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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 />
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