Your nursery always looks so well kept that I am always impressed whenever you post photos of it. The plants look fantastic.
Cher

Consider me impressed! How many employees do you have? Is the thing in the middle for watering?

supreme ...

whats that one in row 33 .. 53rd from the front ... its to die for ... lol

your passion and drive.. always amaze me ...

ken

ps: did crestwood kenny make it across the pond??? .... did you take cuttings of the prostrate abies kor WB seedling?? .. it has been named .... what about ridgemont rosie?????

That's a beautiful sight Edwin, all the different colors and growth patterns show us the diversity of the Picea genus.

How old are these grafts?

Barbara

Edwin, You have an amazing nursery. Jay

In photo 2, is the spruce with the red new growth Picea omorika 'Roter Austrieb'?

I need one of those....

Awesome stuff!

-Sam

Very impressive indeed. Good thing you're not local, that would mean more nights on the couch for me.

Speechless!

I could catch some ot those... The time will come to do that, Edwin. Thank you for sharing this. These pictures shows us Hope there are a lot of cultivars to collect in the future...

I'm jealous of you and any others that get to work in a field that they love for a living. You are doing so much for future generations in propagating those lovely conifers and sharing your knowledge with the world.

Thank you!!

Robyn

Wow, that is amazing...
~500 per block?

Keith

Perfect, Edwin. I'll take one of each!

Absolutely amazing! Makes me feel like a stone age man looking at the view from the space age. Beautiful! Just for comparison here is my `central laboratory of conifer reproduction´ ;D

Amazing!

I am Kermit green with envy!!!!

In finland we still use child laboury for controlling the costs.

Ok, maby i got little too far with that last one, sorry!

hey jarpe ....

not too far ...

but i tried that method ... though thoroughly enjoyable to watch ...

the quality of work is lacking.. and usually needs to be redone .,., when they are off doing something else ... lol

ken

Edwin those look great.

Very..... very impressive.

Such nice diversity.

Awesome sight! When are you hosting a "weekend at the farm"? I'd love to visit!

hey rit.. i am sure.. if you make it to the Netherlands... he will find a way to get you in the door ... lol ...

ken

A sea of buds, how awesome is that? June really is bustin' out all over for you. Thanks for the show.

tj

A"Picea Symphony"to be sure!I wonder if the small engelmann,'Willson Park is alive and well at your nursery?Doug

Hi Edwin,

Are these all second-year grafts? (grafted in January 2012)? I don't see any understock and they are already in 1-litre pots.

If so, I am interested in seeing a picture of your fresh grafts from January 2013.

Overall these are very impressive pictures.

~Dave

Nice! Blue, green, yellow, red. They all look great!

This just aint fair......when can we purchase?

Thanks friends, for your nice comments to my pics!
About 4.000 different, 2 year old grafted Piceas in a big variety are growing here in a 2 liter pot.
Most of them will be ready for sale this Autumn.
Others are for comparison and future mother plants.
Some of them are brand new finds which has to prove this year if they are worth to keep at the nursery for furthur propagation.

Jon, me included, we're with four people working at the nursery.
The thing in the midle is one of the sprinklers of my water system.

Ken, I checked for your quiestion "whats that one in row 33 .. 53rd from the front ".
It's a Picea sitchensis 'Erik's Pillar'.
I think the Picea glauca 'Crestwood Kenny' made it.
I've to go look for it, I'll show a pic if it as soon as I found it.
The Pinus strobus 'Ridgemont Rosie' made it for sure.

Barbara, those are 2 year old grafts.
You're right, the colour and grow pattersn are amazing!

Sam, you're right, those are Picea omorika 'Roter Austrieb', found originaly by 'Uwe Horstmann'.

Illinoise John, you can solve that problem to put the couch in the yard... ;0)

Zsolti, the only thing you've to do is to make an appointment when you've the time to visit my mursery.
You're more then welcome!

Keith, yup, there are about 500 plants/block.

Matt, you're welcome to take one of each, but I think you've to buy a big piece of land first... :0)

Jari, 24 years ago I started as you're doing things now.
At that time it was just hobby for me which turned in a nursery offering more then a thousand differend conifers nowadays...
For the next Picea bed I think that also some of your special finds will be among them.
Keep looking!

Rittmatt, I don't have such days, but you can vist my nursery any time you like, as long as I'm not out for broom hunting or looking for some other nice stuff in the Dutch forests or forests of other countries ;0)

Doug, your 'Willson Park' is still at henk's, but will find it's way soon to my place.
Did you check on the buds to make sure it's a real engelmannii?

Dave, those were grafted in winter '11/'12.
The understock was removed end summer '12.
They're not in a 1 liter pot, but in a two liter pot, man they will grow like crazy her at my nursery.
Well, I've to say that it took me a long time to figger out how I can grow Piceas in the best way.

I don't graft by myself, this is a job which a specialised nursery is doing for me.
Every year I make a plan in winter time for the following season.
After one year the successful propagated ones will arrive to my nursery and from there I'll take care of them.
Doing all this way I'can grow Piceas and other conifers into beautiful specimens in a good quality.
Specialising is the key, U.S. nurseries are stil doing all in the old fashion way.
Two decades ago we did the same thing here as the U.S. nurseries are still doing now.
Maybe some day this will change, who knows.
All I know is that you can't do all things by yourselve...

Al, you can purchase in fall of this year.
Maybe you can visit my nursery then together with ritmatt ;0)

Ken, I checked for your question "whats that one in row 33 .. 53rd from the front ".
It's a Picea sitchensis 'Erik's Pillar'.

==>>> you are joking.. right ... you didnt use your usual emoticon ... ;o ...

you didnt really walk out there and waste your time????

such a dry sense of humor.. you might need to water yourself ...

ken

That must be paradise this time of the year! ;)

I can keep looking at all my small spruces in spring when new growth is appearing. Really magnificent!

Ken, I was there yesterday and I remembered the numbers( 33-53) you mentioned in your quiestion, that's why I checked...seriously.
I'm not joking all the time ;0)

Liop, you can come check by yourselve, it's only about 1,5 hours drive from you.
I guess the Picea pungens 'Filip's Blue Compact' in your garden is also at it's best right now...
My last pic is also showing this cultivar.

My P. pungens 'Filip's Blue Compact' currently looks very well indeed. :)

I sadly have examinations for the moment, so I almost have no spare time currently, thank you for the invitation though. ;) Perhaps in a month or so?

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This is absolutely fascinating. I wish you continued success and good luck with your nursery.
Richard

Keep up the good work Edwin

Thanks for the reply Edwin.Yes the bud husks were darker than nearby pungens.That was a good call by I forget who
now.The buds also emerged like a corkscrews,sort of helical which I hadn't previously observed.I've got to get back to The Netherlands,its been a long time.Doug

Liop, you're always welcome to visit my nursery, in a month is ok with me.

Richard and Euan, thanks for your nice comments!

Doug, it was Clément who gave us the bud differences.
When was your last time you were in The Netherlands, do you have familiy here?
You're also very welcome to visit my nursery!

I find your nursery inspiring, Edwin. Especially being a lover of spruces, myself. Hopefully I'll be able to visit it someday.

Will these be grown out at your facility or shipped on at this size?

I have been struggling for a way to express this without sounding like too much of a cornball. I doubt I'll succeed but here goes. Those of you who are afflicted with the "addicted conifer syndrome" will understand, I think.

I sometimes have a strong feeling that true wealth should be measured not in dollars and cents (or in euros), but rather in the number of choice conifers one possesses. Viewed in this light Edwin, you must be one of the richest people on earth. My hat's off to you for the dedication and strong organization skills with which you've amassed your treasure trove.

Alex

Oh, Edwin, I took my breath away....:)

Such a beauty! Nothing is more beautiful than the picea and abies in early summer. And so much!!! And so beautiful in equal rows!!! Admirably.

I can not expect my holidays (in July), when I can go to you. My husband has already resigned to my shopping style - rather than buy supermarket cloths, but to go to nursery:))))

Conifers will grow and delight us for a long time. And it can never be too much. They are so different :)

I understand that I am sick with this "addicted conifer syndrome" too... But it is a very nice disease....:)

What a blue beauty with red cones are on 3. photo on second row? P. pungens Hermann Naue? This one I have not yet got.... but love a lot.... Almost poetry:))))

Thank you for the great opportunity to see your nurserie! This is a great example....

Ireena

Does anybody know where to source the circular mulch discs that coniferjoy is using. (in the US) What is the material made from?

Carl, it's made of coco fiber, which is glued and pressed together into a disk form.

Carl, try A M Leonard, I'm certain they have them. Jay

Here you go Ken:
Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Crestwood Kenny' (4 out of 5)
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Another one in the same bed with a special story:
Picea mariana 'Stranger'

Let's here the special story about 'Stranger'!

What's unique about 'Crestwood Kenny'? I never heard of that one?

Matt, I'll create another topic for the Picea mariana 'Stranger'.

The 'Crestwood Kenny' arose as a reversion on a Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Rainbow's End'.
I hope that also from this one it's second flush will be yellow coloured...