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Abies koreana
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ca$ 3.75 |
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| A conifer with a truly elegant form, the Korean Fir has much to recommend it. The deep green needles, silver-white underneath, are evenly spaced on the branches, giving the tree a remarkably tidy appearance. The cones, which sit bolt upright on the branches, are one of this tree's most attractive... |
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Abies koreana 'Golden Selection'
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ca$ 4.45 |
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| This seed has been collected from an as of yet unnamed selection in VanDusen's collectio. Growth of the parent tree appears to be limited, dense and bushy. The cones develop a deep grey-violet colour and mature to dark brown in the late fall. Typical of Abies species, the cones disintegrate... |
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Cedrus deodara
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ca$ 4.25 |
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| Conical coniferous tree with glaucous, mid-green needles. The graceful spreading branches have pendent shoot tips. Bark is dark brown to black and is attractive. Ultimate height 130 feet; spread 30 feet. |
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Cedrus libani
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ca$ 4.45 |
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| This is the legendary tree known to humanity for millennia. Individual specimens in the wild may exceed 1000 years of age. In youth these trees are distinctly conical in shape, but as they reach their first century, they tend to form broad crowns and take on a beautiful tiered form. Suitable for... |
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Cunninghamia lanceolata
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ca$ 4.75 |
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| An elegant conifer, rare in western gardens. Suited best to damp climates as drier conditions may cause excessive browning of the needles. A real connoisseur's tree. The colouration of the needles and branches ranges from blue-green on new growth, through bright green on older material to bright... |
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Larix kaempferi
Syn. larix leptolepis
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ca$ 3.25 |
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| Conical deciduous coniferous tree with rust-brown, fissured bark.Purplish-red winter shoots are covered in a waxy bloom. Needles are gray-green or bluish green. Height 100 feet; spread 20 feet. |
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Larix occidentalis
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ca$ 3.25 |
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| This deciduous conifer is a narrowly conical tree with blue-green leaves and scaly, red-brown bark. Bears cylindrical to ovoid female cones. Height to 80 feet; spread to 15 feet. |
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| This tree, if given bright sun and plenty of moisture, will grow rapidly and can attain heghts in excess of 15m (50ft) in 20 years. The bright green foliage turns golden-orange in the fall, and then drops to expose the red-brown bark of the trunk. May be suitable for Bonsai culture, but little data... |
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Picea brachytyla
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| This conical tree will become more dome shaped in great age, taking on a decidedly uncommon appearance. In youth the tree is conical with upward arching branches and pendent branchlets. Very attractive, and still rare in the west. |
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Picea likiangensis
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ca$ 3.95 |
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| Growing as tall as 30m (100ft) in the wild, it is likely to remain somewhat smaller in cultivation. The almost pendent new growth is bright green and highlights the violet cones very well. Foliage matures to dark green while the cones will mature to rich brown. |
