Abies alba 'Barabit’s Star' 2 year graft  $45.00

I suspect this is the same as Barabit’s spreader, a dwarf spreading plant introduced by Barabits in Hungary around 1980.

 

Abies alba 'Boesger Pyramid' 2 year graft  $45.00

A narrowly pyramidal form with excellent deep green foliage.

 

Abies alba 'Compacta ' 2 year graft  $45.00

It is indeed compact, a fine plant from Parsons Nursery in New York way back in 1887 and now rare in cultivation.

 

Abies alba Green Spiral 2 year graft  $45.00

Different from Torulosa this originated at Secrest in 1979, it is pendulous with twisted branches.

 

Abies alba 'Holden Arb. WB' 2 year graft  $45.00

From a broom found at the Holden Arboretum with good deep green foliage and stiff heavy needles.

 

Abies alba 'Pendula' 2 year graft  $45.00 

At one time known as Abies pectinata. This dates back to France around 1850, it has excellent green color, it weeps quite strongly but becomes almost contorted with age, plants tend to burn the first few years but largely outgrow this once their roots are well below frost line, ours barely turned a needle last winter.

 

Abies alba 'PYRAMIDALIS' 2 year graft  $45.00

Quite columnar, about the only thing it has in common with the Egyptian ones is that both are equally effective at sharpening razor blades and keeping food fresh. It has been in cultivation since 1851, so it must be working.

 

Abies alba x cephalonica 2 year graft  $45.00

This may be the same as Abies x boris-regis, which is geographically disjunct from these two.

 

Abies amabilis 'Hoyt HB' 2 year graft  $45.00

A very silver compact mounded plant from the Hoyt arboretum in Portland it may in fact be a form of Abies lasiocarpa.

 

Abies balsamea 'Fastigiata' 2 year graft  $65.00

An upright columnar selection made by Armintrout Nursery, still quite uncommon in collections.

 

Abies balsamea 'Larry's Weeping' 2 year graft  $45.00

Weeping forms of balsam fir are few and far between, all the more reason to celebrate this weeping gem from Larry Stanley.

 

Abies balsamea nana 2 year graft  $45.00

A clone of Hudsonii it has been around forever and for good reason it is easy to please and pleasing to see.

 

Abies balsamea 'Piccolo' 2 year graft  $45.00

Actually this looks more like a giant moa egg than a Piccolo, still a nice enough mound from Carsten’s in Germany

 

Abies balsamea 'Verkade's PROSTRATE’            2 year graft  $65.00

Moderately slow growing spreading form growing flat if not staked

 

Abies x borisii-regis................. Older  $65.00

Named for King Boris of Bulgaria (his reign was cut short by a coup d’etat organized by moose and squirrel). This attractive Fir is thought to be a naturally occurring hybrid between Abies alba and Abies cephalonica, and restricted to parts of Bulgaria and Greece.

 

Abies cephalonica 'Hunnewell Broom’            2 year graft  $45.00

A dwarf globose plant annual growth is about 2” per year.

 

Abies cephalonica 'Meyers Dwarf' 2 year graft  $45.00 

Formerly known as ‘Nana’ this dwarf leaderless form has been quite widely distributed in Europe by the Dutch.

 

Abies chensiesis 'Prostrata' Older  $75.00

A low growing form of chensiesis that is very rare in cultivation, we have Abies chensiesis ernestii out in the garden, so far it has proven much hardier than expected, and there is no reason to believe prostrata will not do equally well.

 

Abies chensiesis var ERNESTII 2 year graft  $45.00

Collected by E.H. Wilson in Burma, it has survived unscathed in our garden; it is a big stiff needled plant that is quite attractive if you have sufficient room.

 

Abies chinensis extreme dark green   2 year graft  $45.00

Scions from a plant growing along the stream in Gees front garden, this has the best winter color of any Fir, An amazing lush dark green even in winter, the parent plant is apparently an unnamed seedling. I have some questions about whether chinensis exists as a species however the parent plant is so distinct that for now I have to trust the label.

 

Abies chinensis 'Prostrata Glauca 2 year graft  $45.00

A low growing plant with glaucous foliage, I know little about it, just one of those odd things that Gary scrounged on the west coast.

 

Abies chensiesis ssp salouenensis   2 year graft  $45.00

A recently described geographical variant first recognized in 1987

 

Abies chinensis x balsamea 2 year graft  $45.00

I cannot find a grex name or any info on who did the cross but the plants are nice.

 

Abies cilicica ................................ Older  $65.00

A striking fir native from southern Turkey through Lebanon, we were amazed to see it survive without damage here in Michigan, (it was sprayed with wilt proof). Our clone features long bluish gray needles that are arranged pectinate fashion, on an upright conical plant.

 

Abies cilicica x Nordmaniana 'Hunnew’            2 year graft  $45.00

Who knew indeed, this is an unlikely cross apparently no one knows because I certainly can dredge up no history on it.

 

Abies concolor 'Archers Dwarf' Older  $65.00

A conical dwarf plant with powder blue foliage that originated with j. W. Archer in Surrey. The needles are somewhat recurved and the branches tend to curl downwards

 

Abies concolor 'Blue Cloak' 2 year graft  $45.00

A self-leadering pendant form nicely weeping with a good blue color, unless you turn on the cloaking device in which case it is invisible.

 

Abies concolor 'Brady' 2 year graft  $45.00

One of the newer concolor brooms, I think this originated with Jerry Morris.

 

Abies concolor 'Candicans' 2 year graft  $45.00

A silvery blue form selected in France in 1929, it is beautiful but we have yet to find a spot that it likes here, I am starting to think it may be on the tender side.

 

Abies concolor 'Candicana Nana' 2 year graft  $45.00

A dwarf version of candicans, color is exceptionally blue and the plants stay compact this is a better grower than candicans, which tends to croak without warning for us.

 

Abies concolor 'Compacta' 2 year graft  $45.00

A dwarf irregular compact form with thick needles that goes back to Hornibrook in 1939

 

Abies concolor 'Elkin's Weeping' 2 year graft  $65.00

A legendary weeping form introduced by Harry, there are probably only a handful of specimens worldwide, which is a shame because it may be the best of all the weeping clones.

 

Abies concolor 'Gables Weeping 2 year graft  $45.00

A dwarf pendulous form introduced by Watnong Nurseries in 1970

 

Abies concolor 'Heard' 2 year graft  $45.00

If you have ever heard of this drop me a note and I’ll write a description for next year.

 

Abies concolor 'H.L.G. W.B. 2 year graft  $45.00

The famous concolor broom from Hidden Lake Gardens, long admired by thousands of visitors and finally in cultivation.

 

Abies concolor 'Kinky' 2 year graft  $45.00

Do you like it kinky? We know your secret fantasy’s include twisted concolors, or perhaps other colors as well. Do you like unnatural knotted shapes that writhe and moan in the wind, spreading their seed for all to see? This is sure to satisfy even the strangest fir fetish fantasy.

 

Abies concolor 'La Vita' 2 year graft  $65.00

Another of the newer forms, this probably originated with Jerry Morris

 

Abies concolor 'Sidekick' 2 year graft  $45.00

A Jerry Morris broom annual growth is less than 1” per year, a good compact form with rich blue color.

 

Abies concolor 'Swift Silver' 2 year graft  $45.00

Upright to 120’ it is an excellent silvery form, very neat growth perfect for Christmas trees and big landscapes.

 

Abies concolor 'Wattezii Prostrate'   2 year graft  $45.00

New shoots emerge creamy and change to grayish green, it will almost certainly leader with age.

 

Abies concolor 'Winter Gold' 2 year graft  $45.00

A Horstman introduction from 1979, insipid sickly green foliage in summer in the fashion of Picea abies Mountain Dew and a fairly nice gold color in winter.

 

Abies delavayi 'Forestii' 2 year graft  $45.00

The delavayi complex is indeed that, with forrestii also known as Abies delavyi var smithii, it is similar to georgei but hardier.

 

Abies delavayi 'Nana Herdford' 2 year graft  $45.00

A compact growing quite hardy form with stiff dark green needles.

 

Abies fargesii.............. 2 year graft  $45.00

A wonderful plant from central and western china, it is hardy and can reach 120’ or more with a flat-topped habit reminiscent of Cedrus libani.

 

Abies fargesii v faxonia 2 year graft  $45.00

The crown is more conical than fargesii, which tends to be flat crowned, native to Sichuan and Kansu to 3500m.

 

Abies firma 'Nana Horizontalis' 2 year graft  $45.00

Way up firm and high is good but dwarf and horizontal evokes an interesting image as well, not necessarily of Momi. Stiff prickly dark green needles (not the hypodermic kind) and plump erect cones, how can you pass up this Japanese beauty?

 

Abies fraseri 'Fantasticooli' 2 year graft  $45.00

Gary scrounged this, I think from Piece of Mind, a cool looking plant with a great name that is very rare in gardens.

 

Abies fraseri 'Frederic' 2 year graft  $45.00

A narrow columnar form with dark green needles found by Don Frederick of evergreen gardens nursery in 1970.

 

Abies fraseri 'Gee Broom' 2 year graft  $75.00

Gary found this years ago on one of the Christmas trees, it is a flat broom and quite congested, I believe the original tree was accidentally cut but fortunately some grafts were made first.

 

Abies fraseri 'Klein's Nest' 2 year graft  $45.00

A spreading nested form introduced in the early seventies by Rareflora.

 

Abies fraseri Prostrate' 2 year graft  $45.00

Selected by Seth Kelsey of Mass. in 1916 obviously a low growing form.

 

Abies fraseri 'Rawls' 2 year graft  $45.00

Grafted up on short standards if you find Abies balls on a stick tasteful, than we have a deal for you.

 

Abies grandis 'Johnsoni' 2 year graft  $45.00

A slow growing narrowly pyramidal form discovered in 1942.

 

Abies holophylla.... 2 year graft  $45.00

Manchurian Fir, native to China and Korea and surprisingly scarce in cultivation, it is a bit reminiscent of abies firma and a fine garden plant.

 

Abies holophylla 'Wilson' 2 year graft  $45.00

Presumably named for the legendary E.H Wilson, Manchurian fir is rare in cultivation so much so that the world checklist of conifers lists not a single cultivar. 

 

Abies homolepis 'Prostrata' 2 year graft  $65.00

A nice low growing form distributed by Vermeulen’s, it has been around for quite a while but still is always scarce.

 

Abies homolepis 'Tomomi' 2 year graft  $45.00

A dwarf form that dates to around 1908, it cones amazingly even when relatively young.

 

Abies homolepis 'Variegata' 2 year graft  $65.00

A 1991 Mitch introduction with irregular white variegation, it has been very slow for us.

 

Abies homolepis 'Winter gold' 2 year graft  $45.00

An interesting Nikko that turns gold in winter, scions from the plant in Gee’s collection.

 

Abies kawakamii........ 2 year graft  $45.00

Kamikaze karma krap, this was definitely not named by the marketing department, it is related to Abies Marisii, very rare in cultivation and sure to baffle your know it all gardening friends.

 

Abies koreana aurea 2 year graft  $45.00

A golden form not particularly distinct from several of the other dwarf golden forms

 

Abies koreana Blauer Pfiff 2 year graft  $45.00

A 1979 introduction supposedly irradiated with cobalt, which may explain the name, perhaps Whittboldt-Müeller was standing a bit too close, it looks like a Silberlocke broom

 

Abies koreana 'Blaue Zwo' 2 year graft  $45.00

A slow growing upright form with bluish grey needles and attractive cones introduced by Wustemeyer in 1970

 

Abies koreana 'Cis'.. 2 year graft  $45.00

A 1989 introduction from Roelvink in Holland, deep green in color and a good compact habit.

 

Abies koreana 'Gelbunt'...... Older  $65.00

A Horstman introduction with greeny-yellow leaves it looks better than my description.

 

Abies koreana 'Glauca' 2 year graft  $45.00

Not a dwarf it can grow 1 ft. a year. Leaves are very nice blue grey. A chemically induced mutation produced in Holland.

 

Abies koreana 'Golden Glow' 2 year graft  $45.00

A compact yellowish orange needled formfrom Konijn nursery in Holland in 1990

 

Abies koreana 'Green Carpet' 2 year graft  $45.00

A very compact green form from Trompenburg

 

Abies koreana 'Grubele' 2 year graft  $45.00

An extremely tight green ball introduced by Dan Hoog my Dutch is shaky but i think it says 40cm in 10 years.

 

Abies koreana 'HEXENBESSEN Horstman’           2 year graft  $65.00

A dwarf conical broom with dark green leaves introduced by Horstman in 1983

 

Abies koreana Hortsmans Silberlocke         2 year graft  $45.00

Grafted from one of the many clones currently being sold as ‘Silberlocke’. (A prominent west coast nursery who should know better has been raising large numbers of seedlings of Silberlocke and distributing the curly ones under the cultivar name, indeed most are superior to the original Horstman clone however it screws up the nomenclature in a big way.). This one is tightly curled with a bright blue underside, and is probably closer to ‘Silver Show’.

 

Abies koreana 'Lippetal' 2 year graft  $45.00

A dwarf form introduced by wurstmeyer of Germany in 1989

 

Abies koreana 'Nanaimo' 2 year graft  $45.00

A compact form with spectacular purple cones produced freely even when young.

 

Abies koreana 'Piccolo' 2 year graft  $45.00

A slow growing slightly weeping Dutch selection that seldom forms a leader and generally forms a flat topped bun

 

Abies koreana 'Prostrate Beauty' Older  $65.00

A low growing form that cones freely, plants are not flat to the ground but are much wider than tall.

 

Abies koreana 'Silber Mavers' 2 year graft  $45.00

A very dwarf clone with silvery backed greenish needles, this globular form is not as tight as 'Silberkugel

 

Abies Koreana 'Silberkugel' 2 year graft  $45.00

Formerly listed as Hexenbessen Wustemeyer no. 1 originating in 1986, 'Silberkugel forms an extremely tight ball; this is one of the smallest koreana clones.

 

Abies koreana 'Silberperl' 2 year graft  $45.00

Perhaps even tighter than 'Silberkugel but not as regular and spherical forming a plant that is considerably wider than high with small silver backed leaves, this was formerly listed as Hexenbessen Horstman No. 1 when it was first offered in 1986.

 

Abies koreana 'Silberzwerg' 2 year graft  $65.00

I’m about silbered and blauered out; if Jeddeloh would have had the good sense to call this ‘Green Egg’ I could have written a witty Dr. Seuss description, but what the hell can you do with 'Silberzwerg'. Its not funny, its not sexy, and besides I used up all my rigid dwarf stuff on the Chamaecyparis, 'Silberzwerg' is doomed to descend into oblivion, didn’t Dante have a ring of hell reserved for plants with shitty names.

 

Abies koreana 'Silver show' Older  $65.00

A ‘Silberlocke’ seedling with more tightly curled foliage that is supposed to hold better on older plants.

 

Abies koreana 'Starkers Dwarf' 2 year graft  $45.00

A dwarf squat plant becoming more conical with age it is similar to prostrate beauty but slower growing, it cones at a young age, which is an esthetically pleasing trait in general.

 

Abies koreana 'Verdener Dom' 2 year graft  $65.00

A dwarf compact plant with congested bright green thick needles.

 

Abies koreana 'Zwergform Wuste’  2 year graft  $45.00

See Silberkugel

 

Abies koreana x lasiocarpa 2 year graft  $45.00

A plant of obscure origins I cannot even find a grex name, the cross favors lasiocarpa, in all likelihood this is the cultivar ‘Waldgrenze’ which was introduced by Mueller Nursery in Germany. A cross between A. koreana and A. lasiocarpa ‘Glauca’, a great looking upright blue plant. Our local antlered rats picked it for an antler rub this year and Brigitta declared war.

 

Abies koreana x procera 2 year graft  $45.00

Those promiscuous proceras are at it again pollinating everything in sight, with stunning results, this is one of the nicest firs we have seen and very growable.

 

Abies lasiocarpa 'Arizonica Glauca' 2 year graft  $45.00

An old clone going back to the early 1900’s with intensely silvery blue needles, this has done very well here despite a reputation for disliking midwestern summer heat; it is indistinguishable from Abies lasiocarpa ‘Argentea’

 

Abies lasiocarpa 'Glauca Compacta’     2 year $45.00

This seems to be identical to Abies lasiocarpa 'Arizonica compacta, compact with silvery blue foliage.

 

Abies lasiocarpa 'Green Globe' 2 year graft  $45.00

Introduced by Verkade in 1979 and mistakenly listed as a concolor, it is now considered a lasiocarpa cultivar. This forms a nice semi dwarf green ball.

 

Abies lasiocarpa 'Mulligan's Dwarf' 2 year graft  $65.00

A dense compact dark green plant this supposedly originated as a seedling.

 

Abies lasiocarpa 'Rat' 2 year graft  $45.00

Not sure if this was named for the rodent or the rock band, either way its got no connection to the broom, maybe rats like to nest  in it? Feed the python, hum a few bars of round and round and go out in the garden and dig a hole for this thing.

 

Abies magnifica......... 2 year graft  $45.00

A huge plant reaching over 60m in the wild, it is slow growing especially outside its native habitat.

 

Abies magnifica 'Prostrata' 2 year graft  $45.00

A low growing form that has been around since 1904, it seems to be hardier than the species.

 

Abies mariesii.............. 2 year graft  $45.00

A Japanese species still quite rare in gardens, check out the photo in Krussman, it was enough to make me want it.

 

Abies marocana......... 2 year graft  $45.00

Moroccan fir, considered by some to be abies pinsapo v marocana, it is hardier than you would think; I believe Gary has it in the arboretum at Gees.

 

Abies nebrodensis.. 2 year graft  $45.00

Almost extinct in the wild Sicilian Fir is dwarf seldom exceeding 15m, growing on nearly barren hillsides it is much more adaptable to general garden conditions than you would expect.

 

Abies nebrodensis 'Sicillian G' 2 year graft  $45.00

This is so rare it is good to see people saving clones even if clone G is a bit vague.

 

Abies nebrodensis x Umbellata 2 year graft  $45.00

A complex hybrid umbellata is firma x homolepis a cool plant in its own right and very nice crossed to Sicilian Fir, Gary has it out in the arboretum and it seems pretty tough.

 

Abies nordmaniana. 2 year graft  $45.00

Native to the Caucasus it can reach 35m in height and is completely hardy here.

 

Abies nordmaniana 'Brandt' 2 year graft  $45.00

A low spreading clone with thick dark green needles introduced by Kingsville nurseries back in 1970.

 

Abies nordmaniana 'Broom H' 2 year graft  $45.00

Despite the rather ambiguous name I believe this plant is from a broom introduced by Rareflora Nurseries, or not

 

Abies nordmaniana ‘stiff needle hyb’ 2 year graft  $45.00 Older $100.00

An interesting plant that we received as nordmaniana, morphologically it is quite distinct with stiff deep green bottle brush needles more reminiscent of A. numidica or A. pinsapo than A. nordmaniana. We suspect it is a hybrid, possibly Abies x insignis, in any event it has proven to be indestructibly hardy and should make a good A. pinsapo substitute for northern gardens.

 

Abies nordmaniana 'Golden Spreader' 2 year graft  $65.00

A handsome golden form that originated as a seedling found near Boskoop in 1961, somewhat nested in habit with non fading gold foliage, it needs careful placement or it will burn, even medium sized specimens command very high prices 2-3’ plants regularly sell for several hundred dollars.

 

Abies nordmaniana  'Prostrata' Older  $65.00

A low form this may well be procumbens, which originated in Poland in 1934.

 

Abies nordmaniana 'Prostrata nana'    2 year graft  $45.00

Prostrata, procumbens, pendula and nana compacta, depending on how they are staked when young they tend to merge onto one.

 

Abies nordmaniana 'Tortifolia' 2 year graft  $45.00 Older  $100.00

Strongly twisted and contorted, the ideal sex partner.

 

Abies nordmaniana 'WB-KBN' 2 year graft  $45.00

I am guessing this is from Greg Williams at Kate Brook if i get a chance I’ll dig out all of his old letters and let our best cryptic script translator have a go at them to see if there is any mention of a Nordman broom.

 

Abies numidica............ 2 year graft  $45.00

Algerian Fir, a stiff needled plant that is somewhat reminiscent of A. pinsapo, it is considerably hardier than you would expect given its origins, surviving in protected zone 5 gardens.

 

Abies procera 'Glauca' 2 year graft  $45.00

Procera is one of my favorite firs, the thick heavy textured extremely blue foliage sets it apart, it also struggles here often burning badly and never looking it’s best in the spring.

 

Abies procera 'Glauca Prostrata' 2 year graft  $45.00

Supposedly this is a plagiotrophic form that will eventually leader, it has outstanding blue color. I find procera difficult to please when young, although established plans seem to present no problems.

 

Abies procera 'La Graciosa' 2 year graft  $45.00

A green prostrate form grown from seed at Evans farm nurseries in 1980, it was 1.5m wide by 75cm high after seven years.

 

Abies procera 'Sherwood Golden' 2 year graft  $65.00

Introduced by Sherwood nurseries as aurea in Aurea in 1948, the name being changed due to nomenclature rules preventing latinized cultivars, which makes little sense given the vast number of old latinized names.

 

Abies procera 'Silver' 2 year graft  $45.00

A selection that supposedly has superior silvery blue foliage, it looks about the same color as a number of other procera clones so far.

 

Abies procera x koreana 2 year graft  $45.00

An interesting cross, hopefully it inherited some of koreana’s adaptability, I find it odd that no one has ever undertaken an extensive breeding program with controlled crosses between cultivars, many dwarf conifers cone at a height that does not require cranes to pollinate and harvest cones.

 

Abies recurvata ........................ Older  $65.00

A Chinese species related to chensiesis known locally as the Min fir, an attractive species with rigid deep green needles and a flaking bark

 

Abies religiosa ......... 2 year graft  $45.00

Born again Druid, you need a Sacred Fir, actually religiosa is new world so it is not really a Druid thing, and has now been ignominiously relegated to Christian church decorations, which greatly offends Chuthulu.

 

Abies sachalinensis 'Mayriana' 2 year graft  $45.00

Differs from the species due to its peculiar cones and smooth bark, it is related to Abies veitchii and intolerant of very dry sites.

 

Abies sibirica............... 2 year graft  $45.00

Tough enough to survive Siberian winters; attractive plant with deep green stiff needles.

 

Abies sibirica alpinum 2 year graft  $45.00

This would seem to be redundant.

 

Abies squamata 'Flakey' 2 year graft  $45.00

The flakey form of Flaky Fir, it sounds a bit flaky to me I suspect a tag corruption somewhere along the way. On the other hand it makes a great gift, and insinuated into certain gardens provides a subtle warning.

 

Abies veitchii 'Aurea' 2 year graft  $75.00

An upright growing form with thick golden needles, it cones at a young age, with bluish purple cones that contrast well with the golden foliage.

 

Abies veitchii 'Glauca' 2 year graft  $45.00

A German selection with bluish green needles, this came into cultivation in the late 1960’s.

 

Abies veitchii 'H.B Hedergott' 2 year graft  $45.00

Originating with Wustemeyer at Hedergott's Nursery in Germany in 1986 and still rather rare in collections, it forms a dense little mound of blue backed green needles much like some of the dwarf forms of koreana.

 

Abies veitchii 'Olivacea' 2 year graft  $45.00

Essentially the same as the species except the cones are olive green not purplish.

 

Abies Veitchii 'Pendula' ........ Older  $65.00

A fantastic stiffly weeping form, it survived last years brutal winter unscathed, (I expected it to be toast) our plant sits atop an exposed hill coning heavily but apparently not in preparation for its own demise.

 

Abies veitchii 'Sikokiana' 2 year graft  $45.00

The Shikoku Island form which is very rare in western cultivation.

 

Abies x arnoldiana 'Poulsen' 2 year graft  $65.00

A. koreana x A. veitchii ‘Poulsen’ is a result of a cross made in Denmark in 1983 by Poulsen nurseries, the plant is a low flat mound and exceptional in that it often produces cones of two different colors at a young age.

 

Abies x bornmuelleriana 'Barney' Older $75.00

Abies nordmaniana x Abies cephalonica, is the cross, Barney is dwarf.

 

Abies x bornmuelleriana 'Franke' 2 year graft  $45.00

If this is part of a series with the above, I’d guess he is a gay dwarf.

 

Abies x pardei.............. 2 year graft  $45.00

A hybrid between Abies numidica and Abies pinsapo this is probably the French clone