Dwarf conifers/witches brooms

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

Last week 90% of the mini conifers / witches brooms were photographed. There are a little 60, too much to upload here.
I put the pictures on youtube, in slide show. Then I can show them here.
These have been collected over the last 5 years. (that's also the age of my garden)
Most witches, brooms come from growers from the Czech Republic.



The movie is HD and can be full screen. The music is The Blue Danube Waltz - Johann Strauss Jr.

[Maggi Young]

Your selection of these little trees is astonishing, Jan.  Great idea to put them in a video.

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Pygmy' is a very small juniper that grows only 1 cm or less every year.
Bought this spring at Vladimir Valenta, Czech Republic.
Place, the table trough with lots of sun. Can not tolerate clay soil.
The intention is that it grows on the edge over the years.
Now he is 8 cm in diameter

[Maggi Young]

I am so impressed at how mature the planting of the table trough is  looking.  One of your best successes, Jan. Who would not enjoy an al fresco meal at such a table?

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

I am so impressed at how mature he planting of the table trough is  looking.  One of your best successes, Jan. Who would not enjoy an al fresco meal at such a table?

Thank you Maggi,

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

Cryptomeria japonica 'Tenzan'
This is one of the smallest known cultivars of the species. Grows 1 cm every year.
During the winter the leaf is bronze-red.
The RHS database contains this cultivar as 'Tenzan-sugi'. The opinions are divided. According to the ACS: The use of "sugi" with Cryptomeria cultivars is considered superfluous because "sugi" means "ceder" in Japanese language.
The name "Tenzan" does not appear in the Plant List.
I have this plant in two places in the garden. Both purchased in spring 2013. The one grows slightly faster than the other but the largest is about 15 cm in diameter.
The last three pictures are September, winter and summer.
More info RHS http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/summary2.asp?crit=Cryptomeria+and+japonica+and+Tenzan&Genus=Cryptomeria
ACS http://conifersociety.org/conifers/conifer/cryptomeria/japonica/tenzan/

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

Continued for the last two