Evergreen Gardenworks
2024
Descriptive Catalog

Our cuttings are taken from mature flowering wood and are capable of flowering immediately. However, it is my experience that new cuttings June take a year or two to begin flowering under proper conditions. Crabs, like all apples, need a cold dormant period to set flowers and fruit. In general it takes 1000 hours of temperatures below 40F to satisfy this requirement. Smaller trees can even be kept in refrigerators. Most places in the US will have sufficiently cold weather, but I do not recommend crabs for Central and Southern Florida, Southern California, and other areas of the deep south. If in doubt, observe mature crabapples or apples in your community to see if they flower there, or contact your local Agricultural Extension Agent, or a reputable nursery.

Most 2 3/4 inch pots are whips with 1/4 inch caliper or larger and about ten inches tall. Older 2 3/4 inch pots and four inch pot plants have developed branching and 3/8+ inch trunks and many will have set fruit.

For more information see the article Crabapples for Bonsai........................................................

6067 Malus baccata (seedling selection) This is an unnamed seedling selection from our nursery. All of the plants are cutting grown clones so they are identical. It has one inch round yellow fruit with an orange blush that are edible. The larger size fruit makes a spectacular display on a smaller tree. Not a true dwarf but slower growing with shorter internodes than the species. White flowers. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $35 FOUR INCH POTS $70

6100 Malus 'Donald Wyman' 15 feet x 15 feet . Dark green foliage. Profuse white flowers. Small shiny reddish orange fruits persisting all winter. Cutting grown. ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6140 Malus 'Indian Magic' 20 feet x 20 feet ? rapid growth. Bronzy green foliage. Huge clusters of rose red flowers. Small red fruits turning to orange and persisting through winter. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6160 Malus 'Liset' 15 feet x 15 feet moderate growth. Deep red purple foliage. Purple buds opening to reddish pink flowers. Purple red fruits. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 Sorry, Sold Out

6170 Malus 'Louisa' Single magenta flowers on long weeping branches. One of the best weepers. Fruit is 1/2 inch and lemon gold. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $35 ONE GALLON SIZE $60

6175 Malus 'Madonna' compact upright tree to 18-20 feet x 15 feet. Double white fragrant flowers. Small brownish red fruits, not showy. Blooms early and long. Cutting grown.
ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6180 Malus 'Mary Potter' 20 feet x 20 feet ? vigorous growth. Dark green leaves. Pink buds open to white flowers. Its ability to reliably set many flowers and fruit on a small plant and its twigginess make it one of the best for bonsai. A very vigorous and disease resistent cultivar. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 FOUR INCH POTS $27 ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6195 Malus 'Prairie Fire' Upright growth to 20 feet. New leaves are purple turning to deep green. Flower buds are deep red purple. Flowers are single reddish purple followed by 1/2 inch deep red purple fruits. One of the best according to Fr. Fiala. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 ONE GALLON SIZE $45 .So......................................................

6200 Malus 'Profusion' 12 feet tall and upright. Purple foliage changing to bronzy green. Red purple flowers with a white center. Small bright red fruit. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 FOUR INCH POTS $27 ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6210 Malus 'Radiant' 20 feet x 20 feet rapid growth. Purple red new foliage turning green. Pink flowers from deep red buds. 3/4 inch orange-red showy fruits. Profuse larger fruits make this a spectacular fall impression. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18

6220 Malus 'Red Jewel' 15 feet x 15 feet. Dark green leaves. White flowers. Small brilliant red fruit persisting. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 FOUR INCH POTS $27 ONE GALLON $45

6250 Malus 'Snowdrift' 20 feet x 20 feet moderate growth. Green leaves. Profusion of deep pink buds open to pure white flowers. Many yellow orange small fruits persisting. The small flowers and small fruit of this variety make it a good bonsai subject. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 FOUR INCH POTS $27 ONE GALLON $45

6263 Malus sargentii 'Tina' This is a cultivar of sargentii (above) which is a little smaller in leaf and habit. The flowers are dark pink opening to pure white creating a spectacular candy cane contrast of pink and white at the same time. It flowers very well and sets many orange red fruit . One of the finest cultivars for small bonsai. Due to the slow growing nature of this tree our one gallon plants are smaller and shrubbier thanour other Malus cultivars. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6270 Malus 'Sugar Tyme' 20 feet Vigorous oval upright for Malus . Green foliage. Pink buds opening to white flowers. Persistent small red fruit. The profusion of fruit on this cultivar is incredible, large clusters of 50 or more hang from the branches all winter turning from bright red to an almost fluorescent red orange. One of the best for bonsai. Cutting grown. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18   ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6280 Malus toringoides. Cutleaf Crabapple. Upright shrubby growth to 15 feet. Deeply lobed leaves 1 to 2 inches (the most deeply incised leaves of any crab I have seen). A rare tree seldom used in the trade because of its not very showy flowers, but one of the best fruit shows according to Fr. Fiala. Flowers are small and white. Fruit is apricot yellow with a reddish blush on the sun side. Profuse fruits about 1/4 inch, similar to M. sieboldii x. 2025

6300 Malus sieboldii x Selected Seedling of one of the Zumi hybrids. This is a 'Calacarpa' seedling that is similar to 'Bobwhite' with pinkish buds, white flowers and very small yellow fruits. We are offering this unnamed seedling because of its superior bonsai qualities of small well lobed leaves and small fruit. Its growth habit is quite similar to Malus sargentii, but it will flower and fruit better. The lower picture shows the spectacular yellow fall color of leaves and fruit. This is a cutting grown plant and is capable of flowering and fruiting immediately. This is one of Brent's favorites. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $18 FOUR INCH POTS $27 ONE GALLON SIZE $45

6350 Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) S\M\-20ø\Ls\B Deciduous conifer. Upright growth to 90 feet very similar in appearance to Coast Redwood except that the foliage is finer and it is deciduous! Fall color is orange brown. Very fast growing and very adaptable even growing in wet conditions if soil is sandy and well drained. Makes a most interesting bonsai. Our 2 3/4 inch pot size are relatively straight and are pruned down to about 18 inches (these are very nice, big trees). Trunk caliper is 1/4 inch or greater. One gallon size plants are grown out and pruned down to about 16 inches with trunk caliper of 3/4 inches. Neither size will have much in the way of branches since young trees tend to shed their branches each year. This is not a liability since branches started too early tend to become too fat relative the the trunk diameter as the trees age. For bonsai, all the initial emphasis should be on trunk development. After the trunk is completed, final branches can be started. Cutting grown 2 3/4 INCH POTS $27 FOUR INCH POTS $35 ONE GALLON SIZE $55 6460 Morus bombycis 'Unryu' Contorted Mulberry. This cultivar can make fantastic larger bonsai where the size of the 3 to 4 inch leaves won't matter. The contorted branches also make a good winter silhouette. This is a female cultivar that will fruit every year even without a pollinator. The one inch black fruit are showy and edible. Available Again in 2025 6570 Olea europaea (Common Olive)S\D\15ø\Ls\B Evergreen small trees. Native to the Mediterranean. Source of olive oil. Dull gray leaves about 1 1/2 inch long, will reduce to less than one inch for bonsai. Develops huge swollen base (nebari) after some years. Easy to root prune and transplant. Excellent bonsai subject. For more information see the article Olive for bonsai ONE GALLON SIZE $60 6572 Olea europaea (dwarf form) (Common Olive)S\D\15ø\Ls\B Similar to the species above except this form has dwarf dark green leaves and a much smaller and shrubbier form. Excellent for smaller bonsai; it forms the same wonderful swollen root crown after many years. 2 3/4 INCH POTS $27   Picea (Spruce) S\M\-50ø\RG\Ls\B Evergreen trees and shrubs. Easy to grow conifers. Many species and varieties including many dwarfs that are invaluable for landscape and rock garden use. We no longer grow any Picea, but we have kept the listings for informational purposes. A word of caution about Yezo spruce and Sachalin spruce: There is a great deal of confusion surrounding the naming of these two species, especially in the use of the common names. Many bonsai artists speak of 'Yezo Spruce' when the plant to which they are referring is actually P. glehnii. We cannot be responsible for how people use common names. We guarantee that our plants are in fact named correctly botanically, so please try to determine which species it is that you would like to order. In general, P. glehnii is the smaller, slower growing species of the two with needle length about 1/2 inch, and dark green. It can be difficult to grow. Most of the time, when people ask for "Ezo Spruce" they really want P. glehnii. Picea jezoensis, also called Ezo Spruce or Edo Spruce or Yeddo Spruce, is slightly larger, faster growing with green needles from about 3/4 to 1 inch long. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, or Hondo Spruce, has slightly bluish green needles of about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long and is the fastest growing of the three, and more widely adaptable. Picea orientalis actually has the shortest needles of the three, and grows strongly and densely despite its diminuative habit. The branchlets are a bit more angular than the others. We are phasing out Picea species, but will leave this discriptive portion for your information. 7065 Picea glehnii (Sachalin Spruce) S\PS\M\-30ø\LS\B A traditional bonsai plant with very short bright green needles (about 1/2inch). Very slow growing, four year old plants June only be 6 inches tall. Exfoliating chocolate brown bark develops as the tree ages. These plants are seedlings and are very difficult to find in this country. See the notes under Picea for more information. DISCONTINUED 7070 Picea jezoensis hondoensis (Yezo Spruce, Hondo Spruce) S\PS\M\-50ø\B Long used for bonsai in Japan, this plant is difficult to find in the US. It has very short blue green needles and is used for formal upright bonsai and for group plantings. The foliage is slightly bluer and larger than the species P. jezoensis. See the notes under Picea for more information. Seedlings. DISCONTINUED 7075 Picea orientalis (Oriental Spruce) S\PS\M\-20ø\Ls\B A very adaptable spruce, surviving nicely even in very hot climates, some afternoon protection needed as bonsai. Very dark green foliage is some of the shortest of any spruce, about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Grows about three to six inches a year, eventually reaching over 100 feet. In youth it is a slow growing fat cone that is very neat and tidy. DISCONTINUED NEXT PAGE Articles Home Page Images Email Order Form Plant Catalog