Grafted and unusual conifers
This group of conifers differs from usual conifers which are normally grown from cuttings, since they are always produced by grafting - mainly onto dwarf or slow growing rootstocks to produce a plant with more unusual form or shape than the norm.
Most of the species produced in this way are pines although a number of Piceas, Abies and several other types are available in smaller numbers.
Grafted conifers make ideal specimen plants for rock gardens, conifer gardens, gravel gardens or as feature plants in ornamental containers. Pinus mugo Wintergold is a classic example of a grafted pine with stunning golden yellow needles all winter.
Most of the grafted conifers available require a well-drained site, particularly members of the Pinus family, although most Piceas will tolerate damp sites.
The addition of peat or composted bark before planting is essential to provide good growing conditions.
Nearly all varieties of grafted conifers are happy in most locations, although a few require more sheltered sites.
Fertiliser requirements are - bone meal when planting, a light application of fish, blood and bone meal in early summer or liquid Maxicrop seaweed fertiliser monthly from May to September should suffice.
Please note - some plants are of limited availability, if you are making a special visit, please phone ahead to double check we have what you want in stock.
Variety (height in feet) |
Pot size |
Abies Balsamea Picollo |
3L |
Abies Cephalonica Meyers Dwarf |
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Abies Koreana - Green Carpet |
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Abies Koreana - Green Carpet |
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Abies Koreana Prostrata |
3L |
Abies Koreana Silberlocke |
5L |
Abies Lasiocarpa - Green Globe |
3L |
Abies Lasiocarpa Arizonica |
7.5L |
Abies Luminetta |
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Abies Nord Brabits Compact |
5L |
Abies Normaninana Golden Spreader |
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Abies Pinsapo Aurea |
3L |
Abies Pinsapo Hortmanns Nana |
3L |
Abies Procera Bizarro |
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Abies Procera Glauca |
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Auracaria Araucania Chilean Monkey Puzzle |
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Calocedrus de Aureovarigata |
3L |
Cedrus Atlantica Glauca |
3L |
Cedrus Deodara - Kellys Gold |
3L |
Cedrus Deodara Aurea Pendula |
3L |
Cedrus Deodara Feeling Blue |
3L & 5L |
Cedrus Deodara Pendula |
15L |
Cedrus Golden Horizon |
3L & 7.5L |
Cedrus Sargentii |
5L |
Cham Nook Pendula |
3L |
Cham pisifera Nana Aureavariegata |
5L |
Cham pisifera Nana Compacta |
5L |
Cham pisifera Squarossa Lombarts |
15L |
Cham pisifera Sungold |
3L & 7.5L |
Cham thyoides Top Point |
3L |
Chamaecyparis Ellwoods Gold Pillar |
3L |
Chamaecyparis Laws Silver Threads |
5L |
Chamaecyparis Laws Spring Time |
5L |
Chamaecyparis Laws Treasure |
5L |
Chamaecyparis Laws. Ellswood Gold |
3L & 5L |
Chamaecyparis Laws. Grayswood Feather |
7.5L |
Chamaecyparis Laws. Little Spire |
7.5L |
Chamaecyparis Laws. Nicole |
3L & 4L |
Chamaecyparis Laws. Pottenii |
4L |
Chamaecyparis Laws. Pygmy |
5L |
Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis Glauca |
15L |
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Nana Gracalis |
3L |
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Nana Lutea |
3L |
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Pygmaea |
4L |
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Rigid Dwarf |
15L |
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Templehof |
15L |
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Tetragona Aurea |
3L |
Chamaecyparis Stardust Standard |
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Chamaecyparis Sungold |
5L |
Chamaecyparis Thyroides Gold Point |
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Chamaecyparis Thyroides Top Point |
3L |
Clamaecyparis Lawsoniana - Snow White |
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Cryptomeria Janponica Rasen Sugi |
5L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Araucariodes |
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Cryptomeria Japonica Bandai Sugi |
3L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Blue Diamond |
3L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Blue Diamond |
3L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Compressa |
5L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Crisata |
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Cryptomeria Japonica Elegans Compacta |
5L & 7.5L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Globosa Nana |
3L & 5L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Golden Promise |
3L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Gracilis |
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Cryptomeria Japonica Hungarian Gold |
3L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Lobbii Nana |
3L 5L & 7.5L |
Cryptomeria Japonica Spiraus |
3L |
Crytomeria Japonica Sekkan Sugi |
3L |
Cupresses Mac Lutea |
3L |
Cupressus Blue Ice |
3L |
Cupressus Mac Gold Cone |
3L |
Ginko Biloba |
3L |
Juniperus Communis Compressa |
7.5L |
Juniperus Communis Green Carpet |
3L |
Juniperus Conferta Toshio Blue |
5L |
Juniperus Horizontalis Ice Blue |
7.5L |
Juniperus Horizontalis Lime Glow |
3L |
Juniperus Horizontalis Prince of Wales |
5L |
Juniperus Procumbens Nana |
7.5L |
Juniperus Sabina Tamariscifloia |
3L |
Juniperus Scopulorum Blue Arrow |
7.5L |
Juniperus Scopulorum Skyrocket |
20L |
Juniperus Squamata Blue Carpet |
7.5L |
Juniperus Squamata Blue Spider |
3L |
Juniperus Squamata Blue Star |
3L & 5L |
Juniperus Squamata Glassels Variety |
3L |
Juniperus Squamata Holger |
5L 7.5L 10L |
Juniperus Squamata Hunnertorp |
3L |
Juniperus Virginiana Blue Arrow |
15L |
Juniperus x media Carberry Gold |
7.5L |
Juniperus x media Gold Coast |
3L |
Juniperus x media Old Gold |
3L |
Larix Kaempferi - Nana |
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Larix Kaempferi - Stiff Weeper |
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Larix Leptolepis |
3L |
Metasequoia Goldrush |
3L |
Microbiota Decusstata |
5L |
Picea Abies Acrocona |
3L |
Picea Abies Breweriana |
3L |
Picea Abies Clanbrasilliana |
3L |
Picea Abies Fronburgh |
3L |
Picea Abies Little Gem |
3L |
Picea Abies Little Gem |
5L |
Picea Abies Little Gem |
7.5L |
Picea Abies Nana Compacta |
5L |
Picea Abies Nidiformis |
5L |
Picea Abies Ohlendorfii |
5L |
Picea Abies Omorika Nana |
3L |
Picea Abies Reflexa |
3L |
Picea Glauca Alberta Globe |
3L |
Picea Glauca Arnessens Blue |
3L |
Picea Glauca Goldilocks |
3L |
Picea Glauca JW Daisys White |
3L & 5L |
Picea Glauca Lauren |
3L |
Picea Glauca Tiny |
5L |
Picea Liki Balfouriana |
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Picea Omorika - Serbian Spruce |
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Picea Omorika Nana |
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Picea Orient Skylands |
3L |
Picea Orientalis Aureospicata |
5L & 7.5L |
Picea Orientalis Early Gold |
3L |
Picea Orientalis Golden Star |
3L |
Picea Orientalis Gracillis |
3L |
Picea Orientalis Wilbolt Compact |
3L |
Picea Pungens Glauca Globosa |
3L |
Picea Pungens Hoopsii |
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Picea Pungens Iselli Fastigiate |
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Picea Pungens Katy |
3L |
Pimus Mugo Allgau Dwarf Standard |
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Pinus Contorta - Spaans Dwarf |
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Pinus Densiflora Alice Verkade |
5L & 7.5L |
Pinus Densiflora Aurea |
7.5L |
Pinus Densiflora Oculis Draconis |
5L |
Pinus Densiflora Pedula |
5L |
Pinus Densiflora Tranjoshia Compac |
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Pinus Densiflora Umbraculifera |
5L |
Pinus Densiflora Umbraculifera Compacta |
3L |
Pinus Flexillis Vanderwolfs Pyramid |
5L |
Pinus Koraiensis Sileray |
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Pinus Leucodermis Satellit |
5L & 7.5L |
Pinus Monophylla - Oregon |
|
Pinus Mugo Colomnaris |
5L |
Pinus Mugo Gnom |
3L & 5L |
Pinus Mugo Green Column |
5L |
Pinus Mugo Gruene Kugel |
5L |
Pinus Mugo Hornibrookii |
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Pinus Mugo Humpy Dwarf Standards |
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Pinus Mugo March |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Mops |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Mughus |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Ophir |
5L & 7.5L |
Pinus Mugo Pal Malater |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Pumilio (Mountain Pine) |
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Pinus Mugo Pumillo |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Rigi |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Trompenburg |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Trompenburg |
3L |
Pinus Mugo Winter Sun |
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Pinus Mugo Wintergold |
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Pinus Mugo Zundert |
3L |
Pinus Nigra |
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Pinus Nigra Black Prince |
3L |
Pinus Nigra Bright Eyes |
3L |
Pinus Nigra Green Tower |
3L & 5L |
Pinus Nigra Hornibrookiana |
5L |
Pinus Nigra Nana |
3L |
Pinus Nigra Wurstle |
5L |
Pinus Parviflora Adcocks Dwarf |
5L |
Pinus Parviflora Bergman |
5L |
Pinus Parviflora Blue Giant |
3L |
Pinus Parviflora Bonsai |
3L |
Pinus Parviflora Glauca |
3L |
Pinus Parviflora Hagoromo |
3L |
Pinus Parviflora Hatchichi |
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Pinus Parviflora Negishi |
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Pinus Parviflora Negishi |
3L |
Pinus Parviflora Ryu Ju |
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Pinus Parviflora Ryu-ju |
5L |
Pinus Parviflora Templhof |
5L & 7.5L |
Pinus Pungens Copeland |
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Pinus Pungens Lucky Strike |
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Pinus Radiata Aurea |
3L |
Pinus Strobus - Blue Shag |
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Pinus Strobus Anna Fiele |
7.5L |
Pinus Strobus Pyyamidalis |
3L |
Pinus Sylvestris Albyns |
3L & 5L |
Pinus Sylvestris Beuvonensis |
3L |
Pinus Sylvestris Chantry Blue |
3L |
Pinus Sylvestris Fastigiata |
3L 5L & 7.5L |
Pinus Sylvestris Frensham |
3L |
Pinus Sylvestrus Argentea Compacta |
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Pinus Sylvestrus Saxatilis |
3L |
Pinus Thunbergii Kotobuki |
3L |
Pinus Thunbergii Sayonari |
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Pinus Thunbergii Shiogura |
3L |
Pinus Thunbergii Shioguro |
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Pinus Thunbergii Thunderhead |
3L |
Pinus Wallichiana Zabrina |
7.5L |
Pod Alpinus Bluey |
3L |
Podcarpus Nivalis |
5L |
Podocarpus Blaze |
3L |
Podocarpus Blaze |
3L |
Podocarpus Country Park Fire |
3L |
Podocarpus Flame |
3L |
Podocarpus Kilworth Cream |
3L & 7.5L |
Podocarpus Nivalis Red Tip |
3L |
Sciadopitys Verticillata - Japanese Umbrella Pine |
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Sequaoidendron Gigianteum Glaucum |
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Taxus Baccata Corleys Coppertip |
3L 5L & 7.5L |
Taxus Baccata Dovostoniana Aurea |
5L |
Taxus Baccata Icicle |
5L |
Taxus Baccata Phoenix |
5L |
Taxus Baccata Semperaurea |
3L |
Taxus Baccata Standishii |
3L |
Taxus Baccata Summergold |
3L |
Taxus Cuspidata Nana |
5L |
Thuja Occidentalis Amber Glow |
3L |
Thuja Occidentalis Danica |
5L |
Thuja Occidentalis Golden Tuffet |
5L |
Thuja Occidentalis Rheingold |
5L |
Thuja Occidentalis Tiny Tim |
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Thuja Orientalis Aurea Nana |
5L |
Thuja Orientalis Rosedalis |
7.5L |
Thuja Orientalis Stoneham Gold |
5L |
Thuja Plicata Rogersii |
5L |
Tsuga Canadensis Birds Nest |
3L |
Tsuga Hetrophylla |
3L |