South West USA to North Mexico. Narrowly conical, evergreen, light grey bark, blue-grey or grey-green foliage. Very attractive. Tolerates drought, Used as a Christmas tree in USA. Seedlings grown from this 'bluest' of all conifers. Parent has pale whitish blue needles up to 5 cm long and arching upwards. Erect cones are dark blue and break up when ripe.

Broadly columnar, evergreen. Vigorous growth, cream flowers in spring. Bluey grey foliage. Promising for timber production, Valuable firewood. Regrowth from suckers and seed. SPRING DISPATCH.

S.E.Australia, a small evergreen mimosa tree with weeping habit, and unusual triangular leaves. The brightest of yellow flowers in early spring.

Broadly columnar, deciduous. Growing at 2000-3000m scattered in mixed forests mostly in shady valleys. 5 lobed leaves are light green, lighter than most maples. Seed imported years ago from Kashmir, no longer allowed. Rare in NZ.