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>>> IN
>>> IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, CONIFER TREES CAN BE FOUND JUST
ABOUT EVERYWHERE.
ABOUT EVERYWHERE. SEVERAL TYPES TURN COLOR IN THE
WINTER IN HERE TO SHOW WAS A
FEW OF THEM IS GARDENING GURU,
CISCOE MORRIS.
CISCOE MORRIS. COME ON OUT.
WE MESSED UP THE HIGH-FIVES.
YOU ARE THE PLANT HERO IN THESE
PARTS.
PARTS.
PARTS. >>
PARTS. >> I LOVE PLANTS.
MY GOAL IN LIFE IS TO HAVE ONE
OF EVERY PLANT ON EARTH GROWING
IN MY GARDEN.
>> WE NEED TO COME TO YOUR
HOUSE.
HOUSE.
HOUSE. TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
CONIFERS.
CONIFERS.
CONIFERS. ARE THEY ALL EVERGREENS?
NEW MET THEY ARE ALL EVERGREENS.
IT JUST MEANS THAT THEY MAKE
CONES, THAT'S WHAT THE NAME
MEANS.
MEANS.
MEANS. THESE ARE ALL DIFFERENT
CONIFERS EXCEPT FOR THESE.
BUT I BROUGHT THEM ON BECAUSE
THEY CHANGE COLOR IN THE
WINTER.
WINTER.
WINTER. THIS IS WHAT IS SO WEIRD, SOME
OF THESE PINES, BUT MOST OF
THESE PINES LOOK LIKE THESE
GREEN ONES.
GREEN ONES. BUT WHEN IT GETS COLD, THEY
START TURNING MORE AND MORE
GOLDEN.
GOLDEN.
GOLDEN. THIS IS ONE FROM MY GARDEN THAT
I JUST LOVE. IT IS CALLED CHIEF
JOSEPH.
JOSEPH.
JOSEPH. IT WILL TURN FOUR TIMES MORE
GOLD.
GOLD.
GOLD. >>
GOLD. >> DO THE NEEDLE DROP OFF?
OR DO THEY STAY THAT COLOR?
>> THE NEEDLE STAY ON.
PINES ALWAYS HAVE SOME OF THESE
OLD THE DEAD NEEDLES.
SO IF YOU WANT TO LOOK CLOSELY,
YOU COULD PULL THOSE OFF.
JUST GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY.
>> KIND OF LIKE A FLOWER?
>> YEAH, JUST MAKE IT PRETTIER.
>> HOW BIG WILL THESE GOT?
YOU HAVE TO HAVE SPACE, RIGHT?
>> THAT IS SURPRISING, MANY OF
US DON'T HAVE THOSE GIGANTIC
BACKYARDS.
BACKYARDS. SO SOMETIMES THERE'S NO PLACE
TO PLANT SOMETHING.
THIS IS CARSTENS GOLDEN GLOBES.
IN 10 YEARS, THIS WILL ONLY BE
TWO FEET TALL AND TWO FEET WIDE.
>> SO YOU COULD EVEN PUT THIS
IN A POT.
IN A POT.
IN A POT. >> IT WILL BE GREEN ALL SUMMER.
AS SOON AS IT STARTS GETTING
COLD, IT WILL BE GOLD.
THIS ONE, YOU COULD PRUNE THIS.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TO GET TO
TALL, THIS IS GOLD COIN SCOTCH
PINE.
PINE.
PINE. IT
PINE. IT WILL GET ABOUT 20 FEET.
BUT THE NICE THING ABOUT PINES
IS YOU CAN GO OUT THERE AND SAY
I DON'T WANT THIS TO GET SO
TALL.
TALL.
TALL. YOU
TALL. YOU GOT MILLIONS OF PLACES YOU
COULD PRUNE.
COULD PRUNE. YOU COULD PRUNE THERE --
>> AND YOU WON'T KILL IT?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. SO
>> NO. SO HERE IS WHERE I COULD PRUNE
IT.
IT.
IT. I
IT. I HAD
IT. I HAD BETTER NOT DO THIS.
>> IF YOU BROUGHT THE STICK
BACK YOUR WIFE WOULD NOT BE
HAPPY.
HAPPY.
HAPPY. >>
HAPPY. >> THIS ONE IS QUITE EXPENSIVE.
THIS IS BRAND-NEW. THIS IS A
VERY GATED RED PINE.
A LOT OF THESE PINES COME A
WHAT HAPPENS IS, OUT OF A
DIFFERENT KIND OF PINE, THEY
FIND A BRASS THAT COMES OUT,
MAYBE THIS WAS A DIFFERENT ONE
AND SO IT HAS DIFFERENT FOLIAGE.
AND SOMEBODY SAYS I WILL BE
RICH SO THEY MAKE A NEW ONE.
SO THEY GROW THE CUTTINGS AND
NOW YOU HAVE A WHOLE NEW TREE.
>> AND THIS IS GREEN IN THE
SUMMER?
SUMMER?
SUMMER? >> I MISSED ONE.
[ LAUGHTER ] SO YOU HAVE TO DO
ONE THING.
ONE THING. AS IT AGES, THIS KIND OF GREAT
BAR, IT TURNS BRIGHT RED.
IT IS SO SPECTACULAR.
IF YOU GROW ONE OF THESE, YOU
HAVE TO PUT A BOX OF TISSUES
BECAUSE PEOPLE BURST INTO TEARS
BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BUY ONE.
>> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO
GROW?
GROW?
GROW? >>
GROW? >> THIS IS A YOUNGSTER.
SO I WOULD SAY 10 YEARS BEFORE
IT REALLY GETS BIG.
BUT THIS ONE GROWS PRETTY FAST
AND IT WILL BE 30 FEET TALL.
>> BUT THE BRIGHT RED TRUCK?
>> IF YOU HAVE THE ROOM FOR A
PLANT LIKE THIS, HOW CAN YOU GO
WRONG?
WRONG?
WRONG? IT
WRONG? IT PROBABLY COST ABOUT $110.
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE SPACE.
>> IT WILL BE SO BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S SHOW THESE.
>> WHAT IS THIS?
>> THESE ARE IN THE
RHODODENDRON FAMILY.
RHODODENDRON FAMILY. THEY ARE USUALLY KIND OF SMALL
SHRUBS.
SHRUBS.
SHRUBS. THEY DON'T GET REAL BIG.
THIS WILL GET ABOUT A FOOT TALL
AND MAYBE THREE FEET WIDE
OVERTIME.
OVERTIME.
OVERTIME. >> THIS IS WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE
SOME DEAD SPACE TO FILL IN.
>> THIS ONE WILL BE GREEN AS
CAN BE IN THE SUMMER.
THIS IS CALLED BLAZE WING.
IT IS TURNING RED.
>> LOOK AT THE COLOR IN THIS
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. ALL
ONE. ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT COLORS.
CAN YOU PLANT THEM NOW?
IS IT OKAY TO PLANT THINGS NOW?
>> THAT IS A PERFECT QUESTION.
RIGHT NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO
BECAUSE THE PLANTS IN THE
WARMER WEATHER, THEY WILL GROW
LOTS OF ROOTS.
I SPRING WHEN IT GETS DRIER AND
THE SUN BAKES THEM, THEY NEED A
GOOD ROOT SYSTEM SO THEY CAN GO
TO TOWN.
TO TOWN.
TO TOWN. >> SO IT'S GOOD TO PLANT NOW.
>> MY WIFE LOVES IT WHEN I WALK
IN THE HOUSE COVERED IN MUD.
BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU PLANT NOW WHEN THE GROUND
IS SO WET.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL PLANTS AND
I LOVE YOUR ENERGY.
>>> AFTER THE BREAK WE WILL
TALK ABOUT THE NEW VIETNAM
VETERANS MEMORIAL.