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Dawes Arboretum. Summer 2003. A noble, lofty tree towards the western park of the arboretum.

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Winterthur Estate and Gardens. June 2005. A good look at the bicolored aspect of this species when viewed
at close range.
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Conifer Collection, Dawes Arboretum. July 2003. A very nice and vigorous example.

Abies homolepis 'Prostrata' provisional name
ha: spreading-arching, wider than tall, semi-dwarf, apparently a cultivariant
ns: this name is almost certainly post 1959, requiring a rename in the vernacular.
in: our first record is that it was sold by John Vermeulen & Sons, Neshanic Station,
in: NJ in 1983. It may be much older.

Abies homolepis 'Scottae'
ha: dwarf
or: A.H. Scott, Media PA
so: we suspect this is lost. It was not seen by us (2005) in
so: either of the Scott gardens (Tyler and Scott Arboreta)

Abies homolepis [slender clone]
ha: much narrower, fastigiate
so, or: Arrowhead Alpines (online catalog 2005), a clone from "Gary"

Abies homolepis 'Tomomi'
ha: more narrow than species typical, also sparser
ll: needles 0.3-0.6 in. long - much shorter than species typical at 0.6-1.2 in.
in: Bobbink & Atkins, NJ USA 1909, perhaps as early as 1907 per Jacobson (1997). Also sold by
in: Hicks Nursery, Long Island, NY

Abies homolepis f. umbellata (Mayr) Schelle (A. umbellata Mayr, var. umbellata (Mayr) Wilson)
frc: female strobili yellowish-green to green before ripening to brown - in f. homolepsis they are generally purplish to purplish-red at first

Abies homolepis [variegated clone] ('Variegata' invalid)
lc: irregularly mottled cream, very unstable
so, or: Arrowhead Alpines (online catalog 2005)