{"title":"Dwarf Conifers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHoney, I shrunk the Chamaecyparis!\u003c\/em\u003e Dwarf conifers fit into any landscape and serve many purposes in the garden. They can be used as dwarf hedges, barrier plants, container plants, and specimen plants. Since most are evergreen shrubs, dwarf conifers provide color and structure to the garden year-round. Although Plant Delights Nursery is not specifically a dwarf conifer nursery, this is a plant group that has long been special to us, so we always propagate a few of our favorites to list in our on-line plant catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe dwarf conifers we offer are easy to grow. Some prefer sun while others prefer part shade, but all are tough and beautiful. We especially love the unusual, hard-to-find varieties like \u003ca title=\"Habari Hinoki Cypress\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/chamaecyparis-obtusa-chirimen\"\u003eChamaecyparis obtusa 'Chirimen'\u003c\/a\u003e, a Japanese native hinoki cypress with crinkly green foliage and irregular upright branches. Or \u003ca title=\"All Gold Shore Juniper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/products\/juniperus-conferta-all-gold\"\u003eJuniperus conferta 'All Gold'\u003c\/a\u003e that forms an impressive mat of soft golden foliage that makes and excellent ground cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhile dwarf conifers are tough, keep in mind that their root systems are equally as dwarf as the tops and consequently they are not as drought tolerant as their full-sized counterparts. When planted in the correct place, you should never have to prune dwarf conifers.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"juniperus-conferta-all-gold","title":"Juniperus conferta All Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe were blown away with Juniperus 'All Gold' when we first saw this in Pat McCracken's North Carolina nursery in 2009. We collect conifers, but we'd never seen anything quite like this brilliant selection of the common shore juniper, Juniperus conferta. As it turned out, Juniperus 'All Gold' is a sport from Juniperus 'Blue Pacific' discovered by Pat's friend, Leo Koelewyn, a conifer nurseryman in Monbulk, Australia. The mat of soft golden foliage will eventually reach 15'+ wide...our 8-year-old plants are now 10' wide. The new spring growth of Juniperus 'All Gold' is brightest, although the color holds well for us through the summer in full baking sun.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21029709125,"sku":"9909","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Juniperus-conferta-All-Gold.i-9909.s-67821.r-1.jpg?v=1790860336"},{"product_id":"chamaecyparis-obtusa-chirimen","title":"Chamaecyparis obtusa Chirimen","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Habari', 'Chairman') Chamaecyparis 'Chirimen' is one of the most unusual hinoki cypress we grow, and one that consistently elicits raves from visitors....so, we propagated a few to share. Chamaecyparis 'Chirimen' is a \"dwarf\" conifer with crinkled green foliage adorning the irregular, upright branches, much like the silk crepe fabric used to make Japanese kimonos. First introduced from Japan in the early 1990s, there aren't many mature plants, but our nine year old specimen has reached 6' tall x 3' wide, without any chemical fertilizers. Hmmm...what does that say about the horticultural prowess of the growers whose on-line sites that list growth rates as slow as 1-2\" per year? Perhaps they are growing them as bonsai.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qDPSloVbYq0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6352799727655,"sku":"11405","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Chamaecyparis-obtusa-Chirimen.i-11405.s-65383.r-1.jpg?v=1790092634"},{"product_id":"juniperus-horizontalis-copper-harbor","title":"Juniperus horizontalis Copper Harbor","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuniperus 'Copper Harbor' is an amazingly vigorous gold-foliaged sport of the popular Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor', discovered in 2002 at Michigan's Blue Horizon Nursery. This dazzling North American native (Alaska to New England) \u003ca title=\"More evergreen groundcover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/perennial-groundcovers-plants-flowering\"\u003eevergreen groundcover\u003c\/a\u003e forms a 1' tall x 6' wide brilliant yellow specimen, whose foliage morphs to copper during the winter months.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RvJqdxGn7xA?si=z6OKlsXNn4nqlVmw\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight video\u003c\/a\u003e for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12262303006743,"sku":"13858","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Juniperus-horizontalis-Copper-Harbor.i-13858.s-68514.r-1.jpg?v=1785863429"},{"product_id":"chamaecyparis-pisifera-baby-blue-ice","title":"Chamaecyparis pisifera Baby Blue Ice","description":"\u003cp\u003eChamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue Ice' is a new dwarf conifer that has thrilled us in our trials. This amazing selection from Oregon conifer guru Larry Stanley, was found as a dwarf mutation on Chamaecyparis 'Baby Blue', which was as dwarf Australian-selected sport of the popular Boulevard Cypress. At 12 years of age, the plants should reach 9' tall x 6' wide. The juvenile foliage is quite soft, and the blue color adds even more charm. We think this is destined for greatness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qDPSloVbYq0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12634065436695,"sku":"14375","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Chamaecyparis-pisifera-Baby-Blue-Ice.i-14375.s-67741.r-1_fdd6bef7-c310-477c-bc2d-bf391d8afe97.jpg?v=1792089067"},{"product_id":"microbiota-decussata-prides","title":"Microbiota decussata Prides","description":"\u003cp\u003eMicrobiota is a monotypic genus of a shade-loving juniper substitute that we've grown since the late 1980s. Microbiota decussata hails from Northern Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East (just north of the Hermit Kingdom, North Korea). In short, the climate is cold and dry. Being root disease prone, it required perfect siting just to survive our hot, humid, wet summers. It was not until the recent introduction of the heat-tolerant, disease-resistant, Microbiota 'Prides', that we were able to properly utilize this amazing plant. In the garden, this new industry standard produces a juniper-textured shrub to 1' tall x 7' wide. In summer, the color is olive green, changing to a lovely bronze in winter. In our trials, it's been an exceptionally tough plant as long as the drainage is excellent and it's exposed to less than four hours of direct sun. This selection traces back to the late professor and plant explorer, Ed Corbett of the University of Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41175865262167,"sku":"18238","price":12.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Microbiota-decussata-Prides.i-18238.s-67766.r-1_b734f2bb-8144-41ee-8063-6f9c502be4ba.jpg?v=1791483036"},{"product_id":"cryptomeria-japonica-champagne","title":"Cryptomeria japonica Champagne","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are pleased to share the amazing, but virtually unknown Cryptomeria 'Champagne', a recent Camellia Forest Nursery introduction of a dwarf sport of Cryptomeria 'Knaptonensis', discovered years ago by David Parks at the defunct Yadkin Valley Nursery in North Carolina. For us, this amazing Japanese cedar selection has formed a compact 4' tall x 5' wide ball of foliage, all tipped in white. In full sun and no irrigation, our plant has thrived.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qDPSloVbYq0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41907026821207,"sku":"18350","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Cryptomeria-japonica-Champagne.i-18350.s-68159.r-1.jpg?v=1790967576"},{"product_id":"juniperus-communis-var-depressa-hitchcock","title":"Juniperus communis var depressa Hitchcock","description":"\u003cp\u003eJuniperus 'Hitchcock' is a very rare Southeast US native selection of a groundcover that's usually native to the western and northern US as well as Asia. The population of Juniperus communis var depressa was discovered by botanist Henry Ravenel in the mid 1800s, in Aiken, South Carolina's, Hitchcock Woods. Our plants were propagated from the remaining single clone in the population, which thrives in quite a bit of shade. Other than making a great groundcover, the fruit is used both as a spice and a flavoring for gin. A toast to native groundcovers!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44091865104471,"sku":"18256","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Juniperus-communis-var-depressa-Hitchcock.i-18256.s-68649.r-1.jpg?v=1790095894"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/dwarf-conifers_ba2b2c0f-31ff-4478-92c4-56cef1f467b8.jpg?v=1675893254","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/dwarf-conifers.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}