Picea abies Wichtel

[Lawrence]

Dave Riley exhibited this beautiful tiny Picea ( apparently only grows 3mm a year ! ) at AGS Bakewell show on Sunday, apparently Dave got his from a German nursery. Does anyone know of any UK growers?

[David Nicholson]

Lawrence, worth a try?

http://www.kenwithconifernursery.co.uk/search-results?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=Picea+abies&x=10&y=7

[Lesley Cox]

What a little honey! We can't get ANY really dwarf conifers here, since the very late Jim LeComte left us.

[Neil]

if you can't find a UK based nursery, this German nursery stocks it, but postage is another €22 on top.

http://www.pflanzen-zentrum-horstmann.de/shop/picea-abies-wichtel/

[Lawrence]

Hi David, I have tried Kenwith but they do not stock it. Neil suggested Horstmann who have a very good range but as he says the postage is a bit prohibitive . I see a host of fabulous miniature/dwarf conifers on the show benches but not many of the alpine nurseries seem to sell them. I would think it might be viable for one of these nurseries to make a wholesale order with one of these continental suppliers as I am sure they would sell here in the UK

[David Nicholson]

Might be worth trying Ashwood Lawrence.

[Mike Ireland]

Lawrence, you could try Walkers Nursery near Blaxton.  Have had some really amazing dwarf conifers from them in the last year.
They also have a great restaurant & gardens.

http://www.walkersnurseries.tv/