Bruce Appeldoorn of Appeldoorn Landscape Nursery talks about the best conifers for Western North Carolina. He discusses specific varieties, many of which are available at the nursery in Rutherford County. He also talks about collecting witch’s broom growth for the production of new varieties.
Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/136Oh0a1qhfkSC7uj9s1Zdhf8PmFqTry2/view?usp=sharing
Table of Contents
0:00 Introduction
1:35 What are Conifers?
3:40 Use as Buffers
6:06 Bonsai
6:47 Best Conifers for Asheville NC
7:30 Sun-loving
8:00 Green Giant Arborvitae and true Cedars
10:15 Ginko
12:45 Pines, China Fir and Juniper
16:00 Bald Cypress and Alaskan Cedar
22:52 Sun or Shade
23:37 Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar)
25:25 Oriental Spruce
26:38 Chamaecyparis
28:47 Conifers and Black Walnuts
29:38 Western Red Cedar
32:23 Deep Shade
33:19 Plum Yew
34:19 Elkhorn Cedar
35:17 Cephalotaxus
36:46 Japanese Black Pine and Snow Load
38:35 Torreya (Stinking Cedar)
39:30 Thuja occidentalis (American arborvitae)
40:48 Collecting Brooms
44:02 Harvesting Brooms
45:33 Grafting Brooms
48:40 Stories of Collecting Brooms
52:26 Conclusion