Picea abies 'Acrocona'/Picea abies 'Gold Drift' Seedlings for Sale
During the spring of 2001, I noticed that one of my Picea abies 'Gold Drift' garden plants had a male strobilis about to produce pollen. I collected the pollen in a plastic bag as soon as it was ripe. Then, using a fine brush, I applied some of the pollen to several cones on an older Picea abies 'Acrocona' growing in another area of our gardens.
I collected the seeds in the fall and stratified them in a refrigerator. I germinated the seeds Spring, 2002 in a seed flat. I potted 60 of the seedlings Spring, 2003 with a repotting Spring, 2004. Then I selected the golden seedlings, which I planted into a special garden area Spring, 2006. There were 28 golden seedlings out of about a total of 200.
This October, 2010 I made six selections from the seedlings and gave them permanent names. I am offering them for sale through Coenosium Gardens. They are shown below. The number in parentheses is the original seedling number.
These selections are now available for shipment. The price is $50.00. Plants may be reserved at any time. Just contact Dianne at Coenosium Gardens.
THERE ARE TWO BASIC COLOR GROUPS OF SEEDLINGS
Group 1- very bright yellow with a tendency to burn. New growth is yellow and stays yellow through the summer. No coning at six years. These all have 'Lemon' as part of their name.
Group 2- flushes yellow, then becomes lime green before turning yellow on the sunlit surfaces, they color up similarly to ‘Gold Drift’. Coning is taking place on several of these.
Group #1
Group #2
Picea abies 'Dandylion'
Picea abies 'Gold Finch'
Picea abies 'Honey Pot'
Picea abies 'Summer Daze'
Group 1- very bright yellow with a tendency to burn.
Picea abies ‘Lemon Drop’
August, 2009
October, 2010
Picea abies ‘Lemon Drop’ (#10) - Dense, dwarf and globose, it does show a tendency to burn since it has small, thin needles and bright yellow foliage. It grows 1-2" per year and will possibly never bear cones due to its small size and bright yellow foliage. However, as it gets larger, it may bear cones. The October picture was taken in the shade, where it still has decent color.
Stk# 49610S 5" pot . . . $ 50.00
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Group 2- flush yellow, then become lime green before turning yellow on the sunlit surfaces and staying yellow through the winter.
Picea abies ‘Dandylion’
August, 2009
October, 2010
Picea abies ‘Dandylion’ (#13) - Broad and pendulous, this selection is the one most like 'Gold Drift' in growth habit. It does produce upright shoots but so far they do not continue upward. Its growth habit is spreading with horizontal to slightly pendulous side branches. This seedling first produced cones in the spring of 2010. The foliage is bright yellow in the spring, dulling slightly in the summer and then coming back in the fall. The needles are smaller and thinner than the species.
Stk#
48009S 5" pot . . . $ 50.00
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Picea abies ‘Gold Finch’
August, 2009
October, 2010
Picea abies ‘Gold Finch’ (#14) - Dwarf and spreading with pendulous branches, this selection is brighter yellow and considerably slower growing than ‘Dandylion’, which it resembles in growth habit. 'Gold Finch' has not yet started producing cones due to its dwarfness and yellow foliage. It may produce terminal cones as it develops more size.
Stk# 48778S 5" pot . . . $ 50.00
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Picea abies 'Chub'
I will not be registering the name Glowing Embers for this plant. I have decided to give it a different name and it is not being offered for sale at this time. I named it 'Chub' in honor of Justin "Chub" Harper' and have donated the mother plant and all but one graft to the Harper Collection at Hidden Lakes Gardens in Michigan. They will control any future availability of this selection.
August, 2009
October, 2010
Picea abies ‘Chub’ (#27) - Densely branched and broadly conical, it has been producing cones for two years. During the spring, 2009 it had over 30 buds on terminal shoots and everyone pushed, contributing to the dense branch structure shown in the pictures. Apparently this plant will be a dense, broadly conical, small tree.
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Picea abies ‘Summer Daze’
August, 2009
October, 2010
Picea abies ‘Summer Daze’ (#20) - This selection has developed a very interesting growth habit as it approaches its tenth year of growth. It appears to be developing an upright growth habit but the side branches are all strongly pendulous. The yellow color with its terminal cones and pendulous side branches make for a plant with unlimited potential for the landscape.
Stk#
53660S 5" pot . . . $ 50.00
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Picea abies ‘Honey Pot’
August, 2009
October, 2010
Picea abies ‘Honey Pot’ (#17) - This slow growing plant is broadly spreading with nice yellow foliage. The needles are small and the branching is dense. It is almost globose and is staying quite dwarf. Coning hasn't occurred yet, but I have expectations that as the plant ages the cones will appear.
Stk# 49050S 5" pot . . . $ 50.00
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