RARE AND UNUSUAL PLANTS

These are plants that are no longer in production for reasons beyond our control.   The legislation that has stopped the importation of seed and plant material means that we can no longer supply many of the rare plants as we did in past years.    We have tried all forms of propagation to reproduce the rare conifers we still have in our garden display i.e. cuttings, grafts and aerial layering to no avail.   If any reader in New Zealand, has seed available from  species listed below  we would be very interested.  sampson@conifers.co.nz

Abies   Actinostrobus  Afrocarpus  Callitris   Cedrus  Chamaecyparis Species A-L  

Chamaecyparis Obtusa  Chamaecyparis Species P-Z   Chamaecyparis Thyoides   Cryptomeria Japonica   

x Cupressocyparies   Cupressus Species   Ginkgo biloba   Juniperus   Larix Species 

Picea Species   Pinus Species   Podocarpus Species   Pseudotsuga Species 

Saxegothaea Species   Seqouia Sempervirens   Taxus Species   Thuja Occidentalis Species  

Thuja Orientalis Species   Tsuga Species 

Abies selections

Abies x bornmuelleriana - Turkey Fir. Native of north west and north Turkey. Some consider this to be a natural hybrid between A. nordmanniana and A. cephalonica. Some feel very close to Abies cilicica. No specific preferences given for this fir in sighting. A very vigorous tree with good height growth. 2 metres high x 1.7 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 5.   Not available this season.

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Abies bracteata - Bristlecone Fir.   Santa Lucia Fir.   Needs cool, moist mountain valleys - steep and rocky. Can stand arid sites completely dry in summer and wet in winter. Usually on rocky clay. Very handsome tree.  Essential to keep roots as dry and cool as possible in first summer, this will then be rewarded with great tree and good growth as proved here at our nursery. 2.5 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 7.  Please enquire.

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                   Abies concolor 'Compacta' -  This seems to be the only true dwarf among the Colorado firs.   It has an ultimate height and width of approximately 1 metre.  Leaves are silvery blue.   A fine little blue conifer not available often.   Very very slow growing.   A plant in our Nursery/Garden is 80 cm high x 70 cm wide in 18 years. Not available this season.

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Abies delavayi var. fabri - Originally thought to be Keteleeria. Now recognised as A. Fabri by Chinese Botanist. Likes long cold winters and short, cool, moist growing season. See Abies fabri.

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Abies delavayi var. forrestii - Native to the high mountains of North West Yunnan and North Burma. (Formerly Abies fargesii in our Catalogues) A hardy and attractive tree.   Cones dark purple before ripening.   Seems perfectly at home in our Nursery/garden.   Height in native habitat approx. 26 metres.   Height in our Nursery/Garden - 3 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years.   Conical as a young plant. Zone 7.                                                                          Not available this season.

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Abies durangensis - Durango Fir.   Native of Mexico.   Likes cool shady humid conditions.   Grows with Douglas fir and pines in mild areas.   Tree to to 40 metres high in native habitat. Zone 9. Not available this year.

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Abies durangensis var. coahuilensis - Coahuilan Fir.   Native of Mexico. Likes dense, cool, shady site.   Perhaps south facing.   No other cultivation notes available.   A large tree in time.  4 metres high x 3 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.   Not available this year.

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Abies fabri var. minensis - Native of an area to the north west of Sichuan province of China which is drier than where Abies fabri exists. The variety or ssp is more vigorous than the type. Rare in cultivation. Quite hardy.  Zone 7. Please enquire.

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Abies georgei var. sinensii - No further information available but the Fir was planted in our Nursery/Garden in 2000 and measured in 2003 had reached 90 cm high x 50 cm wide.  Not in Production.

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Abies kawakamii - Taiwan Fir.   Formosan Fir.   Endemic to Taiwan on the higher mountain slopes.   Usually on well drained sites.   Grows best on moist, well drained loam.   Interesting for its open crown and corky bark.   15 metres high in Native Habitat.   5 metres high x 2.6 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 6.

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Abies magnifica - California Red Fir.   Native of the mountains of Oregon & Nth California.   Likes the cooler wetter parts of country and grows in moist well-drained light soils on the dry side in summer and autumn.   Prefers a south facing site with cool root run.   Height growth not usually rapid but girth very rapid giving very sturdy trees.   Strikingly elegant & slender.   A tree of approx. 20 metres at maturity.   Zone 6.  Please enquire.

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Abies mariesii - Maries' Fir.   Native of the mountains of Japan.   Best in rich light soils, on the moist side.   One of the slowest growers.   Doing very well in our nursery/garden.   Very neat attractive habit.   Growth slow.   Tree to approx. 15 metres.   3.2 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.    Zone 6

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Abies nordmanniana 'Ambrolauri' - A name used for seedlings from a provenance in Central Caucasus.   Not a clone.   1 metre high x 1 metre wide in 7 years planted in our Nursery/Garden.   Not available this year.

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Abies nordmanniana x forrestii - 6 metres high x 6 metres wide at base in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   No other information available.

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Abies numidica - Algerian Fir.   Native to the mountains around Mount Barbor near the coast of Algeria.   Makes an attractive slow growing tree.  Zone 6.

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Abies sachalinensis - Sakhalin Fir.   Native of island just north of Japan. Flushes early so beware of spring frosts.   Growth rapid.  Tree to approx. 15 metres high in Native Habitat.   2 metres high x 1.8 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.     Zone 5.   Not available this season.

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Actinostrobus pyramidalis

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Updated 12-3-2005

Actinostrobus pyramidalis - Native of western Australia. Closely allied to Callitris. An erect pyramidal bush. Often found on salty sandy plains. Suitable only for mild climates. Up to 2 metres high. Zone 9. Out of Production.

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Afrocarpus falcatus

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Updated 16-3-2006

Afrocarpus falcatus - Native of South Africa. Still considered by some to be a member of the genus Podocarpus. Work in 1985 & 1987 by De Laubenfels & in 1988 by Page demonstrated that Afrocarpus is distinct from Podocarpus. Shade tolerant. Keeps leaves on stem up to 2/3 years. Adult height in Native habitat 20 to 60 metres. Please enquire.

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Callitris Species

Callitris canescens. (syn. morrisonii)  -  Morrison's Cypress Pine.  Native of S.W. Australia.  Grows in rocky places.  Shrub or small tree.  Please enquire

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Cedrus Species and Selections

Cedrus deodara 'Hollandia' - A small, tiny,  slow growing garden form with small needles.  Rare.   A further addition to our collection.   Please enquire.

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Chamaecyparis Species A-L

The Lawson Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'B.D. Edginton' - Rich golden yellow. An upright, compact specimen. Old variety. Does not burn. Pyramidal. 5 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 8.  No longer produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Blue Gem' - A lovely blue form of 'Ellwoodii'. Upright, compact, tidy bush. Needs very good drainage. 1.5 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years. Zone 6.   Subject to Cypress canker.   No longer produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Chingii' - Another good old variety. Yellow. Upright growth. Compact, pyramidal. 3 metres high in 10 years .Zone 6. Out of production.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Dutch Gold' - Bright golden yellow foliage. Neat and tidy. Upright pyramidal habit. Approx. 3 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 6.  No longer produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Golden King' - Creamy-yellow colour, upright growth. Popular for specimen planting. 3.5 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 6. No longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Gold Splash' - Small, upright. At its best in spring and summer. Best suited to semi sheltered and semi shaded position. 1.5 metres high x 80 cm wide in 10 years. Zone 6.   No Longer Produced.

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                 Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Lutea' - A beautiful golden lawson. 'Just another lawson' for the first 10 years then it starts to head upwards and produces a more weeping type of growth becoming a tall elegant garden specimen. Grow away from salt laden winds. This type of golden lawson is seen in many old gardens. (the same as the tree at The Ridges, Rata. North Island N.Z.) Columnar as the years roll on.   3.5 metres high x 1.8 metres wide in 10 years.     Zone 6.   Produced to order. 

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Lutea Nana' - Dwarf. Yellow foliage. Tight. Survives lower temperatures than most other yellow miniatures. Broadly conical dwarf. 40 - 50 cm high in 10 years. Zone 6.  No longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Spek' - Of Dutch origin. Thick strong foliage. Not quite as blue as 'Pembury Blue' but a very attractive cultivar. See 'Conifers for Your Garden' by Adrian Bloom. Conical to columnar. 5.5 metres high x 1.8 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 5.  No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Tamariscifolia' - Starts life with irregular growth but soon forms its true shape. A conifer of beauty and at its best in a large rockery. A rounded shrub with a depression in the centre. 70 cm high x 1.2 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 5.  No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Triomf van Boskoop' - A highly commendable, green to grey cultivar that has been about for 100 years. Soft to touch. Conical. 6 metres high x 3.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 6. No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Versicolor' - Yellow green colour. Valuable for floral work. A broadly pyramidal conifer. 5 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 5.

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Chamaecyparis obtusa species

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' - Fernspray Cypress. Graceful arching form. Can be grown open and therefore larger or with regular pruning it becomes a very attractive small bush.2.5 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 4. No longer in production.

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Chamaecyparis Species

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Evening Glow' - A sport from Cham. pis. 'Squarrosa Dumosa' Delicate lacy foliage. Greenish lemon in summer deepening to a lovely 'evening glow' gold during the colder weather. Forms a small pyramid. Needs full sun all year for best colour. Ideal for the smaller garden or rockery. 2 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 4.  No longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa' - Well furnished conical large bush or small tree. 3 - 4 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 4.  No longer  Produced.

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Albopicta' - Speckled with small patches of creamy white foliage.  Needs to be planted where it can be viewed at close range to appreciate the colour.  Stands wind.  Upright bush.  2 metres high x 1 metres wide in 10 year in our Nursery/Gardens.  Zone 4.  No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Aurea' - Medium growth rate, hardy for windy areas.  Useful as hedge.  Bright golden yellow.  Broad conical habit.  3 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years.  Zone 4.  No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Rogersii' - Golden yellow turning bronze in winter.  Sunny position for best colour.  Wind hardy.  Cone shaped habit. 1.3 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 4.

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa' - Soft feathery blue grey foliage. Can be kept trimmed quite easily.  Quite fast growth.  3 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 4.

 

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa Dumosa' - Delicate lacy foliage.  Green in summer.  Brown in winter.  Forms a broad pyramid form.  2 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 4.

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa Intermedia' - A lovely fine feathery blue foliage. Unless intensive trimming is carried out regularly this plant quickly changes to adult foliage and is no longer the lovely garden specimen it should be. If this plant is trimmed as we do, it would be 70 cm both ways in 10 years. Zone 4. No longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Strathmore' - This is a loose-growing conifer that looks at first glance more like a Golden Lawson, only after feeling the raspy foliage one confirms the species. It is a wind hardy bright golden garden plant approximately as wide as it is high with no disease problems. 1.5 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years.   No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis thyoides

Chamaecyparis thyoides - Atlantic White Cedar. The species. Plain green. Foliage threadlike. Noted for its hardiness. In North America it is considered good in marshy, swampy ground but our experience shows that does not appear to be true in Taranaki with a high rainfall. All of the following cultivars can be lost during warm autumn rains if not on a very well drained site, or in a very dry climate. Pyramidal shape. 2 metres high x 1.2 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 3.  Not available this season.

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Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Andelyensis Nana' - Bluish green in summer. This plant in our garden has several leaders and turns a lovely plum purple in winter. Cold hardy & wind hardy. Columnar. 1.7 metres high x 85 cm wide in 10 years. Zone 3.  No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Ericoides' - Upright habit, more suitable to cool climates where it is more compact. Turns plum purple in winter. Reasonably quick growing. 2 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years. Zone 3.  No Longer Produced.

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Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Ericoides Red Star' - According to Welch, 1992 this name is incorrect - see Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Rubicon'.

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Cryptomeria japonica

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis' - Curiously twisted leaves not unlike a corkscrew.  An excellent cone shaped ornamental shrub.  Stands all extremes of growing conditions but especially good in high rainfall areas that are well drained.  Conical shape. Medium growth rate.  2 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.    Zone 5.  Produced to order.  

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x Cupressocyparis

x Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Ferndown' - Formerly called Stapehill 21. 'Ferndown' is a leylandii hybrid showing considerable promise in trials at F.R.I. Rangiora. 7 metres high x 4 metres wide in10 years in our Nursery/Garden.      Produced to order.

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x Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Rua' - (Cupressus macrocarpa x Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) - A N.Z. raised cultivar.  Typical leylandii form distinguished by it's flattened type leaf spray.  If enough were propagated at any one time this cultivar could be used as a shelter line also.  Free draining situation necessary.  7 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 7.

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x Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Silver Dust' - (syn. Gold Dust) (Cupressus macrocarpa x Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) - A sport from 'Leighton's Green'.  Salt wind hardy tree of rapid growth rate.  Creamy white colour in patches throughout tree.  Needs a free draining site.  6 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 7.  Produced to order.

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x Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Stapehill' - (Cupressus macrocarpa x Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)    Not very much is known about this clone of macrocarpa x lawsoniana parentage except it may prefer slightly wetter ground conditions than the leylandii clones.   A similar growth rate to other 'x Cup. ley. clones' Approx 10 year height 7 metres.   (If more than 1 plant is required of the above shelter line, but less than 50, please enquire for a special price). 

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x Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Superl' - (Cupressus macrocarpa x Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)   x Cup. ley.'Superl' is a hybrid showing considerable promise in trials at F.R.I. Rangiora.  7 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years. (If more than 1 plant is required of the above shelter line, but less than 50, please enquire for a special price). 

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x Cupressocyparis notabilis - (Cupressus glabra x Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) A nice weeping tree for a large garden or a Shelter Line.  Blue grey colour.  Fast growth rate.  Only moderately salt wind resistant.  A natural hybrid.  Origin Forest Research Institute.  Clone 850/329.  (Was called Arilosa for a short time but this is incorrect).  6 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.    

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Cupressus Species and Selections

Cupressus bakeri - A species native to Northern California.  A tree up to 8 metres approximately.  6 metres high x 4.5 metres wide at base in our Nursery/Garden in 10 years.   Zone 6.  

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Cupressus corneyana - Bhutan Cypress, Mr. Corney's Cypress.(per Rushforth, 1987)  Native of central west Bhutan.  The cuttings for this plant came from the Eastwoodhill collection with the compliments of Garry Clapperton.  See also under Cupressus torulosa 'Corneyana' (According to Welch this was not and never has been a cultivar name).   Foliage very blue and very similar to Cupressus cashmeriana in its weeping habit when young.  At the age of 5 years the tree is more open and very weeping.  Foliage and branchlet ends now grey green, string-like and not really like the Cup. cashmeriana.  Must be sheltered from cold and salt winds.  A tree to 40 metres in Native Habitat. 6 metres high x 6 metres wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden.    

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Cupressus darjeelingensis - (per Silba) Seed from Schumacher in U.S.A. labelled as Cup. cashmeriana.  Identified as this in 1994 and 1995.  Very fast growing.  Seedlings very variable.  We kept several plants and made a selection. Our selection shows foliage colour is green and tree is very narrow and weeping. Fast growing.  3.5 metres high x 3 metres wide in 4 years. No longer in Production.

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Cupressus duclouxiana - Native of Yunnan China.  Will suffer damage in severe winters in milder climates.  Closely allied to Cupressus sempervirens but more slender branchlets and very small bright bluish-green leaves.  From Lijane Monastery.  3.5 metres high x 2 metres wide in 8 years in our Nursery/Garden.     Zone 8.  Produced to order.

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Cupressus dupreziana - Native of Algeria.  The Saharan Cypress.  This tree is restricted to a very dry mountain region in the Sahara desert in South east Algeria.  Grows in a part of Algeria where rainfall is minimal.  Very tolerant of drought conditions.  Only a small number of old trees are still alive in the wild with little or no natural regeneration. I t appears to be a relic population from earlier times when the Sahara was not so arid.  It is uncommon in cultivation but can be separated from Italian cypress by the flecks of resin on the leaves.  Produced to order.

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Cupressus glabra 'Blue Beauty' - A cultivar from South Island, New Zealand.  A very good blue, very fast growing.  Could be used in quantity as shelter or as a single garden specimen.  Graceful.  Conical. 6 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.      

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Cupressus glabra 'Blue Pyramid' - Blue-grey foliage, upright weeping habit. Will stand some wind but not severe salt wind.  5 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.     Zone 7.

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Cupressus glabra 'Silver Smoke' - Blue grey, narrow to medium width, fast growing tree with open branch habit, tips weeping.  3 - 4 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.     Zone 7.   Produced to order.

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Cupressus goveniana var. pygmaea -  Mendocino Cypress.  Differing from the type mainly in the vigorous growth.  Therefore with a misleading name.  It is an ecological dwarf, or at most a minor variant.  On good soil a large tree, on poor salt laden soil quite small.  Zone 7.

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Cupressus guadalupensis - Guadalupe Cypress.  Restricted to Guadalupe Island off coast of Baja, California, Mexico.  Bark reddish brown or cherry red. Rare.  A tree with broad, dome-shaped crown.  It is extremely uncommon in cultivation.   6 metres high x 3.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.    Zone 9.  Produced to order.

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Cupressus guadalupensis var. forbesii - Tecate Cypress. Also known as Cupressus forbesii.  Native of the mountains of San Diego and California to Mexico.  A small tree.   Also uncommon in cultivation.  Zone 8

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Cupressus himalaica - No Description yet.

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Cupressus lusitanica var. benthamii - Very strange seedling we selected and planted.  Congested foliage, haphazardly arranged in a spreading heap. Mounded in the middle.  Very different.  Foliage light green with purple-brown stems.  85 cm high x 2.8 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.      Produced to order.

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Cupressus lusitanica 'Torbay Cascade' - A new selection found in New Plymouth. No description as yet.  Produced to order.

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Cupressus macnabiana - From dry slopes of California.  Closely related to bakerii. Multi-stemmed.  Bushy conical shrub sometimes small tree.  The foliage is a most beautiful blue.   Our tree seems to have been affected by wind - it has lost its top.   It is therefore wider than high with no conical appearance.   3 metres high x 4 metres wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 8.  No longer Produced.

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Cupressus sargentii - Sargent Cypressus.  Native of coastal California.  Tree-like or bushy usually with central leader.  Sometimes conical.  4.5 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9. (Seed from Santa Barbara/Silba)

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Cupressus sempervirens 'Gold Rocket' - Same as Cup. semp. 'Swanes Golden' in all respects but a more intense pale gold at certain times of the year. We have decided not to carry this line as it is too confusing - most cannot distinguish this plant from Cup. semp. 'Swanes Golden' . 2.5 metres high x 40 cm wide in 10 years. No longer produced.

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Cupressus sempervirens 'Stricta' - These plants grown from a selected seedling.  An erect growing tall columnar specimen.  Tall and columnar.  Approx. 3 to 4 metres high x 60 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 7.   No longer produced.

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Ginkgo biloba 'Snow Flake' - A variegated form. Ideal for a shady or semi-shady spot. Production underway soon. No further information available yet.    Produced to order.

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Juniperus species

Juniperus californica - A tree or large shrub. Found throughout California and in south Nevada, western Arizona in scattered localities. Only suited to hot dry climates.

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Juniperus chinensis 'Mountbatten' - Mountbatten Juniper.  Named by consent of Lord Mountbatten during a visit to Toronto.  Symmetrical, upright with blue-grey green foliage.  Very hardy and will stand salt wind.  Quite fast growing.  4 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 3.

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Juniperus chinensis 'Plumosa Albovariegata' - Formerly Juniperus x media 'Plumosa Albovariegata'.  Upright, spreading vase shaped habit.  Well drained soil essential.  Can be pruned to shape.  Very wind hardy.  Liberally peppered with small creamy-white variegation.  90 cm high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Produced to order.

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Juniperus chinensis 'Silver Shower' - A variegated sport of 'Spartan'. Silver and green foliage. Upright and pyramidal. Not wind hardy. Plant in shade or semi-shade. 2.5 metres high x 70 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Produced to order.

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Juniperus communis 'McKay's Weeper' - A grey-green semi ground cover. Too soon to give accurate measurements but in 4 years this plant is 50 cm high x 1 metre wide.  Zone 2.

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Juniperus communis 'Silver Lining' - Ground cover.  Prostrate spreading habit. Silvery grey appearance.  Needs very dry conditions.  Can prune to any shape. Very hardy.  1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 2.

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Juniperus conferta - Sand Juniper.  Shore Juniper.  Excellent fast ground cover, does an excellent job with speed.  Survives coastal conditions as well as growing well elsewhere.  30 cm high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. .

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Juniperus flaccida - Mexican Weeping Juniper.  Native of Mexican Mountains. Is growing in Central North Island N.Z.  Has very nice foliage, slightly raspy.   5 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 8. Produced to order.

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Juniperus gaussenii - Native of Yunnan.  Closely related to the Juniperus chinensis.  Very little is known about this plant.  A tree to 8 m in native habitat. As we grew the parent plant from imported seed we are keeping it listed separate for now until more is known to us about it.  In recent literature it is listed under chinensis but our plant is very different.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' - A beautiful compact blue ground cover. Medium growth rate.  25 cm high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Produced to order.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Horizon' - A very flat ground cover.  A creeping plant that stays flat, never mounding up in the centre as 'Wiltonii' can.  Similar to 'Wiltonii'.  Likes very dry well drained site.  12 cm high x 70 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Produced to order.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Douglasii' - Waukegan Juniper.  A rich grey-green ground cover which changes colour in winter to a soft mauve.  This plant grows naturally in sand dunes where it buries itself leaving only the branchlets showing. This suggests a very well drained site would be suitable but it will grow in other areas just as successfully.  25 cm high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 4. Produced to order.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Jade Spreader' - Very similar to 'Emerald Spreader'. Slightly different green.   20 cm high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Turquoise Spreader' - Blue, flat, ground cover, with compact habit.  25 cm high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. No longer Produced.

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Juniperus horizontalis 'Webberii' - Grey-blue, very compact, flat, ground cover.  20 cm high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus x media 'Milky Way' - Similar to Juniperus x media 'Pfitzeriana' with white flecks in foliage.  The flecks not very dominant.  Broad spreading habit.  Vigorous.  1 metre high x 3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  No longer produced.

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Juniperus x media 'Winter Gold' - Very similar to Juniperus x media 'Gold Coast'.  May have brighter winter colour.  No juvenile foliage as Juniperus x media 'Dandelight' has.  Not as bright in winter.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus occidentalis - Western Juniper.  Native of Western North America (British Columbia to California).  Medium tree with straight stem.  Stands dry conditions.  Is very hardy to cold.  2.5 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Annual growth rate 20 cm. Zone 7. Produced to order.

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Juniperus oxycedrus - Prickly Juniper.  Native to southern Europe, the Caucasus and Iraq.  Needs a warm summer climate.  This is a tree to 15 metres or a shrub.   Z9

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Juniperus pinchotii - Native of Texas USA.  Likes dry gravelly slopes.  Shrub or small tree with fruit ripening bright red.  Growth rate unknown.Maximum height 6 metres.  Zone 8.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus rigida - Needle Juniper.  An interesting Conifer with a graceful drooping habit.  Unbelievably sharp needles.  Spring growth a buff colour.  Prune to desired shape.  2 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. . Zone 6.   Produced to order.

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Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia' - Growth low to the ground, with upturned tips. Rich mid green in colour and of rugged constitution.  50 cm high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 4. No longer Produced.

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Juniperus sabina 'Blue Danube' - Of Austrian origin.  Broad low habit.  Light grey blue.   Holds its branch tips upwards at a 30° angle.  30 cm high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 4. No longer Produced.

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Juniperus sabina 'Variegata' - Branches procumbent.  Slow growing.  Leaves glaucous.  A low mat-like spreading shrub.  20 cm high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  No longer Produced.

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Juniperus scopulorum - Rocky Mountain Juniper.  Native of North America. Often multi-stemmed.  Grows best on dry rocky outcrops.  1.6 metres high x 50 cm wide in 5 years.  Zone 3. No longer Produced.

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Colorado Green' - Also known as Juniperus scopulorum 'Cologreen'.  Erect, upright, narrow.  3 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 3.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Moffattii' - Blue-grey.  Fine foliage.  Upright and narrow.  3 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 3. No Longer Produced.

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Pathfinder' - Blue-grey.  Upright, erect.  2.5 metres high x 80 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 3.  No longer Produced.

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Springbank' - Fine silvery blue foliage.  Graceful open texture.  3 metres high x 1.3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 3.  No longer Produced.

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Table Top Blue' - Very blue.  Dense, upward semi spreading, flat topped shrub.  2.5 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 3.   Not available this season.

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Juniperus scopulorum 'Welchii' - Grey-green.  Very similar to 'Moffettii' in shape.  Upright, conical.  3.5 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 3.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii' - Native of North America.  Blue-green turning purple in winter.  Narrow pyramid. Can be trimmed.  3.3 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 9.  No longer produced.

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Juniperus virginiana 'Glauca' - Silver Cedar.   Best grown in fully exposed position.   Attractively informal open habit.   Easily trimmed if desired.   3.5 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.    Zone 9.

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Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl' - A low spreading plant similar to Juniperus virginiana 'Blue Cloud'.  45 cm high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.  No Longer Produced.

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Juniperus virginiana 'Hillii' - Steel blue foliage in summer, turning purple in winter.  Upright, dense, columnar growth.  3.5 metres high x 1.8 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.   No longer Produced.

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Juniperus virginiana 'Silver Spreader' - Very useful in most gardens. Spreading and rather low ground cover.  Very reliable 'no problem' plant.  50 cm high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.  Not available this season.

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Larix species

Larix decidua 'Wakanui' - A dwarf Larch found in New Zealand.  Description at a later date.   Both our stock plants died.   We will try to graft onto more suitable stock.   Please enquire.

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Larix potaninii - Potanin Larch.  Chinese Larch.  Native of Gansu and North west Sichuan province.  Up to 50 metres in natural habitat - smaller in cultivation. Zone 7.  Total crop lost.  No longer Produced.

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Picea species

Picea abies 'Aurea Magnifica' - Lower and wider than Picea abies 'Aurea'. Occasionally shrubby, branches and twigs rather horizontal; needles bright golden-yellow turning deeper orange-yellow in autumn to winter sometimes yellowish-green in winter.  No further information as yet.   Please enquire.

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Picea breweriana - Brewer's Weeping Spruce, Siskiyou Spruce.  Grows on dry, gravelly soil in deep ravines in high altitudes in its native habitat.  A large tree.  Very very slow growing when young.  Choose a very dry site.  Zone 5.  We have given up on trying to grow these from seed, it has not been successful.  The future may see scion wood offered that we can start a grafting programme.  In the meantime we suggest you decide on another conifer more suitable to the New Zealand climate. No longer in Production.

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Picea glauca - (syn. alba) White Spruce.  Canadian Spruce.  Native of North America.  Stands coastal winds better than some Spruces.  Tolerant of strong wind.  Prefers moist gravely soil.  Will grow where soil is frozen down to 1 metre.  Will stand shade when young.  2 metres high x 80 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.    Zone 2.  No longer produced.

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Picea glauca var. albertiana - Albert White Spruce.  Western form of White Spruce.  Second tallest spruce after sitchensis.  Narrow crown. 1 .2 metres high x 75 cm wide in 5 years  Zone 2. No longer Produced.

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Picea glauca var. canadensis - A specific seed source. No longer produced.

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Picea glauca var. densata - Now known as Picea glauca 'Densata'. 

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Picea glauca 'Densata' - Black Hills White Spruce.  Slow growing.  Leaves light green to bluish-green.  Compact & dense.   Either symmetrical or a round shape.  1 metre high x 75 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 2.   Not available this season.

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Picea mariana - (syn. Picea nigra) Black Spruce.  Native of North America. Similar to Picea rubens but has blue-green foliage and small abundant cones which can persist up to 30 years.  More northerly habitat than Picea rubens in swamps and bogs, but sometimes in drier places such as stony slopes.  Has a narrowly conical crown frequently irregular.  Hardy and very attractive as young tree.  Easily cultivated, thrives in cold. "Spruce beer" is made in Newfoundland by boiling branches in water.  Growth rate unknown.  Rarely over 20 m high.  Zone 2.

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Picea obovata - Siberian Spruce. This is now treated as a sub-species of Picea abies. Tree to 35 metres in natural habitat. Makes a small tree in cultivation. May be damaged by late spring frosts. Needs a very cold winter climate. Zone 2.  No longer Produced.

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Picea pungens - Native to scattered localities in the southern Rocky Mountains from Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado.  The Colorado Spruce.  Populations of this conifer are found with either green or blue foliage.  This has been known as Picea pungens glauca.  The blue selections seem to suffer from aphids and from the natural tendency of the leaves to become less glaucous as they age.  Unless the tree is growing vigorously, the strong blue outer foliage contrasts badly with the red-brown bare branches of the inner crown.  Despite these drawbacks, the blue selections make very attractive plants, at least when young. They have to be grafted and take several years to get established and start to make good growth.

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Picea rubens - American Red Spruce.  Formerly known as rubra.  Native of North East America.  Grass green needles.  Red cones.  Very tolerant of shade.  A long lived species.  Slender and conical.  Quite distinct with small cones and fine wiry yellow-green foliage.  Uncommon in cultivation but makes a good garden subject as it will not take over an area too quickly.  At 500 metres altitude in Taranaki, growth is 1.3 metres high x 70 cm wide in 10 years.  Tree to 25 metres in Native habitat, but very slow growing in our area.  Zone 3.  Not in production.

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Picea spinulosa - Native of Sikkim, East Himalaya and Bhutan.  A very rare tree. Similar to Picea smithiana.  Foliage resembling Picea sitchensis.  Attractive habit of growth.  Pendulous.  Doing very well in Taranaki.   2.5 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 7. No Longer Produced.

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Pinus species 

Pinus albicaulis - Whitebark Pine.  2 needles.  Best at high altitude, 1500 to 1600 metres.  Native of the west coast of North America, from British Columbia to California.  Dry climate most suitable.  Winter hardy.  A small shrubby pine not common in cultivation.  Very slow growing.  Seldom to 10 metres.  Zone 4.  Not available this season.

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Pinus apulcensis - Apulco Pine. 5 - 6 needles.  Native of Mexico.  Formerly listed as Pinus pseudostrobus var. apulcensis.  A very fine pine.  Branches long horizontal to drooping. Young trees have ascending branches.  Grows on lower slopes of mountains with 100 - 150 cm rainfall annually.  Likes sandy to clay soils with occasional frosts.  7 metres high x 5 metres wide in 10 years.  Zone 9.  Not available this season.

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Pinus arizonica var. cooperii  - Ornelas Pine.   5 needles but sometimes 3 or 4.  Previously known as Pinus cooperii var. ornelasii.   Native of Mexico.  Needles dark green and 10 to 20 cm long.  A very tough looking pine.  4 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 7.  Not available this season.

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Pinus attenuata - Knobcone Pine.  3 needles.  Native to California.  Best in light loamy soils.  Not a very large tree.  Very drought resistant.  Closely related to radiata.  No timber value.  3 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years.  Zone 7. Not available this season.  

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Pinus ayacahuiti var. veitchii - Native of Central Mexico.  Prefers moist well drained loamy soil.  A decorative tree.  Considered a regional variant with larger cones & seeds.  4 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 7.  Not available this season.

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Pinus bhutanica - Eastern Himalayan Pine.   Bhutan Pine.   5 needles. Native of Bhutan.  This tree has only recently been described and introduced. Closely related to the Blue pine, Pinus wallichiana.  Weeping branches and needles.  Favours a wetter climate than P. wallichiana.   In the Himalayan habitat has been found growing up to 3,000 metres above sea level.   A most attractive addition for a garden.   25 metres tall in native habitat.   8 metres high x 6 metres wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.  Not available this season.

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Pinus caribaea - Caribbean Pine.   3 needles sometimes more.  Native of Western Cuba and Island of Pines in the Caribbean.  A slender tree, 10 to 45 metres tall in native habitat.  9 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years.  Zone 10. Not available this season.

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Pinus cembra - Swiss Stone Pine.  Arolla Pine.  5 needles. Native of Middle European Alps, Carpathian Mountains.  Neat and fully clothed.  Seeds edible.  Best on light well drained soils and in mountains and valleys.  This is slow in our Garden but looking good.  Conical shape furnished to ground. 70 cm high x 40 cm wide in 10 years (1.6 metres high x 1 metre wide in 18 years).  Zone 5.  Not available this season.

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Pinus cembroides - Mexican Pinyon Pine.   2 or 3 needles.  Native of S. West U.S.A. and North Mexico.  A tree to 5 to 8 metres.  Bark silvery grey, shoots orange - brown.  A very rare Pine.  Slow Tree 5 to 8 metres high.  2 metres high x 2 metres wide in 7 years in our Nursery/Garden.    Zone 7. Not available this season.

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Pinus contorta - Considered a weed in New Zealand.   No longer produced.

Pinus culminicola - Potosi Pinyon Pine.   5 needles.  Native of Mexico.  Grows at elevations up to 3600 metres in native habitat.  Known on one mountain, Cerro Potosi.  This is a shrub like pine of 40 cm high x 2 metre wide in 10 years.  It is growing very well in our Nursery/Garden.  Rare.   Zone 6.   Not available this season.

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Pinus devoniana - Michoacan pine.   5 or 6 needles.   Native of Central and Southern Mexico.   Formerly called Pinus michoacana.   Needles the longest of any pine species.   It also has remarkable cones.   The Michoacan pine is related to the Hartweg pine.   Zone 9.   Not available this season.

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Pinus echinata - Short Leafed Pine.   2 needles usually.   Native of Long Island, New York to Texas, Florida and Georgia.   Occupies large areas of Coastal Plain.   Cones prickly.   5 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 7.   Not available this season.

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Pinus eldarica - Eilar Pine.   2 - 3 needles.   Considered as a syn. of Pinus brutia.   Also known as Pinus halepensis var. eldarica and Pinus brutia var. eldarica.   Native of eastern Russia.   Found in one locality only, east Georgia, over an area of less than 300 acres.   We have observed that this Pine is very salt wind hardy planted in an exposed site in our Nursery/Garden.   2.2 metres high x 1.4 metres wide in 4 years. Zone 8 - 9.  Not available this season.

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Pinus elliotii - Slash Pine.   2 or 3 needles.   Native of S. East U.S.A.   Needles 45+ cm long.   Fast growing.   6 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.   Not available this season.

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Pinus flexilis - Limber Pine.   5 needles.   Native of Rocky Mountains, USA. Needs light well drained loamy soil, occurs frequently in dry, rocky positions.   A large tree in time but not an extremely fast grower.   Can endure great cold.   3 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 4.

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Pinus gerardiana - Chilgoza Pine.  Gerard Pine.  3 needles.  Native of the mountains of Afghanistan, parts of Pakistan and scattered dry inner valleys of northern Himalayas.  Closely related to Pinus bungeana.  Stands considerable cold and drought in the wild.  Very rare indeed.  Slow growing but hardy to cold. Zone 7.   Not available this season.

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Pinus halepensis - Aleppo Pine, Jerusalem Pine.   2 needles.   Mediterranean native.  Very distinctive shiny reddish cones.  Has outstanding ability to withstand drought.  Used for control of erosion in exposed coastal areas.  We are trialling this pine in an exposed salt wind situation and so far it looks very promising.   Much sort after as a pine of remembrance - the lone pine of Gallipoli - world war one. 4.5 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 8 - 9.

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Pinus heldreichii var. leucodermis - Now known as Pinus leucodermis.

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Pinus herrerai - Herrera Pine.    3 needles.   Related to Pinus teocote from highlands of Mexico.   It differs however in the longer, soft, very slender and more flexible needles - 11 to 20 cm long.   Suitable only for mild areas.   We notice salt burn on our coastal site.   6 metres high x 5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 10.   Not available this season.

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Pinus johannis -   John's pine.   3 needles.   A resinous, shrubby Pinyon, of  3 to 4 metres high.   Grows with Pinus cembroides but has a different habit.   Occurs in calcareous sites in Zacatecas State, Mexico at 2,700 metres altitude.   Subject to frosts in some areas.    2 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.    Not available this season.

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Pinus koraiensis - Korean Pine.   5 needles.   Native of Korea.   Also Manchuria, Pacific Russia and found high on the mountains of the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku.  Valuable timber and provides edible nuts.   Slow growing when young.  Prefers a cool moist climate.  Attractive when young.   Foliage similar to Pinus cembra.   Worth planting more.   4 metres high x 3.5 metres wide in 10 years.  Zone 3.  Not available this season.

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Pinus lambertiana - Sugar Pine.  5 needles.   Native of West North America. Most majestic and largest of all pines.  Best on light, good moist loams.  Produces sugary exudates from bark.  Large cones.  A tree in our garden measures 1.6 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 7.    Not available this season.

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Pinus lawsonii - Lawson Pine.  3-4 or 5 needles.  Native of sub-tropical South Mexico.  A large tree from temperate and warmer zones, with most rainfall in summer.  Rainfall is 60 - 150 cm per year.  Winter months dry.  6 metres high x 5 metres wide in 10 years.  Zone 9.  Not available this season.

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Pinus leiophylla - Smooth Leaved Pine.   5 needles.   Native of Mexico.  Best in temperate warmer climates on deep well drained soils with annual rainfall of 60 to 100 cm.   Can stand temperature dropping to freezing in winter months.  Tree to 30 metres in natural habitat.   Felled trees usually produce coppice shoots.  9 metres high x 8 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 7.   Not available this season.

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Pinus leucodermis - Bosnian Redcone Pine.   2 needles.   Formerly known as Pinus heldreichii var. leucodermis.   Native of Balkan Peninsula, Albania and Greece.   Likes dry gravely soil.   A distinct and handsome tree of dark green foliage and striking white shoots.   Makes a perfect very neat conical shape.   Cobalt blue cones.   Very cold hardy.   This pine is slow growing.   Ideal for the average garden.   1.5 metres high x 1.3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 6.   Not available this season.

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Pinus monophylla - Single leafed pinyon.  One Needle Nut Pine.  Formerly Pinus cembroides var. monophylla.  Very slow growing.  Adds great interest to any garden even a small one.  The single leaf is actually two leaves growing as one. Doing well in our garden in an area of low fertility.  Needs very little water and no fertiliser.  Conical shape.  1.9 metres high x 1.3 metres wide in 15 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.   Not available this season.

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Pinus montezumae - A seedling mutation much like a bundle of long grass. 4 to 5 needles which are 25 cm long.  Found amongst Pinus montezumae seedlings at Cedar Lodge.  A mid green colour held in tufts on the ends of short stubby branches which themselves are 15 cm long.  60 cm high x 1 metres wide in 8 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Not available this season.

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Pinus muricata 'Cappuccino' - A spectacular cultivar of the Bishop Pine, discovered in a batch of blue muricata seedlings at our Nursery.  All the new season needle growth emerges a bright lemon-yellow.  Best colour displayed in the months of November-December, fading out quickly to the normal grey blue of the 'Blue Muricata'.   Responds well to trimming which is desirable to maintain shape and size so true beauty can be appreciated.  Without trimming would be 5 metres high x 3 metres wide in 8 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 8.

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Pinus muricata 'Matangi' - Another selection by Cedar Lodge.  This one chosen for the outstanding blue colour.  Growth rate same as Pinus muricata (Blue Strain) listed above.  

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Pinus nubicola - 5 or 6 needles (occasionally 7).   Native of ranges from southern Mexico into Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras.    Grows at 1800 to 2400 metres altitude on cool, moist mountain slopes.   On these slopes annual rainfall averages 100 to 150 cm with a dry season from Dec. to April.   Young trees have an open pyramidal crown with young branches in evenly spaced whorls.   The needles are 30 cm long and very drooping.  A very attractive pine.  Noted here, it does not seem to be unduly affected by salt laden wind.  4.5 metres high x 5 metres wide at base in 6 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Not available this season.

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Pinus oocarpa - Egg-Cone Pine.   5 needles (sometimes 3 or 4).   Native of Mexico from Chihuahua to the southern border and in Guatemala.   A descriptively-named tropical species with foliage similar to Pinus patula.   9 metres high x 7 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.  Not available this season.

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Pinus palustris - Longleaf or Florida Pine.  3 needles.  Native of Coastal plain of U.S.A.  Requires warm, humid climate and moist soil.  Timber very hard, strong tough and durable.  Stays in the grass stage for 2 to 3 years then gets away. Withstands temperatures down to minus 13 degrees Celsius.  5 metres high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 8-9.   Sold out this season.

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Pinus patula 'Cascade' - A new introduction to our Nursery - yet to be evaluated. 

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Pinus patula 'Dragon Eye' - A new introduction to our Nursery yet to be evaluated.  Weeping gold needles make this a handsome tree for any garden.  Protect from wind.   Approx. height  3 metres - our information did not say how long it takes to get to 3 metres.  Not available this season.

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Pinus peuce - Balkin Pine.   Macedonian Pine.    5 needles.   Native of Yugoslavia.   Grows between 270 and 670 metres above sea level on grassy slopes.   Very attractive extremely sturdy tree of uniform growth.   Very cold hardy.   Grows in light loams.   A smaller slower pine ideal for any garden.   Stands temperatures down to minus 30 degrees C.   Zone 5.

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Pinus pityusa - From Western India.  2 needles.  Rare species close to Pinus brutia. Now known as Pinus brutia var. pityusa.  Likes semi arid climate. Zone 8 - 9.  This pine is growing so well in our garden.   It is attractive with its fine foliage measuring 6 metres high x 8 metres wide in 6 years in our Nursery/Garden.  It is exposed to strong salt laden winds but shows no sign of damage.   Not available this season.

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Pinus pseudostrobus - False Weymouth Pine.   Smoothbark Pine. White Bark Pine.   5 needles.   Native of Southern Mexico.   One of Mexico's finest pines.   Stout sinuous branches.   Likes rainfall average of 80 - 150 cm, can stand frosts in winter.   Patula-like leaves.   Growing well in our Nursery/Garden and on slopes of Mt Egmont - rainfall 250 cm.   6 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 9. Not available this season.

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Pinus pumila - Japanese Stone Pine.    Dwarf Siberian Pine.   5 needles. Native of Northwest Asia, north almost to the Arctic Ocean, east to Bering Seas, west to north Mongolia and south to Korea and central Honshu.   A shrubby thicket-forming plant in the south, where restricted to high elevations, near to snow-line.   Formerly thought to be related to P. cembra but probably nearer to P. parviflora.   An excellent rock garden plant.   A very small tree, or bush.  we planted one in the year 2000 - it has reached the majestic size of 10 cm high x 10 cm wide in 3 season.   Zone 5.  Not available this season.

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Pinus resinosa - Norway Pine.  American Red Pine.   2 needles.   Native of Southern Canada.   Sturdy tree with large dense brushes of dark foliage on stout branches.  Best on sandy or gravely soils.  Dislikes shade.  Conical shape.  Zone 2.  Not available this season.

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Pinus rudis - Endlicher Pine.   Native of Mexico.   Considered by some to be a variant of Pinus montezumae.   Seems to grow best under cool to cold temperate conditions.   Likes moist well drained sites.   Can withstand temperatures below freezing with snow and sleet.   Doing well in our garden.  5 metres high x 4.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden. Zone 7. Not available this season.

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Pinus rzedowskii - Rzedowsk Pine.  3 to 4 needles.  Native of Mexico.  Very rare.  A medium sized tree when young.  Habitat is steep rocky lime stone soils, the pines in some cases growing between boulders but these were not doing quite so well.  Pyramidal.  5.5 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Not available this season.

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Pinus sabineana - Digger Pine.   3 needles.  (Maybe also P. sabiniana)      Native of California.   Straight and slender and growing rapidly when young.   Likes well drained light loamy soils on dry hills.  Seeds edible.   At our nursery/garden growing well and is 6 metres high x 4.5 metres wide in 10 years.   Zone 8

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Pinus strobus var. chiapensis - Chiapas Pine.   5 needles.   Native of Eastern and Southern Mexico to Guatamala, at altitudes from 500 - 2250 metres.  Likes moist, well drained, sandy clay and moist humid atmosphere.  (Seed from Oregon.)  7 metres high x 5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 10.   Not available this season.

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Pinus sylvestris - (Blue Form) Gevaudan (France) strain.   Description much as Pinus sylvestris.   Not too large for average gardens in its younger years.  Similar growth rate to Pinus sylvestris.  2.5 metres high x 2.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 2.   Not available this season.

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Pinus sylvestris var. rhodopaea - From the lowlands and foothills of Central Europe. Habit variable, trunk often crooked, with a broad rounded crown.  3.5 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years. Please enquire.

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Pinus szemaoensis - Not now distinguished within Pinus insularis.  Pinus insularis can also be confused with Pinus Kesiya or the Khasi pine.  All seem to be related to the Yunnan pine.  All are very attractive trees with long needles.  Zone 9. Not available this season.

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Pinus tabulaeformis - Chinese Red Pine.  2 - 3 needles.  Native to mountains of Central and West China and at lower levels in North China and Korea.  Often confused with Pinus thunbergii and Pinus densiflora.  Grows in semi-arid parts of China.  5 metres high x 4.5 metres wide in 10 years. Zone 10. Not available this season.

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Pinus tecumumanii -   3 (4 or 5) needles.   Native of Northern Guatamala.  Formerly called Pinus patula var. tecumumanii.  A rare form closely related to Pinus patula.  Does not have the weeping needles of Pinus patula.  Needles can be burnt with salt wind.  8 metres high x 6 metres wide in 6 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Zone 8.  Not available this season.

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Pinus taeda - Loblolly Pine.   3 needles.   Important timber tree in South U.S.A.   Better than most pines for slightly wet depressions.  Will do well on dry sites too.  Tolerant of shade.  Rapid growth.  Tree to 30 metres in native habitat. Zone 7.   Not available this season.

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Pinus yunnanensis - Yunnan Pine.   2 or 3 needles.   Native of South West Szechuan to West China. Bark usually reddish. Branches pendulous.   Very long needles up to 30 cm.   Pyramidal shape and very decorative.   A sturdy growing tree of medium size.   Growing very well at  4 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 9.  Not available this season.

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Podocarpus Species

Podocarpus drouynianus -  Restricted to the wetter eucalypt forests of south-western Australia.   Used to strongly seasonal rainfall and high summer temperatures.   It is a small under-story shrub to about 1.5 metres.  Often found growing around springs.   It has an ability to re-sprout after a fire.  No further information available yet.   Not available this season.

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Podocarpus totara 'Greenhill' -  This is a weeping plant similar to Pod. tot. 'Pendula'.   Pale green in colour.  We would appreciate any further information on this plant to be forwarded to us.

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Pseudotsuga species 

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca - From Rocky Mountains.  U.S.A.   Blue needles.   More compact, much hardier and less susceptible to frost than the species. Not available this season.

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Pseudotsuga wilsoniana - Taiwan Douglas Fir.   Native of Yunnan & Taiwan. Tree size eventually.   3.5 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years.   Zone 8.  Not available this season.

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Saxegothaea conspicua

Saxegothaea conspicua - Prince Albert's Yew.  Native of South America.  Found chiefly in Chile, in dense forests of lower mountain regions.   A curiosity - it is a link between Podocarpus and Araucaria.   Likes a very dry root zone.   Zone 8 - 9.

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Sequoia sempervirens

Sequoia sempervirens 'Los Altos' - Fast growing tree.   New foliage light green, older foliage rich glossy green.   Makes a strong pyramidal symmetrical tree. Approx. 5 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years. No longer Produced.

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Sequoia sempervirens 'Prostrata' - Originated in England.   A widespread, dense sprawling ground cover.   If staked vertical in early years it will grow in horizontal layers becoming most interesting.   Foliage is a grey-green with new growth a fawn colour.   The whole plant has no particular beauty but never fails to gain attention.   Can be trimmed as much and as often as one requires.   This encourages new growth and improves the total appearance.   70 cm high x 2 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.

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Sequoia sempervirens 'Soquel' - Compact, well shaped. New foliage light green. Older foliage glossy mid-green. Slow growing. Very upright pyramidal habit. 3.5 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years. No longer Produced.

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Taxus species

Taxus baccata 'Dovastonii' - A small tree or large bush. Branches wide-spreading with pendulous branchlets. Foliage a very dark green. Grows happily in dense shade as well as other places. 50 to 75 cm high x 3 metres wide in 5 years.   Please enquire.

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Taxus baccata 'Hicksii' - A very vigorous, strong bushy plant easily made into a hedge.  Wide spreading, arching with semi hollow centre.   1.8 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 6.   Not available this season.

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Taxus cuspidata - A Japanese Yew which is hardy, slow growing, bushy and thrives in North America.   Difficult to keep going in a wet warm climate.   Needs dry free draining conditions. Perhaps grown in shade.

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Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata' - American trade name for a tightly upright growing plant with a dominant central leader.  Strong growing.  Male and Female plants. No longer in production.

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Thuja occidentalis selections 

Thuja occidentalis 'Ellwangeriana Aurea' - This conifer often sold under the name of 'Rheingold'.    When young, the two are indistinguishable in colour and foliage.   In New Zealand, the juvenile growth of 'Rheingold' does not last more than a season before it changes over to the adult foliage and then grows into the larger form.   We do not sell a plant under this name any more.   4 metres high x 3 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   No longer Produced.

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Thuja occidentalis 'Globosa' - A compact globose bush of light green foliage.  Colour turns a dull green-brown in winter.  1 metre each way in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 2.  Not available this season.

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Thuja occidentalis 'Recurva Nana' - A low flat mound with flattened foliage in crowded sprays with each growing tip recurved and twisted.   50 cm high x 70 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  No longer Produced.

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Thuja occidentalis 'Spiralis' - Curved, often spirally arranged branching habit with sprays of fern-like foliage.   This plant is conical in our Nursery/Garden. However I believe if tipped back when young this becomes a very narrow form. Most desirable in any garden.   Tipping back when young does make many wide conifers very suitable plants for the smaller garden - they will stay narrow.   3.5 metres high x 1.5 metres wide at base in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 2.  

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Thuja orientalis-Z

Thuja orientalis - Chinese Arborvitae.   The species.   Normally a small tree easily distinguishable by the fact that its branches are held erect or curving upwards and carrying the leaf sprays in a vertical plane.   2.8 metres high x 1.5 metres wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.   Zone 6. No longer Produced.

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Thuja orientalis 'Aurea Nana' - No longer grown by us as we prefer the Thuja orientalis 'Golden Ball' for a nicer habit of growth.

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Thuja orientalis 'Aureovariegata' - Similar type to 'Beverlyensis' but yellow variegated foliage.  Will do well in any situation.  Is ideal for semi shade.  Very bright in winter.  Medium growth rate.  3.5 metres high x 1 metre wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  No longer Produced.

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Thuja orientalis 'Sanderii' - Formerly known as Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Sanderii'.   A bush bearing juvenile foliage feeling quite stiff to touch.   Summer colour a soft blue-green, winter colour, deep mauve.   Low, round shape.   60 cm both ways in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.

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Thuja orientalis 'Sieboldii' - New growth at first golden-yellow soon turning bright green for the rest of the year.   Dwarf, low-growing bush, beehive shape.   1.2 metres high x 70 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.  Not available this season.

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Thuja orientalis 'Wainui Petite' - Fine pale lemon green foliage, turning much brighter in spring and summer.   Dwarf egg shaped plant. 30 cm high x 20 cm wide in 10 years in our Nursery/Garden.

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Tsuga species and selections

Tsuga dumosa - Himalayan Hemlock.   Underside of leaves silvery white. Distinguished amongst other species by its drooping habit and long, slender leaves. Tall, conical tree with graceful drooping branches.   Only a shrub in cultivation.   In our nursery/garden this tree has a flat top due to salt wind burn.   2 metres high x 4 metres wide in 10 years shaped by wind.   Zone 7.   No longer Produced.

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