abies balsamea "tyler blue": is it as beautiful as pictures suggest

==>> i dont know.. what pix have you seen??? .. balsamea does not grow everywhere.. where are you in z5????

abies concolor "blue cloak": does anybody have a picture of a mature specimen? is it really a weeper?

==>> mine does not weep [or if it does.. its not very impressive] .. it has the same growth rate as any other blue concolor.. such as candicans .. how old is mature???

4. picea orientalis "atrovirens": does anybody have a source?

==>> a real bane of mine.. shopping for names is nice.. but not a reality.. in the sense of actually getting the plants ...

whats available.. is available.. what isnt.. isnt....

the problem.. for me was.. with no WWW .. books.. which are out of date.. the day they are printed.. that darn van hoey book.. i had a TO DIE FOR LIST an arm long.. and never found a single one for sale ...

gee tree has the oldest BLace.. i have been watching it for near 10 years.. if its 15 feet tall ... i would be surprised.... and that is near consistent with its claimed growth rate .... what is 50 feet divided by 1.5 .... ??? ===>>> 33 years to 50 feet ... how old are you ... lol ....

just buy whats available.... you may be hanging on to this wish list.. for a decade or so ...

you would be better off.. using the descriptors for something like tsuga canadensis "golden splendor" ...

and asking for the names of plants that fit the words ...

instead of demanding that specific plant ..

good luck

ken