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We grow all of them here in Aiken, South Carolina, propagated by hand and shipped across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIf you're a collector chasing something genuinely unusual, or a gardener who wants their landscape to tell a longer story, this is a good place to start. Rare conifers for sale, grown with the traceability and care that Woodlanders has practiced for over 45 years.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"abies-firma","title":"Abies firma","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeautiful evergreen conifer with narrow pyramidal habit and sharp pointed dark green leaves. Can become a large tree. This is about the only species of Abies that likes the South (at other than high elevations). In 1968 Edward Horder reported on 35-40 year specimens in mobile, AL. Good specimens are at Barlett Arboretum near Charlotte. Has remained almost unavailable\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42057805201523,"sku":"ABIE-FIRM-01G","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-1422.jpg?v=1720136095"},{"product_id":"cephalotaxus-harringtonia-prostrata","title":"Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata'","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCephalotaxus harringtonia 'Prostrata', or Prostrate Japanese Plum Yew, is a low-growing evergreen shrub native to Japan and Korea. It is cherished for its lush, dark green foliage and its ability to thrive in shaded garden areas, making it an ideal ground cover or border plant. Native to the forested regions of Japan and Korea, this plant was introduced to Western gardens in the mid-19th century. The 'Prostrata' cultivar is known for its sprawling growth habit, setting it apart from upright varieties. In Japan, the Japanese Plum Yew symbolizes longevity and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42057830039667,"sku":"CEPH-HARR-PROS-01G","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-317.jpg?v=1720137116"},{"product_id":"cephalotaxus-harringtonia-fastigata","title":"Cephalotaxus harringtonia \"Fastigata\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a needle-leaf evergreen shrub with whorled dark green leaves on upright branches. It is an ancient Japanese or Korean clone which will occasionally put out shoots with two ranked leaves that are typical of the species. An excellent conifer for sun or shade in southern gardens. Should have moist but well-drained soil but is drought tolerant once established. 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It appears that this unusual form will not become a large tree.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42057831153779,"sku":"CHAM-PISI-SHIV-01G","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/Chamaecyparispisifera_Shiva_Woodlanders2.png?v=1747184079"},{"product_id":"chamaecyparis-obtusa-filicoides","title":"Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides', commonly known as Fernspray Hinoki Cypress, is an elegant evergreen conifer admired for its unique, fern-like foliage and graceful, upright form. This distinctive plant adds texture and interest to gardens year-round and is particularly valued in Japanese garden design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNative to Japan, Chamaecyparis obtusa, or Hinoki Cypress, has been cultivated for centuries. The 'Filicoides' cultivar, named for its fern-like appearance, was developed to enhance the aesthetic qualities of the traditional Hinoki Cypress. Historically, Hinoki Cypress wood has been used in Japan for sacred structures, such as temples and shrines, due to its durability and pleasant fragrance. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHinoki Cypress is deeply rooted in Japanese culture, symbolizing endurance and sanctity. It is a staple in traditional Japanese gardens and bonsai art. This historical connection to Japanese culture adds a layer of reverence and beauty to the 'Filicoides' cultivar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42057831284851,"sku":"CHAM-OBTU-FILI-01G","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/Chamaecyparisobtusa_Filicoides_1.jpg?v=1722693154"},{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica","title":"Cryptomeria japonica","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese Cedar is a tall, pyramidal or conical, evergreen coniferous tree. The blue-green apressed needles may develop bronzy or purple-bronze winter color in cold climates. The reddish-brown bark exfoliates on the trunks. It is an important timber tree in Japan where it reaches 100' +. Plant in an open site with deep permeable acid soil. 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It grows tall with short branches that hold close to the central trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eThis tall, narrow tree suits compact spaces where vertical form is needed. It holds shape in open sun and fits dry, well-drained soil conditions. Its size and shape make it a strong choice for visual accents or planting rows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"874\"\u003eAmong juniper ornamental trees, this form stands out for its uniform height and neat columnar appearance. 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Introduced to Europe and North America in the nineteenth century, it has remained largely confined to botanical gardens and specialized collections, seldom appearing in the nursery trade and still little known outside conifer circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften described as “fir-like,” \u003cem data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"530\"\u003eKeteleeria\u003c\/em\u003e is closely related to true firs (\u003cem data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"571\"\u003eAbies\u003c\/em\u003e) but belongs to its own small and ancient genus. The tree forms a stately, symmetrical pyramid when young, developing into a broad, dignified specimen with age. Its glossy, deep green needles are arranged in flattened sprays along the branches, creating a soft yet architectural texture. Upright cones—reminiscent of fir cones—add further ornamental interest as they mature and disintegrate on the tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn its native habitat, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1024\"\u003eKeteleeria davidiana\u003c\/strong\u003e inhabits mountainous regions with warm summers and comparatively mild winters—conditions that closely mirror much of the American Southeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1170\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1195\"\u003e🌿 In the Landscape\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1197\" data-end=\"1278\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1199\" data-end=\"1209\"\u003eHabit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pyramidal when young, becoming broader and more open with maturity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1312\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1291\"\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun preferred\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1313\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well-drained soil is essential\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1372\"\u003eClimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Appreciates hot summers and relatively mild winters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1485\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1438\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40–60 feet over time in favorable conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvide adequate space for this tree to develop its natural form. While adaptable, it performs best where winter temperatures are not extreme and drainage is reliable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1661\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003e🌱 Woodlanders Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur seed-grown specimens originate from trees once cultivated at the University of Georgia’s experimental facility in Tifton, Georgia, an important evaluation site known for testing plants under hot summer conditions and mild winters. 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Heat-tolerant and well-suited to the southern United States when properly sited, this uncommon conifer offers structure, restraint, and year-round depth in the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"579\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eThe Plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"955\"\u003eCommonly known as Needle-leaved Tōtara, \u003cem data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"660\"\u003ePodocarpus acutifolius\u003c\/em\u003e is native to New Zealand’s South Island, where it inhabits well-drained slopes, rocky outcrops, and forest margins. Unlike the towering tōtara trees of its homeland, this species typically forms a \u003cstrong data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"896\"\u003ecompact, dense shrub or small tree\u003c\/strong\u003e, with a tight branching habit and naturally composed form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"1286\"\u003eThe foliage is distinctive: \u003cstrong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1023\"\u003eshort, narrow, and sharply pointed\u003c\/strong\u003e, typically under an inch long. Leaves are arranged alternately along slender stems, creating a layered, finely textured effect. Their deep green coloration holds beautifully through heat and humidity, and the subtle gloss adds quiet sophistication without flash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eUp close, the leaves reveal their defining feature—the acute tip that gives the species its name. 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This Asian species has leaves that are several inches long and about 1\/4 inch wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe variety 'Okina', a relatively recent introduction from Japan, has leaves with linear white variegation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLittle known in the U.S., it has been offered elsewhere in very small sizes at a high price. 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Despite its common name, this exceptional tree is not a true larch but belongs to its own distinct genus, \u003cem data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"590\"\u003ePseudolarix\u003c\/em\u003e. It is prized for its graceful, \u003cstrong data-start=\"623\" data-end=\"647\"\u003ebroad pyramidal form\u003c\/strong\u003e, soft texture, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"698\"\u003ebrilliant golden fall color\u003c\/strong\u003e—a luminous display that rivals any maple or ginkgo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1084\" class=\"\"\u003eThroughout the growing season, the tree is clothed in soft, spiraled tufts of bright green needles arranged in rosettes along the branches. These needles are shed in autumn after turning a rich, buttery yellow, leaving behind a stately, sculptural silhouette. The bark exfoliates subtly with age, adding winter interest and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1370\" class=\"\"\u003eIdeal as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1150\"\u003especimen tree in well-drained, evenly moist soils\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Golden Larch thrives in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003efull sun\u003c\/strong\u003e and benefits from protection from drying winds in hotter climates. It is well-suited for use in large gardens, arboretums, or as a botanical showpiece in naturalistic plantings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1370\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1574\"\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos courtesy of Suzanne Cadwell and Jim Robbins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42057947676787,"sku":"PSEU-KAEM-AMAB-01G","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/Pseudolarix_amabilis_GNgfEtVxoFV8Woodlanders3.jpg?v=1747420328"},{"product_id":"sequoia-sempervirens","title":"Sequoia sempervirens","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis conifer native to California and southern Oregon is the familiar giant redwood tree. A specimen of this tree over 300 feet tall may be the tallest tree in the world. 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A graceful large evergreen tree but may grow slowly and rarely reach full size in cultivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058001088627,"sku":"TAIW-CRYP-01G","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"taxodium-distichum","title":"Taxodium distichum","description":"\u003cp\u003eBaldcypress is a long-lived large deciduous conifer characteristic of swamps and river margins in the southern U.S., where it is a valuable timber tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaldcypress is broadly pyramidal when young and has feather-like leaves. It can grow in shallow water or on upland sites (when planted there).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt casts light shade and is a standby for planting in wet areas It can however be used on upland sites and even as a street tree where there is ample space.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058001285235,"sku":"TAXO-DIST-01G","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-247.jpg?v=1720141375"},{"product_id":"taxodium-ascendens","title":"Taxodium ascendens","description":"\u003cp\u003ePond Cypress is a deciduous conifer closely related to the Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) so widespread in the southern U.S. Pond Cypress is not usually as large as Baldcypress, produces little in the way of \"Cypress knees\" and is usually more narrowly pyramidal in outline as a young plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld trees are picturesque and flat topped. It grows most commonly in depressional wetlands rather than along streams and has scale-like, rather than feather-like, foliage. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrows well when planted on upland sites and is even used as a street tree. Native to southern U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058001481843,"sku":"TAXO-ASCE-01G","price":15.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-246.jpg?v=1720141383"},{"product_id":"taxodium-mucronatum","title":"Taxodium mucronatum","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaxodium mucronatum has shorter leaves and larger cones than Taxodium disticum (which see). Could grow to be a very large tree if well sited as the famous tree \"El Tule\" in Oaxaca, Mexico is the largest tree in the world (trunk diameter). The native range of this tree is generally given as Mexico north to lower Rio Grande River in Texas. This species is evergreen or nearly so in warmer regions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058001514611,"sku":"TA-ODIU-MUCR-01G","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"taxus-floridana","title":"Taxus floridana","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a very rare conifer that is restricted to the Apalachicola River area in northwest Florida. It is a shrub or small tree requiring moisture, but good drainage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaxus is generally a cool climate plant so this Florida species may represent a relic of the ice age. It has needle-leaf aromatic foliage and seed with fleshy red aril like other Yews.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt seems to grow well in semi shade with neutral or somewhat alkaline soil. This is a rare and rarely offered species.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058001547379,"sku":"TAXU-FLOR-01G","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/TaxusfloridanaWoodlanders1.jpg?v=1743450052"},{"product_id":"thuja-plicata-atrovirens","title":"Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA Victorian-era English selection of one of the great trees of North America. The species — \u003cem\u003eThuja plicata\u003c\/em\u003e, Western Red Cedar — is the dominant conifer of the Pacific Northwest coastal rainforest, the tree that towers 150 to 200 feet above the forest floor in old-growth stands of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and northern California, with individual specimens documented at over 1,000 years old. To the Coast Salish, Haida, Tlingit, Kwakwaka'wakw, and other Pacific Northwest Indigenous peoples, it is \u003cstrong\u003ethe Tree of Life\u003c\/strong\u003e — the wood used for longhouses, dugout canoes, totem poles, and ceremonial regalia; the bark woven into baskets, mats, capes, and ceremonial dress; the entire tree the structural and cultural foundation of an entire civilization for thousands of years. The wood's natural rot-resistance comes from the same volatile terpenoid compounds that give the foliage its characteristic sweet-cedary fragrance when crushed — a fragrance that is the smell of the Pacific Northwest forest itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Atrovirens' is the form most American gardeners will encounter.\u003c\/strong\u003e It originated as a selected seedling at a nursery in Worcester, England, around 1874 — Victorian-era horticulture making a refined cultivar from an Indigenous American giant. The Latin name combines \u003cem\u003eatro\u003c\/em\u003e (dark) and \u003cem\u003evirens\u003c\/em\u003e (green) to mean precisely what it describes: a dark-green form, glossier and richer than the typical Pacific Northwest population, with denser foliage and a more uniformly conical habit. It received the \u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2002\u003c\/strong\u003e — meaningful horticultural recognition that this is a reliably good clone, not just a good species. In garden cultivation, 'Atrovirens' reaches 25 to 45 feet tall and 8 to 15 feet wide — a fraction of its wild parent's stature, but more than enough for practical garden use as a specimen, screen, hedge, or windbreak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhat makes this tree useful in the Southeast and East — well outside its Pacific Northwest home range — is a combination of three things. First, it tolerates eastern conditions remarkably well when properly sited (deep moist well-drained soil, full sun to part shade, protection from drying winter winds). Second, it is \u003cstrong\u003esubstantially deer-resistant\u003c\/strong\u003e — a meaningful advantage over the East's standard hedging conifer, \u003cem\u003eThuja occidentalis\u003c\/em\u003e (American arborvitae), which deer will browse to skeletons in any landscape with deer pressure. Western red cedar's terpenoid chemistry is significantly less palatable to white-tailed deer. Third, it takes pruning beautifully — heavy pruning into old wood does not produce the dead brown patches that can plague other hedging conifers, which means a dense formal hedge can be maintained at any height the gardener chooses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe foliage is the show beyond the structure: flat sprays of small scale-like leaves arranged in interlocking patterns on slightly drooping branchlets, with that \u003cstrong\u003echaracteristic aromatic resin\u003c\/strong\u003e released when crushed. Glossy dark green through summer; in cold weather the foliage may pick up bronze or coppery tinges that some gardeners find appealing and others find awkward (it greens back up in spring). The foliage texture, viewed up close, is genuinely lovely — fine, lacy, refined — much more so than the cruder texture of common Leyland cypress or Italian cypress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFor the gardener planting a long-term privacy screen who wants something better than Leyland cypress, the deer-besieged eastern landscape that has already lost one round of \u003cem\u003eThuja occidentalis\u003c\/em\u003e, the conifer collector with an interest in Pacific Northwest natives, or anyone who wants to plant a tree with a thousand-year cultural history attached to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058003447923,"sku":"THUJ-PLIC-ATRO-01G","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-249.jpg?v=1720141430"},{"product_id":"thuja-plicata-green-giant","title":"Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Green Giant' is an excellent large dark green conifer possibly a hybrid between Thuja plicata and Thuja standishii, both of which are native to northwestern North America however 'Green Giant' was selected as a seedling from a nursery bed in Denmark in 1935 ! 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The species, \u003cem\u003eThujopsis dolabrata\u003c\/em\u003e, is endemic to Japan and known there as \u003cem\u003easunaro\u003c\/em\u003e (アスナロ), a name that translates beautifully and a little wistfully as \"tomorrow it will become hinoki\" — a reference to its resemblance to the more revered hinoki cypress, with the implication that it's perpetually almost-but-not-quite the more famous tree. It is the sole species in its entire genus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e'Nana' is the dwarf form, a Japanese garden selection that originated long enough ago that no one is sure exactly when — though Veitch \u0026amp; Sons Nursery in England introduced it to the Western trade in the early 1860s, which puts it solidly in the same wave of Japanese garden cultivars that arrived during the Meiji-era opening of Japanese horticulture to the West. It grows as a flat-topped, bun-shaped mound, slowly. Real growth measures in inches per year, not feet — a foot tall and three feet wide after a decade is typical, and a mature specimen at 4–6 feet across after twenty-plus years is the upper end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe visual signature is the foliage. Each leaf is a thick, hatchet-shaped scale (the genus epithet \u003cem\u003edolabrata\u003c\/em\u003e comes from Latin \u003cem\u003edolabra\u003c\/em\u003e, hatchet) arranged in flat overlapping sprays that look from above like miniature glossy ferns or, depending on your eye, antler velvet — hence the cluster of English common names that include elkhorn cedar, staghorn cedar, and dwarf hiba cedar. Turn a spray over and you find the real surprise: the underside of every leaf is marked with a vivid silvery-white stomatal band, painted on like a brushstroke. In sunlight the contrast between glossy emerald above and silver below is the kind of detail that makes someone bend down to look closer. In winter, the foliage often picks up bronze or russet tones, particularly in colder zones, before settling back to deep green in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBest in part shade in the Southeast — full sun is fine in cooler climates, but in zones 7–8 some afternoon shelter prevents the foliage from looking thin in late summer. Excellent in Japanese gardens, beside stone basins or lanterns, in the foreground of woodland borders, or in large containers where its measured pace and slow architecture earn it more attention than a faster-growing plant could.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA plant for the gardener who has stopped buying for instant impact and started buying for what they want to be looking at in twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdditional photo courtesy of Oregon State Univeristy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058003513459,"sku":"THUJ-DOLO-NANA-01G","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/Thujopsisdolabrata_Nana_OGSU.jpg?v=1777491330"},{"product_id":"torreya-nucifera","title":"Torreya nucifera","description":"\u003cp\u003ePyramidal dense conifer with yew-like aromatic needles which are stiff and prickly. 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This very rare conifer is native to a very limited area on the Apalachicola River in northwest Florida and adjacent Georgia where it is now almost extinct. It is a FEDERALLY LISTED ENDANGERED SPECIES. CANNOT BE SOLD IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058004365427,"sku":"TORR-TA-IFOL-01G","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-949.jpg?v=1720141467"},{"product_id":"torreya-californicus","title":"Torreya californicus","description":"\u003cp\u003eStrongly aromatic tree. Evergreen needles spreading in two rows on twigs are dark green. Gray-brown bark. Seeds and male cones on separate trees. Sun to light shade on well-drained soil. 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Native to China.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058004988019,"sku":"TORR-GRAN-01G","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-1712.jpg?v=1720141475"},{"product_id":"torreya-sp-spread-eagle","title":"Torreya sp. \"Spread Eagle\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wide spreading evergreen conifer has aromatic, sharp, flat needle-like leaves in one plane. This clone originated at Hillier's Nursery in England in 1970 and was named 'Spreadeagle' for it's low spreading growth habit. Hillier lists it as a clone of the California Torreya (Torreya californica) but we suspect that it is actually a form of the endangered T. taxifolia (which see) as it has much longer needles than would be expected on the California species. Plant in semi-shade or sun in good soil that is well-drained but which is not excessively dry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058005053555,"sku":"TORR-SPRE-EAGL-01G","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-2001.jpg?v=1720141478"},{"product_id":"tsuga-chinensis","title":"Tsuga chinensis","description":"\u003cp\u003eApparently resists adelgid. (See HIL)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058006233203,"sku":"TSUG-CHIN-01G","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"tsuga-yunnanensis","title":"Tsuga yunnanensis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rare Hemlock from Yunnan Province in China was originally received from the Arnold Arboretum in Massachusetts. It had been obtained from China but was not expected to be hardy in Massachusetts. It proved to be very well adapted to semi-shady situations here in the Deep South where it has become a dark green graceful pyramidal tree. Woodlanders has probably been the first U.S. nursery to offer this tree.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42058006298739,"sku":"TSUG-YUNN-01G","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/DETA-251.jpg?v=1720141533"},{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-lemonade","title":"Cryptomeria japonica 'Lemonade'","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA small, slow Japanese cedar that flushes the color of cold lemonade in spring — pale, almost translucent yellow — and settles into soft chartreuse through the summer. The foliage is juvenile throughout, fine and feathery rather than the awl-shaped scale of mature \u003cem\u003eCryptomeria\u003c\/em\u003e, which gives the whole plant a softer presence than you'd expect of a conifer. Texture you can run a hand through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e'Lemonade' is dwarf, or close enough to it. Habit is upright and gently conical, building slowly to something in the 4 to 6 foot range over many years, with a narrow footprint that suits smaller gardens, foundation plantings, and the kind of mixed conifer composition where one plant needs to carry the light. Site it where afternoon sun won't bleach the new growth — part shade holds the color longest, though a few hours of morning sun seem to deepen it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOur stock traces back to the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, where 'Lemonade' has been growing since 2014. We took cuttings from accessioned material there, which is the kind of provenance we trust: documented, observed over years in a real southeastern climate. Still uncommon in the trade. Worth knowing about before everyone else does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003ePairs unexpectedly well with darker-leaved companions — \u003cem\u003eLoropetalum\u003c\/em\u003e, black mondo, a deep-green camellia behind it — where the spring flush reads almost luminous.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woodlanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44901124178035,"sku":null,"price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7505\/5987\/files\/Arboretum3.28.25-147.jpg?v=1777308451"}],"url":"https:\/\/woodlanders.net\/collections\/conifers.oembed?page=2","provider":"Woodlanders","version":"1.0","type":"link"}