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The Jean Iseli Memorial Grant provides a $4,000 annual grant to a public garden or arboretum that has demonstrated its support of the development, conservation and propagation of conifers. The Society makes annual Reference Garden Grants to assist with development of conifer collections and has begun making Conservation and Research Grants.
Coenosium Rock Garden – one of the largest collections of dwarf conifers on the West Coast. Mert & Beth Dawley Fern Garden – 20 types of ferns and a variety of companion plants. Mabel Davis Memorial Garden – with a fine view of Elliott Bay and the Seattle skyline.
Most conifers are monoecious, but some are subdioecious or dioecious; all are wind-pollinated. Conifer seeds develop inside a protective cone called a strobilus. The cones take from four months to three years to reach maturity, and vary in size from 2 to 600 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 to 23 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) long.
It is a popular ornamental tree in large gardens, valued in northern Europe and the USA for its attractive foliage and ability to grow on a wide range of soils.It is also grown to a small extent in forestry for Christmas trees, timber and paper production, though its slower growth compared to Norway spruce reduces its importance outside of its native range.
The great majority of conifer genera and species are evergreen, retaining their leaves for several (2–40) years before falling, but unusual deciduous conifers occur in five genera (Larix, Pseudolarix, Glyptostrobus, Metasequoia and Taxodium), shedding their leaves in autumn and leafless through the winter.
Podocarpus (/ ˌ p oʊ d ə ˈ k ɑːr p ə s / [2]) is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, the Podocarpaceae. Podocarpus species are evergreen shrubs or trees, usually from 1 to 25 m (3 to 82 ft) tall, known to reach 40 m (130 ft) at times.