COLLECTORS OF

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COLLECTORS OF THE 1960'S AND 1970'S
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• John Mitsch, Aurora, Oregon

Pinus sylvestris Mitsch Weeping
Pinus mugo Mitsch Mini
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Alfred Fordham, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain,
  Massachusettes

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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Alfred Fordham, Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain,
  Massachusettes

Tsuga canadensis Brookline
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Alfred Fordham grew Pinus banksiana seedlings
  Schoodic from seed collected from a prostrate
  form in Maine and Manomet and Chippewa from
  a witches broom found in the midwest.

Manomet
Chippewa
Schoodic
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Alfred Fordham also grew broom seedlings of Pinus
  resinosa and strobus.

Pinus strobus Uncatena (L) and resinosa
Quinobequin (R)
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Alfred Fordham at the ACS formative meeting.

Al with Sid Waxman and Don Smith
Al and Hazel Smith
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Joel Spingarn, Baldwin, New York

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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Joel Spingarn named several seedling selections
  of Chamaecyparis obtusa.

Golden Nymph
Dainty Doll
Golden Sprite
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Joel Spingarn at the ACS formative meeting.

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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Rudi Kluis, Marlboro, New Jersey

Pinus densiflora Jane Kluis
Picea abies Kluis
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Collectors of the 1960s and 1970s

• Martin Brooks, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

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COLLECTORS OF THE 1970'S AND 1980'S
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Layne Ziegenfuss, Lehighton, Pennsylvania and
  Greg Williams, Wolcott, Vermont

Picea glauca Cecilia
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Layne Ziegenfuss and Greg Williams plant
  introductions

Picea pungens Hillside 1
Picea pungens St. Mary
Picea pungens Walnut Glen
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Layne Ziegenfuss and Greg Williams plant
  introductions

Pseudotsuga menziesii Hillside Gold
Pseudotsuga menziesii Hillside Pride
Pinus strobus Hillside Winter Gold
Pinus strobus Hillside Gem
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Layne Ziegenfuss and Greg Williams plant
  introductions

Pinus sylvestris Hillside Creeper
Pinus strobus Greg
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Layne and Greg introduced many other plants
  through Laynes Hillside Gardens.

Pinus virginiana Wates Golden
Pseudotsuga menziesii Graceful Grace and
Little Jon
Pinus sylvestris Bennett Compact
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Layne and Greg at the ACS formative meeting

John Verkade, Layne, and Greg
Don Smith and Greg
Greg, Layne, Bob Fincham, and Sid Waxman
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Greg Williams finds

Pinus strobus Louie
Pinus strobus Stowe Pillar
Pinus strobus Tiny Kurls
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Greg Williams finds

Picea abies Perrys Gold
Picea abies Vermont Gold
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Joe Burke, Merrick, New York

Pinus parviflora Burkes Bonsai
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Joe Reis and Ed Rezek were two names that were
  always said together, like Layne and Greg.

Joe Reis and his best selection are shown here.
Joe Reis and his best selection (Elizabeth) are
shown here.
Chamaecyparis obtusa Bess
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Joe Reis and his selections.

Chamaecyparis obtusa JR
Chamaecyparis obtusa Meroke
Chamaecyparis obtusa Reis Dwarf
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• The Joe Reis Garden

Chamaecyparis obtusa Bess
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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Ed Rezek and his garden

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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Ed Rezek and his garden

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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Joe Reis and Ed Rezek at the ACS formative
  meeting.

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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Dave Patterson was in charge of the grounds at
  Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.

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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Dick Bush, Canby, Oregon at ACS meetings

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Collectors of the 1970s and 1980s

• Dick Bush introductions

Picea englemannii Lace
Picea pungens Porcupine