Evergreen Gardenworks
2008
Descriptive Catalog

Berberis (Barberry, Shobyaku) S\M\-20ø\RG\Ls\ B Evergreen or deciduous shrubs depending on temperature and species (cultivar), with small rounded leaves and thorny stems. Red types need full sun to maintain intense color. All have yellow flowers, yellow wood, and yellow roots. Tough, easy to grow plants. Minimal suckering of dwarf types allows them to be used for bonsai, they develop rugged corky bark in 3 to 4 years.

1570 Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea' Bright golden yellow foliage, best in full sun in cooler areas but needs morning sun only in hot dry areas. Will tolerate light shade. Slow growing to 18-24 inches.
FOUR INCH POTS $12 

1580 Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy' A dwarf selection from 'Atropurpurea', it grows to 2 feet by 2 feet in ten years. New leaves are bright red to bronzy red, turning to a greenish mahogany by midsummer. Deciduous and thorny. Excellent for bonsai, containers, and rock gardens. What makes this cultivar attractive for bonsai, other than its foliage color, is its ability to form a rather large trunk in a short period of time. It also forms fewer suckers than the other cultivars and the species. Mature furrowed bark begins developing in only a few years. Small yellow flowers in Spring stand out brilliantly from the dark red leaves.
FOUR INCH POTS $12

Betula (Birch) S\M\Ls Deciduous trees. Delicate graceful trees create light shade. Water loving, make excellent lawn trees. Most have peeling bark of white gray or brown.

1670 Betula pendula (European White Birch) -40F. Delicate and lacy; upright branching with weeping side branches. 30-40 feet. Bark on trunk and main limbs becomes white; rich green glossy leaves. Not suited to windy locations that may destroy its graceful shape. Hot dry winds can burn the foliage. Can be used for bonsai, but ramification, and leaf reduction are difficult to achieve. Suitable only for larger scale bonsai. Small trees will not exhibit the white bark. Bark starts turning white only after about five years growth on seedlings. These are one to two year seedlings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

1695 Betula pendula 'Youngii' (Young's Weeping White Birch) Similar to species above in bark color and texture, leaves are smaller and reduce well. This tree is very weeping and must be staked up to grow upright. The branches are so thin and delicate that they will weep in even a very small tree. Our trees have moving trunks that cascade from natural growth, but can be wired more upright if desired. These are cutting grown plants that grow much more slowly than the species. There are no unsightly graft unions. Our one gallon plants are still quite small, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch caliper trunks.
ONE GALLON SIZE $30

Buxus (Boxwood) Evergreen shrubby plants used primarily for hedges. There are several dwarf varieties that are superb for bonsai and rock gardens and it is these that we offer. These are all at least three year old cuttings, but they are still only about two inches tall. 'Compacta' (syn 'Kingsville') is the most commonly used bonsai cultivar, but the others listed here are similar and will work equally well. Boxwood is used extensively for miniature plantings or saikei, mame, and for accent plants. Boxwood is also ideally suited for root over rock bonsai. These boxwoods tend to yellow in intense sunlight. If this is a problem, put them in light shade or morning sun only. Winter color is often bright yellow or gold.

All of these cultivars sport (revert) regularly. These should be promptly removed in finished bonsai. However, you can use these fast growing reversions as sacrifice branches to actually speed up trunk caliper. When the desired caliper is achieved, just remove the sacrifice reversion.

1728 Buxus microphylla 'Hohman's Dwarf' See 'Compacta' ('Kingsville' ) below for cultural information. This sport, 'Compacta' and 'Morris Midget' all arose at the same time. 'Compacta' has become the most popular but the other two also have their merits and are not as painfully slow as 'Compacta'. 'Hohman's Dwarf' is a rounded tufted shrub growing to about 8 inches in 10 years. The leaves are about 1/2 inch.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

1730 Buxus microphylla 'Compacta' (KINGSVILLE, Dwarf Boxwood) S\PS\M\ -10ø\RG\B Evergreen shrub. We have changed the name in our listing. The above is the correct botanical name for the commonly known 'Kingsville' or 'Kingsville Dwarf'. An extremely small dwarf of Boxwood used almost exclusively for bonsai, but also ideally suited for rock gardens. This is the tiniest and slowest growing dwarf boxwood. Shiny small almost round leaves and creamy somewhat rough bark. May take 10 years to reach 6 inches x 8 inches.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
 

1732 Buxus microphylla 'Morris Midget' See the two cultivars above for more information. This sport has leaves about 1/2 of an inch and will grow to about 10 inches in 10 years. It is a dense mounded shrub. Like the above it is a gem for bonsai and rock gardens. This is best selection for a small leafed bonsai that will have a larger trunk in a reasonable period of time.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

1735 Buxus sempervirens 'Dwarf Variegated Form' We obtained this plant from Siskyou Rare Plant Nursery. It is from the Watnong Garden in New Jersey, and may be 'Elegantissima'. It is a beautifully cream variegated dwarf and is quite vigorous, yet small. Our plant has grown about 10 inches in 4 years, and it may reach 3 feet at great age. Its value for bonsai became apparent one year when the plant was pruned for cutting wood, revealing a striking trunk that was quite short and fat without any pruning whatsoever. It also, of course will make an excellent rock garden plant. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

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