Recommendations for native conifers
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Comments (2)Ok maybe it is an excuse to post - yet another - pic of my favourite but I do strongly recommend Pinus mugo 'Sherwood Compact'. Simply because it has so much character with it's stout needles and sea green colour whilst remaining a slow and, as the name suggests, compact mounder. Pinus mugo 'Sherwood Compact'...See MoreRecommend a conifer?
Comments (23)Some time ago I investigated St.Mary/St. Mary's Broom question somewhere in this forum. The answer was: "Broom shouldn't be part of a name anymore than seedling or sport. I used to offer 'St. Mary's Broom' and changed it to 'St. Mary' to keep the name more in line with the cultivated code of nomenclature. I didn't think there would be any confusion since names cannot be duplicated within a genera, meaning only one 'St. Mary' should exist in the Picea. So Kleckas, they are the same plant and I recommend calling it 'St. Mary'. It is an excellent cultivar and even though I am producing many of the newer ones, I will always be doing this one. Its only problem appears to be a number of dead buds that do not push each spring." - Bob Fincham...See Morecan you recommend a conifer?
Comments (1)Cupressus macnabiana. May eventually get too large, but will be a long time doing so. Broad, rounded shrub with a delightful spicy-resinous foliage scent; California native on dry sunny sites. Resin...See MoreWhat conifers are native to the UK? Naturalized?
Comments (10)Yep; natives: Pinus sylvestris (currently native in Scotland only; extinct and reintroduced in England, Wales) Juniperus communis Taxus baccata Naturalised; note the predominance of western North American species (similar climate, so well-adapted), with Europe supplying most of the rest: Abies alba (local) Abies cephalonica (rare) Abies grandis (frequent) Abies nordmanniana (rare) Abies procera (frequent) Araucaria araucana (local; the only South American conifer naturalised here) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (frequent) Cupressus macrocarpa (rare) Larix decidua (frequent) Larix kaempferi (frequent; the only Asian conifer naturalised here) Picea abies (rare) Picea mariana (rare) Picea orientalis (rare) Picea sitchensis (abundant) Pinus contorta (abundant) Pinus nigra (rare) Pinus pinaster (rare) Pinus radiata (rare) Pseudotsuga menziesii (abundant) Sequoia sempervirens (rare) Thuja plicata (abundant) Tsuga heterophylla (abundant) There's a few other species where regeneration has been recorded. Resin...See Moreedlincoln
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