Misc. rainy day conifer pics.

18 years ago

This trio of weepers just kind of ended up together. I'm still working on this area but the plants are doing well.

[Picea pungens 'The Blues' (left), Picea abies 'Gold Drift' (right), Picea engelmannii 'Bush's Lace'(back)]

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I think I may stake the leader on the left after the new growth hardens off a bit.

Pseudotsuga menziesii 'Shell Creek #72'. I got this as a little 4" pot a few years ago and it looked particularly good to me today.

I hadn't seen a picture of this before so I thought I'd share this one. Abies concolor 'HLG WB'. I haven't been to Hidden Lake Gardens yet. I 'm going to have to make a trip one of these days. Looks like I have a little trimming of the understock to do.

Pinus koraiensis 'Gee Broom', a favorite purchase from a Gee Farms trip last year.

Pinus nigra 'Sychrov'

Picea pungens 'Sunshine', I got this in '04 and its finally coming into its own.

Not a great photo, but colorful nonetheless. Picea pungens 'Walnut Glen', center showing its stuff.

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Have a great day!, Dan

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Comments (7)

ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
18 years ago
nice pix ....

well ... you couldnt make it here when you were within an hour of me at gee's ...

how are you going to be able to make an excuse.. when you are 10 min's from me when you are at hidden lakes???? .. lol

ken
dansgrdn
Original Author
18 years ago
It's a deal Ken. If and when I go to HLG. I'll definately come by. I'll even bring a conifer host gift. Thanks for the invite! Dan
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gardener365
18 years ago
There are some great gardens here and yours rocks, big-time!

Dan, what's that little fir behind Picea 'Sunshine'?

Dax
bluespruce53
18 years ago
Dan, as always great pics.
I would keep some of the understock growth on till at least this time next year on the HLG broom, just in case you were thinking of cutting it right back.
dansgrdn
Original Author
18 years ago
Thanks Dax, the "little fir" behind the 'Sunshine' is A.k.'Silver Show'. This area of the garden is kind of a grow out bed before I find permanent places for things.

Blue Spruce, thanks for the comments. I've started leaving the understock on for longer just like you said. I used to be really impatient and feel like I had to trim things off right away. I just noticed that little spot of understock right at the graft when I posted the pic. I'll nip it off and maybe get rid of the top left understock branch later in the season. It's buggin' me for some reason. The macro shots always seem to make me notice things more : ). Thanks again, Dan
gomanson
18 years ago
In that first pic, is that a downspout emptying out onto the rock path? Or is it something else...Just today I was toying with the idea of doubling a drainage ditch as an access path to the spigget(sp?) under my deck.
dansgrdn
Original Author
18 years ago
Gomanson, boy the things people notice in photos : ). The 4" drainage pipe runs completely under the bed and exits beyond the bed and into the side yard just to the right of where the Picea abies 'Acrocona' is in the last pic. Dan