Announcing the ACS Photo Contest Winners and the 2026 ACS Calendar! 🗓️

Congratulations to the winners of the ACS Photo Contest! Their outstanding photos will be included in the 2026 ACS calendar, on sale now through December 15, 2025.

We want to thank all the ACS members who submitted 112 beautiful entries, featuring conifers in gardens, parks, and in the wild.

From the West Coast to the East Coast and even Europe, our members showed off their expertise in composition and creativity. The Conifers and Critters entries included birds, a praying mantis, fawn, and even a snake.

All submitted photographs will be shown at the ACS National Meeting in Portland, OR in June 2026. Photos may also appear on the ACS website and in regional publications.

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Winners by category:

Conifer Portraits
1st Place: Glenn Eurick
Weeping European Larch
2nd Place: Dave Grotz
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’
3rd Place: Dennis Groh
Picea omorika ‘Pendula Bruns’

Conifers in Landscapes
1st Place: Phil McCormick
Pines at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado
2nd Place: David Preece
Pinus edulis in Canyonlands National Park
3rd Place: Dennis Groh
Witches’ Wall at Sycamore Hill, NY

Conifers and Critters
1st Place: Shawna McClanahan
Picea pungens and finch
2nd Place: Robin Mann
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' and Mallard duck
3rd Place: Seth Stern
Praying mantis on Picea pungens ‘The Blues’

Conifers Through the Seasons
1st Place: Renaud Francois
Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’, Jardin des Baussottes Ferdrupt (France)
2nd Place: Zenia Rene Lewis
Dorothy’s side yard, Brown Deer, WI
3rd Place: Robin Mann
Pinus parviflora ‘Gimborn’s Ideal’

Cover photos (clockwise from top left) were submitted by Eric G. Bing, Jeff Harvey, Colin McDonough, Christopher Sharpe, Ronald Toth, Dave Grotz, Chris Reynolds, Colin McDonough, Jim LaLuzerne