Leyland Cypress - (-10°F.) An upright, fast growing<br />

evergreen that makes a great hedge or windbreak. Gray-green foliage is<br />

paraded on slightly upward structured branches that profile a shrub that<br />

grows 20’- 25’ tall and spreads 6’- 8’ wide. Requires good drainage.<br />

Plant in full sun. 21”- 24” $7.50, 24”- 30” $20.00, 3’- 4’ $35.00<br />

C. leylandii - Gold Rider - (-20°F.) A golden form with bright yellow<br />

new growth and green on <strong>the</strong> inside. Grows to 20’. 4’- 5’ $65.00<br />

C. leylandii - Naylor’s Blue - (-10°F.) Beautiful, loosely branched<br />

columnar plant with blue-green foliage. Matures at 60’. 4’- 5’ $65.00<br />

JUNIPER - JUNIPERUS<br />

J. communis Compressa - (-40°F.) Silvery foliage on a tight columnar<br />

growing plant to 4’. 2’- 3’ $45.00<br />

J. communis Gold Cone - (-40°F.) Dense, tight bright yellow juvenile<br />

foliage forming an upright column to 8’. 1’- 2’ $25.00<br />

J. horizontalis Mo<strong>the</strong>r Lode - (-40°F.) Bright golden yellow foliage<br />

holds thoughout <strong>the</strong> summer. Winter brings a color change to rich burgundy-plum<br />

tones. Slow growing plant excellent for cascading over<br />

rockeries. Grows 6” per year. 6”- 8” $20.00<br />

J. hortzontalis Limeglow - (-30°F.) A spreading form with fea<strong>the</strong>ry<br />

electric chartreuse colored foliage. Grows 4”- 6” per year. 1’- 2’ $25.00<br />

J. hortzontalis Wiltonii - (-30°F.) Blue, scale-like foliage is dense making<br />

this an excellent ground cover juniper. Grows 6” tall x 5’ wide. 6”-<br />

12” $12.50<br />

J. squamata Blue Star - (-25°F.) This very dwarf, compact shrub is<br />

frameworked with a dense carpet of steel-blue needles. It grows 1’ tall<br />

and spreads 2’ wide in 20 years. 8”- 10” $15.00, 12”- 15” $35.00<br />

LARCH - LARIX<br />

Larix - decidua Pendula - Weeping European Larch - Needles of soft<br />

pale green (spring foliage), scattered all along <strong>the</strong> branchlets in delicate<br />

fringed tufts, plus new bright red-purple cones. This deciduous weeping<br />

conifer has branches that arch out and hang almost straight down. In <strong>the</strong><br />

fall, needles change to a bright yellow-orange before dropping. (-25°F)<br />

The abundantly produced cones remain through <strong>the</strong> winter. Can be<br />

grown in most soils except dry areas and warm winter climates. 3’- 4’<br />

$100.00<br />

DAWN REDWOOD - METASEQUOIA<br />

M. glyptostroboides Miss Grace - A new weeping form with fall foliage<br />

that turns to a light bronze. Plant grows 10’- 15’ tall and 10’- 12’ wide.<br />

Plant in full sun. 2’- 3’ $90.00<br />

SPRUCE - PICEA<br />

Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ Birds Nest Spruce - In our garden, we have one<br />

of <strong>the</strong> largest specimens in <strong>the</strong> state of Washington, as it measures nearly<br />

8’ tall and almost 10’ wide. This 80± year-old shrub is hardy to -25°F.<br />

and is somewhat wind resistant. Plant in full sun or light shade with light<br />

to moderate watering. They do not thrive in heat and humidity, but prefer<br />

cool, mild summers. They are not immune to spruce aphids in <strong>the</strong> winter<br />

and in <strong>the</strong> Rocky Mountains, spider mites and tussock moths in <strong>the</strong> summer.<br />

Birds are attracted to <strong>the</strong>se cultivars for both seeds and for shelter.<br />

They do not require any particular soil properties or amendments. Slow<br />

growing to 3’± tall by 4’± wide in 20 years. 8”- 12” $15.00, 12”- 15”<br />

$35.00<br />

P. abies ‘Lanham’s Beehive’ - Long, thick needles. Prominent stems<br />

and buds are cinnamon colored on this boldly textured, compact plant.<br />

Grows 2’ x 2’ in 10 years. 6”- 12” $30.00<br />

P. abies ‘Fat Cat’ - A dense, rounded form with very short, stiff<br />

needles that give it <strong>the</strong> appearance of a rotund cat. Grows 6” a year.<br />

6”- 12” $20.00<br />

P. abies ‘Little Gem’ - Most common dwarf Norway Spruce. Plant is a<br />

round ball of little green leaves that grow 1” a year. 1’- 2’ $15.00<br />

P. abies ‘Pendula’ - Weeping Norway Spruce - Can grow as a ground<br />

cover or staked upright as a small tree. 4’- 5’ $100.00<br />

P. abies ‘Thumbelina’ - Extremely dense, globose shaped plant with<br />

buds <strong>the</strong> size of <strong>the</strong> head of a pin. Grows 1’ in 10 years. 1’- 2’ $50.00<br />

P. abies ‘Wagnerii’ - A very dense, mounding shrub with small green<br />

leaves growing 1” per year. 8”- 12” $35.00<br />

P. glauca ‘Conica’ - Dwarf Alberta Spruce - A cone-shaped bushy,<br />

densely foliaged plant that grows 4’ tall by 18”- 24” wide in 20 years.<br />

2’- 3’ $45.00<br />

P. glauca ‘Echiniformis’ - Short, blue-green needles with a hint of<br />

gray cover this low, slow growing, compact conifer. Grows 2’ in 10<br />

year. 1’- 2’ $20.00<br />

P. glauca ‘Humpty Dumpty’ - A very short, dense and plump conifer<br />

with dark green foliage, growing in a pyramid shape to 3’ in 10 years.<br />

1’- 2’ $30.00, 2’- 3’ $60.00<br />

P. glauca ‘Jean’s Dilly’ - This plant is smaller with shorter, thinner<br />

needles than ‘Conica’. Dark green needles are arranged at <strong>the</strong> end of<br />

<strong>the</strong> shoots in a distictive twist. Grows 2” per year in an upright, conical<br />

habit. 1’- 2’ $20.00, 2’- 3’ $55.00<br />

P. glauca ‘Pixie Dust’ - Extremely dense, compact and slow growing<br />

form to 3’ tall. A special feature of <strong>the</strong> plant is <strong>the</strong> second flush of<br />

growth emerges in summer and <strong>the</strong> new tips are yellow causing a dramatic<br />

contrast. 1’- 2’ $35.00<br />

P. mariana ‘Ericoides’ - Dense mound with attractive bluish-gray<br />

tinged foliage. Makes and ideal rock garden plant. Grows 1’ in 10<br />

years. 8”- 10” $15.00<br />

P. orientalis ‘Tom Thumb’ - Striking golden fingers of tight foliage<br />

point out from <strong>the</strong> center of this attractive layered globe. Extremely<br />

slow growing, compact plant. Grows 2” per year. 6”- 12” $35.00<br />

Website: www.whitneygardens.com • Brinnon, WA 98320 • Ph: (800) 952-2404 • Fx: (360) 796-3556<br />

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