![]() ![]() Some of my favorites are ‘Everitt Golden’ with its golden hues which appear as the new growth emerges in the spring ‘Sargentii’ with its weeping, broad-spreading form ‘Frosty’ with its spectacular white tips of new growth which linger through the growing season and ‘Watnong Star’ with its tiny needles and strong 2-inch to 2½-inch shoots which emerge almost white and produce a star-like appearance. At Hidden Lake Gardens, we have the majority of our 19 cultivars in full sun conditions, and their performance has met our expectations. ![]() This species can be planted in full sun to deep shade and does quite well. Versatility in planting sites is also a great reason to have hemlock in your production line. Tsuga canadensis (Canadian hemlock, USDA Hardiness Zones 3-7) is a versatile plant which is available in many forms: prostrate, globose, weeping, fastigiate and variegated. Specialty growers offer them, but not on a large scale. There are also cultivars in my selection deserving of a larger audience. I believe the genera listed below are underrepresented in the trade. Many of these plants were propagated from witch’s brooms or other abnormal growth patterns such as sports or seed variations. ![]() In my experience as curator of The Harper Collection of Dwarf and Rare Conifers at Hidden Lake Gardens in southeast Michigan, I have seen hundreds of conifers which merit being reproduced. There are so many great conifers, but I have chosen a few to discuss which I consider to have merit. ![]()
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