Kõikvõimalikud okkalised on mu kõige suuremad lemmikud. Mida rohkem eri värve, seda parem. Pakuvad silmarõõmu ka talvisel ajal, annavad aiale oma struktuuri ning on heaks taustaks teistele taimedele. Kääritööd ju aeg-ajalt vajavad, aga enamik mitte igal aastal.

Esimesed kolm ostsime juba aastal 2000: mägi-ebaküpress Squarrosa, roomav kadakas Wiltonii ja kanada kuusk Conica. 2001 lisandusid kirju kadakas Blue Star, mägi-ebaküpress Sungold ja kaljukadakas Blue Arrow, 2002 harilik elupuu Smaragd, keskmine kadakas Mint Julep ja hiibapuu Variegata. 2006. aastaks olid lisandunud torkav kuusk f. Glauca, harilik kadakas Hibernica ja harilik elupuu Variegata.

All kinds of thorny ones are my biggest favorites. The more different colors, the better. They offer eye candy even in winter, give the garden its own structure and are a good background for other plants. Shear work is needed from time to time, but not every year.
We bought the first three already in 2000: mountain falsecypress Squarrosa, creeping juniper Wiltonii and Canadian spruce Conica .In 2001, the Himalayan juniper Blue Star, the mountain falsecypress Sungold and the rocky mountain juniper Blue Arrow were added, in 2002 the american arborvitae Smaragd, the medium juniper Mint Julep and the hiba Variegata were added. By 2006, the blue spruce f. Glauca, juniper Hibernica and american arborvitae Variegata.

Viimasel pildil on näha ka kolm tavalist metsast toodud kadakat, kes kohe kindlalt vajavad üle aasta pügamist.

In the last picture, you can also see three ordinary junipers brought from the forest, which definitely need to be pruned for more than a year.

Kanada kuusk Conica kaotas 2010 talvega oma ladva ja ei suuda nüüd ära otsustada, mitu latva kasvatada.

The Canadian spruce Conica lost its top in the winter of 2010 and now can’t decide how many tops to grow.

Järgmine pilt on tehtud aastal 2006 ja siin on veel peal üks harilik kadakas, kes sai 2017 välja vahetatud torkava kuuse Bialobok vastu.

The next picture was taken in 2006 and here there is another common juniper, which was replaced in 2017 by the blue spruce Bialobok.

Roomav kadakas Wiltonii on 22 aastaga enda alla haaranud arvestatava ala, kuigi teda on aeg-ajalt piiratud.

The creeping juniper Wiltonii has taken over a considerable area in 22 years, although it has been restricted from time to time.

Hiibapuu Variegata on üks tõeliselt aeglasekasvuline tegelane. Selline näeb välja 19 aastat vana taim.

Hiba Variegata is a really slow-growing character. This is what a 19-year-old plant looks like.

2007.aastal lisandus Variegatale tavaline hiibapuu, kes on tunduvalt kiiremini kasvu visanud ja ladva juba otsapidi kirsipuu võrasse kasvatanud.

In 2007, an ordinary hiba was added to Variegata, which has grown much faster and has already grown its top in to the crown of the cherry tree.

Mägi-ebaküpress Sungold on Squarrosa varjus sirgunud juba üle poolteise meetri kõrguseks.

The mountain falsecypress Sungold has already grown to a height of over one and a half meters in the shade of Squarrosa.

2004 said soetatud kirju kadakas Blue Carpet, hiina kadakas Blue Alps ja värd-jugapuu Hicksii.

In 2004, the Himalayan juniper Blue Carpet, Chinese juniper Blue Alps and yew Hicksii were acquired.

Värd-jugapuu Hicksii oli meil aastaid kena püramiidja võraga, aga ühel hilissügisesel ööl talle selga sadanud suur ports sulalund vajutas kahemeetrisel puul oksad laiali ja tagasi need enam ei tõusnudki. Ta kannatab küll hästi pügamist, aga meile meeldib ta sellisena ka.

We had a yew Hicksii with a nice pyramidal crown for many years, but one late autumn night, a large amount of melted snow fell on its back, pushed the branches of the two-meter tree apart, and they never rose again. It tolerates pruning well, but we also like it as it is.

2005 ostetud harilik kadakas Hibernica on meie aia üks pirtsakamaid okkalisi ja ise ka imestan, et ta meil veel siiani alles on. Igal kevadel on ta talvega koledaks muutunud, kas on päikesepõletuse saanud või vaevavad teda seenhaigused, ei tea. Eelmisel kevadel võtsin juba sae ja labida, aga kahju hakkas ja tegin temast midagi bonsailaadset, aga ikka oli sel kevadel jälle osaliselt pruun.

Hibernica, a common juniper bought in 2005, is one of the most unhappy thorny ones in our garden, and I wonder too myself that we still have it. Every spring, he has become ugly in the winter, I don’t know if he has been sunburned or if he is suffering from fungal diseases. Last spring I already took a saw and a shovel, but I felt sorry for him and I made something like a bonsai out of him, but this spring he was partially brown again.

2006 istutasime lisaks eelpoolnimetatutele hariliku kuuse Little Gem, 2007 mikrobioota Jacobsen, nutka ebaküpressi Pendula, kaks elupuud Danica. Teised on praktiliselt hooldusvabad, ainult Jacobsen tahab üle paari aasta piiramist, muidu ei mahuks ta enam peenrasse ära.

In 2006, in addition to the aforementioned, we planted the common spruce Little Gem, in 2007 microbiota Jacobsen, the nutka falsecypress Pendula, and two american arborvitae Danica. The others are practically maintenance-free, only Jacobsen wants to limit for more than a couple of years, otherwise he would no longer fit in the bed.

2009. aastal oli tarvis ära haljastada kasvuhoone vundamendi kaevamisest järele jäänud hunnik pinnast. Sinna peale said istutatud keskmine kadakas Pfizeriana Aurea ja laiuv kadakas Nana, 2010 lisandus veel harilik kadakas Fontän.

In 2009, it was necessary to green the pile of soil left over from digging the foundation of the greenhouse. The medium juniper Pfizeriana Aurea and the garden juniper Nana were planted on top of it, and in 2010 the common juniper Fontän was added.

2009.aastal ostsime laadalt viis mägimändi, mille noori võrseid oleme peaaegu igal aastal piiranud.

In 2009, we bought five mountain pines at the fair, whose young shoots we have limited almost every year.

2010 said veel lisaks ostetud alpi seedermänd, lamedaokkaline kuusk, kalifornia ebaküpressid Columnaris ja sirmokas. Viimased peaksid olema meie kliimas suht külmaõrnad, ometi on nad suurepäraselt siin hakkama saanud. Sirmokast olen ettevaatlikult püganud, sest ilusa mütsakana meeldib ta mulle tunduvalt rohkem kui puuna.

In 2010, Alpine cedar pine, sargent spruce, Californian falsecypresses Columnaris and umbrella pine were also purchased. The latter should be quite sensitive to frost in our climate, yet they have done perfectly here. I have carefully pruned umbrella pine, because I like it much more as a beautiful ball than as a tree.

Harilik elupuu Yellow Ribbon on istutatud 2016. aastal.

The american arborvitae Yellow Ribbon was planted in 2016.

2018 tuli meie juurde üks äraütlemata ilus sarvik: elupuu Malonyana Holub.

In 2018, an indescribably beautiful horned came to us: the american arborvitae Malonyana Holub.

2020 kingiti meile torkav kuusk Glauca Pendula.

In 2020 we were given a blue spruce Glauca Pendula.

2021 realiseerisime oma suure igatsuse itaalia küpresside järele ja ostsime mitmemeetriste puudena harilikud elupuud ‘Degroot Spire’ ja ‘Smaragd’.

In 2021, we realized our great longing for Italian cypresses and bought the american arborvitae ‘Degroot Spire’ and ‘Smaragd’ as multi-meter trees.

2021 ostsime ka kaks elupuukera Globosa, kes peaksid olema kiirekasvulised. Meil nad aastaga küll nähtavalt kasvanud pole, aga nad on istutatud suurte puude juurte mõjualasse ja ilmselt veel võtavad hoogu.

In 2021, we also bought two balls american arborvitae Globosa, which should be fast-growing. At our place, they have not grown visibly in a year, but they have been planted in the area affected by the roots of the big trees and are probably still gaining momentum.

Viimased tulijad on 2022 ostetud torkav kuusk ‘Glauca Globosa’, tömbiokkaline ebaküpress ‘Nana Gracilis’ ja pisike kollane kera harilik elupuu ‘Harvest Moon’.

The latest arrivals are the blue spruce ‘Glauca Globosa’ bought in 2022, the Hinoki Cypress ‘Nana Gracilis’ and the tiny yellow sphere american arborvitae ‘Harvest Moon’.

Äärepealt oleksin unustanud mainimata ise seemnest kasvatatud siberi seedermänni. Välja sai ta istutatud 2008.aasta kevadel. Kahenädalaselt reisilt tagasi tulles avastasime peenrast vareste poolt väljakistud poolkuivanud taimekese, aga elama ta jäi. Kui ta mõned aastad tagasi enam peenrasse ei mahtunud, istutasime ta püsivale kasvukohale.

I almost forgot to mention the Siberian cedar pine grown from seed. It was planted outside in the spring of 2008. When we returned from a two-week trip, we discovered a half-dried plant pulled out by crows from the bed, but it survived. When it no longer fit in the bed a few years ago, we planted it in a permanent place.

Ja siis on meil veel mitu kusagilt kraavikallastelt või põlluäärest aegade jooksul aeda toodud harilikku kuuske. Neid hoiame soovitud vormis pea igaaastase pügamisega.

And then we still have several spruces that have been brought to the garden over the years from ditch banks or field edges. We keep them in the desired shape with annual pruning.

Viimasel pildil oleva kuuse leidis üks noor mees aastaid tagasi metsast kivi pealt kasvamast, tõi koju ja kasvatas teda esialgu toas bonsaina. Siis loobus ja nii ta meile aeda koliski.

One young man found the spruce in the last picture growing on a rock in the forest many years ago, brought it home and initially grew it indoors as a bonsai. Then he gave up and so it moved to our garden.