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Boldly textured, medium length needles make the sturdy, upright, multi-stemmed Pinus mugo
‘Big Tuna’ a favorite for areas in the landscape with a little more room. The slow-growing trees become taller than wide and quite bushy. Very hardy with a unique, dense habit, this evergreen shrub’s resinous buds turn showy during cold winter months and stand out distinctly against dark green foliage.

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Pinus mugo Iseli® ‘Big Tuna’

Pinus koraiensis ‘Blue Ball’ is a dwarf selection of Korean Pine with blue green needles that emphasize the blue. Short stiff branches and long needles form a globe shaped plant that has a bit of irregularity to it. Hardy and adaptable, with minimal disease or insect problems, ‘Blue Ball’ has great potential for a variety of settings.

Garden Size: 3’H x 3’W

Dwarf: 1-2″/year

Globe Shaped

Zone 3

Bluish Green

Named for an ancient German city in a nursery region similar to Oregon’s Willamette Valley, the beautiful Pinus cembra ‘Westerstede’ represents the finest in hardy garden conifers. Long, luxurious needles give the small, upright tree a full, fluffy look. It has graceful branching, dense form, attractive color and striking cones that offer year-round interest and character in a small space.

Garden Size: 12’H x 8’W

Intermediate: 6-10″/year

Broad Upright

Zone 3

Bluish

Full Sun

Weeping Norway Spruce

Our dark green, Picea abies ‘Pendula’ plants can be staked and trained into an outstanding upright specimen, or it can be allowed to grow as an undulating ground-cover that drapes over slopes and walls. Plant a row of several young P.a. ‘Pendula’s with stake and wire supports to train them into a living fence.

Garden Size: Varies with culture

Large: 12-15″/year

Weeping

Zone 3

Full Sun

Larix gmelinii ‘Romberg Park’ is a superb dwarf, deciduous conifer that will develop tufts of short branches giving it appeal in all seasons. In early spring, it is one of the first to push growth, programmed from its cold native habitat and short growing season to take full advantage of warming temperatures. The softly textured, light green needles change to yellow in fall, and then drop to reveal the plant’s many short stems for winter interest. Plant in light, well-drained soil in a sunny garden.

Garden Size: 6’H x 6’W

Dwarf: 3-6″/year

Globe Shaped

Zone 2

Green

Full Sun

Not your typical juniper!  Limeglow™ displays feathery foliage in electric chartreuse, a color that makes a striking contrast to other greens in the garden. Its spreading, vase form and juvenile foliage lend a cheery presence in almost any garden, including one with hot, dry conditions. The yellow sport from ‘Youngstown’ is reported to hold its bright color and to resist sunburn. Selected by Larry Hatch with North Carolina State University.

Juniperus horizontalis Limeglow™ (‘NOSlg’)

Garden Size: 2’H x 4’W

Dwarf: 3-5″/year

Spreading

Zone 3

This mid-size, green shrub is quite inconspicuous in summer, when it provides a delicate, green backdrop for showy, summer flowers. But when fall arrives, leaving summer behind, a profusion of extraordinary, bright violet berries decorate the vase-like, leafless branches and provide a dramatic color accent against a dusting of snow. A spring pruning is appropriate as flowers and berries form on new wood.

Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’

A great fit for the smaller landscape, Pinus strobus ‘Mini Twists’ with its small twisted and curvy needles will create an unusual texture in the garden. A much smaller, dwarf version of the large growing P.s. ‘Contorta’, ‘Mini Twists’ responds well to annual candle pruning which will encourage an even more compact, full-foliaged small tree.

Garden Size: 6’H x 4’W

Dwarf: 3-6″/year

Broad Upright

Zone 3

Bluish

Conifer

Full Sun

The Limey Norway Spruce

Formally thought to be a seedling selection of Picea glauca, the originator of this exciting plant has informed us that ‘The Limey’ is truly of Norway Spruce origin.Fresh, new foliage emerges each spring from the buds of Picea abies ‘The Limey’ with a bright lemon-lime color. Short needles adorn open branching that will fill in with maturity. As the season progresses, the exposed topsides of the needles remain a pleasant yellow while the undersides and shaded interior foliage turn lime green creating a striking contrast. ‘The Limey’ thrives in moist, well-drained soil.

Garden Size: 15’H x 12’W

Intermediate: 6-12″/year

Broad Upright

Zone 3

Yellow

Conifer

Full Sun

Varied Directions Larch

This name could be an understatement! In fact, the vigorous, spreading habit of this Larix decidua ‘Varied Directions’ produces robust twigs that propel the branches up and out, in—that’s right—varied directions. Golden tan branches, covered with thick twigs, eventually arch down and cover the ground in a unique configuration for each plant. Bright green spring foliage changes to gold in autumn before needles fall. Selected by Dr. Sydney Waxman, University of Connecticut.

Garden Size: Varies with culture

Intermediate: 12-15″/year

Weeping

Zone 2

Green

Conifer

Full Sun

An Iseli Introduction seedling selected from Picea abies ‘Rothenhausii’, this new dwarf cultivar has a prostrate habit that forms a low mounding shape with age. It can be grown as a slow growing ground cover or staked upright as a gentle weeper.  Delicate tiny green sprays of needles cover this very dainty specimen, which resembles cascading water that has been frozen in time. Great for containers or as a specimen plant for collectors. Truly a one of a kind.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 1.5'

• Width: 3'

Zone: 3

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The silvery green, dwarf Thuja occidentalis Mr. Bowling Ball^®(‘Bobazam’) looks like an oversized bowling ball, except for its fine, almost lacy, texture. Actually, it is a reliable, mid-size, spherical bush that has many uses in the landscape. A Lake County Nursery ‘Zam’ selection from Linesville, Pennsylvania, it is hardy, durable and adaptable to many conditions.

Light Requirement: Full Sun

Mature Size:

• Height: 6'

• Width: 6'

Zone: 3

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