Evergreen Gardenworks
2013
Specimen Catalog
Conifers

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Specimen plants are one of a kind offerings. These are larger plants and/or more fully trained plants for bonsai, or plants so rare that they are best sold individually. Each plant is individually described, identified, and pictured. Prices vary according to the degree of training, caliper, and sheer potential for bonsai. This list will be constantly changing, so check back often for new listings. Plants are organized in the same fashion as our regular catalog, alphabetically by genus and species. Please refer to the Plant Catalog for the general species description. Be sure to use each plant's individual code number for ordering purposes.

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This is a very exciting development for our nursery. We have been growing most of these plants for many years just to be able to offer exciting potential bonsai. You will find them fully described, including size, shape, caliper, nebari, trunk movement, etc. The strong and weak points of each plant will be listed. Often there will also be a tentative plan described for future development. We hope you will enjoy exploring them!

2175-010 Cedrus libani 'Green Prince' . Caliper is 2 1/8 inches. This tree has a wonderfully thick base and strong first branch. It can be left as an upright or as daring cascade using only the  first branch. It has been root pruned and repotted recently so the first tricky root reduction is done. 16 inch Anderson Flat container $700

2175-011 Cedrus libani 'Green Prince' . Caliper is 1 1/4 inch. Really nice gently moving trunk. Just needs some apex work and ramification of the branches. 2 Gallon Grafted Tree $400

2175-012 Cedrus libani 'Green Prince' . Caliper is 2 inches with an enormous spreading base below. This is the biggest and best tree of the lot. There are many alternative possibilities for this tree, I have simply roughed out all the branches and subtrunks that can be used. This is a very naturalistic tree and is very similar to how these trees grow in the mountains with subtrunks and multiple apexes. The trunk even has mature bark. This could easily be a world class tree with another five years of finish work. 7 Gallon Grafted Tree $1200

7428-011 Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' . Caliper is 1 1/4 inches. This is  another smaller starter plant that has all the necessary elements. There are sufficient low branches for a choice of new leader and a perfectly placed very low sacrifice branch to buttress the trunk. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $175  SOLD!

7428-034 Pinus thunbergii 'Hachi Gen' . Caliper is 1 5/8 inches. One gallon tree for sale now but to be released this summer. Another really good starter tree with plenty of low branching for a new leader and sacrifice branching. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $150 SOLD!

7447-020 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 2 inches. This tree could be styled by using either the left or the right trunk. The left trunk already has sufficient branching for a traditional slant style. The right trunk would have to be removed of course utilizing part of the wood as jinned feature. The better tree is probably to use the right trunk, but it is a slightly longer project. It has excellent trunk movement at the base with good low branching. One of the low branches could be used for the new leader which would take some growing out. Or, there is a branch on the back of the trunk that is several inches higher up. The nishiki cultivars are really good at breaking buds on old wood, so I wouldn't be surprised if that straight section got some new growth this spring. The best tree would come from using a low branch, probably the right one, but this will take about five years of growing out. The resulting trunk movement and taper would be fantastic. Yellowing is normal winter color. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $400 SOLD!

7447-021 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 2 1/2 inches. The strongest characteristic of this tree is the wonderful moving base with great taper. I have pruned it back hard, but this will insure that there will be a lot of budbreak this spring to give you more branch choices. Either of the low left branches could be used for a new leader. Although, both are a little small, they are strong and should now take off. Budding could easily be forced back on the long branch, or you could completely control the branching by using the smaller branch. There is another branch on the back that could be used, but this would have to incorporate a straight taperless section of the sacrifice leader. This would give you a tree faster, but not nearly as good as the first option. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $600

7447-022 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 2 inches. Another wonderful swollen base as a result of using cutting grown material. The photo is a little over exposed, but the foliage is also slightly yellow since it was taken in winter and our pines all tend to yellow in cold weather. There are two large branches just above the buttress that could be used for new leaders. They already have secondary branching which puts you years ahead in achieving a finished tree. The straight section to the left is the remains of the old leader which could be removed, or retained as a sacrifice for even greater basal caliper. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $700

7447-023 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 1 3/4 inches. This is one of the few grafted trees that we have, so you can use it for comparison purposed to the other cutting grown trees. The price also reflects the lack of a nice fat base like the others, although several years of growing out would correct this as the understock buttresses as it gets older and larger. On the other hand, this tree has some pretty fantastic bark, more developed than on a lot of the other trees. It also has strategic branching already in place. 2 Gallon 1997 GRAFTED Tree $300

7447-024 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 2 inches. This tree almost has too many possibilities to list here. It has multiple branches that could be used for a new leader, or simply use the trunk as it is and just develop an apex near the end. It has wonderful scaly bark and subtle but elegant trunk movement with a swollen base that is classically proportioned to the trunk. It appears to have reverse taper in the trunk a few inches up from the base, but this is an illusion. There is a big bark scale on the left side that is curled out giving it a swollen appearance. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $700

7447-025 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 2 inches. This tree has an almost perfect buttress and really good surface root already, as well as a developed first branch, which could also be a new leader. The old leader was completely removed and is hidden in the back, but the scar needs carving to make the transition smoother. Used as an upright, this is a trunk finished tree. The price is low because there is a single borer hole just near the small jinned branch. This may result in a shari one day, or it may just heal over. Fortunately, if the bark does come off a small section, it could be incorporated with the jinned branch for a feature. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $500 SOLD!

7447-026 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 1 1/2 inches. Want a black pine cascade? Here's your chance. Excellent low trunk movement and taper into the cascade arm. It could also be a great moving slanted trunk by using the first upright branch on the cascade arm as the new leader. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $400

7447-027 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 2 inches. This tree has a very large swollen base, good taper and a lot of low branching. A design doesn't jump right out at you on this tree, but with all that low branching, there are many trees in there. The existing top could also be used, but more dramatic movement would be created by using a lower branch. I have also given you a photo of the back side to show you all the possibilities. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $800

7447-028 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 1 1/2 inches. This tree is not quite as developed as the others, but would make an excellent starter tree with an already nice thick base. Any of the low branches could be utilized as a new leader. Very strong growing tree. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $250  SOLD!

7447-029 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 1 1/2 inches. This is another good starter tree, but a little more advanced than the one above. It has an excellent nebari already. The leader to the right would give you strong trunk movement down low. It needs some breaks closer to the trunk which will probably appear this spring since it was cut back hard this winter. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $350

7447-030 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 1 1/2 inches. Excellent bark, possible cascade, or use any of the low branches for a new leader. Possible to just use the existing trunk for an upright. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $300

7447-031 Pinus thunbergii 'Mi Nishiki' . Caliper is 1 3/4 inches. Good value starter tree with nice buttress, multitude of low branches for a new leader. Longer term project but a a really good beginning. 2 Gallon Cutting Grown Tree $300  SORRY, SOLD!