Botanical Name
Common Name
(click on name to view image) | Attributes
Growing Conditions |
Cedrus libani var. stenocoma
Cedar of Lebanon | A stately tree with
a thick, massive trunk and very wide spreading branches. Stenocoma is the preferred
choice for cold climates.
Size: 40-60' high after 40-70 years
Zone: 5
Growth Rate: Slow |
Chamaecyparis n. 'Pendula'
False Cypress | Graceful,
weeping, pyramidal evergreen. Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Size: 30' high x 15-20' wide
Zone:
4
Growth Rate: Medium |
Chamaecyparis p. 'Baby Blue'
False Cypress | Low-maintenace, slow-growing
accent plant for hedge, foundation or container. Silvery blue foliage is fine textured and forms a dense shrub.
6'
high x 4' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Slow |
Chamaecyparis p. 'Cream Ball'
False Cypress | A dwarf round ball with preen foliage and tips of soft creamy
white.
3' high x 3' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Slow |
Chamaecyparis p. filifera 'Aureovariegata'
False Cypress | Long, thread-like pendulous
foliage with creamy variegations. Forms an irregular mounded habit. Useful as an accent plant or hedge.
8-15'
high x 4-7' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Medium |
Chamaecyparis p. filifera 'Golden Mop'
False Cypress | Dwarf form that remains
gold all year. Useful as a small specimen or colorful addition to foundation planting, rock gardens or border.
Prefers lime-free soils.
3-6' high x 3-6' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Medium |
Chamaecyparis t. 'Heatherbun'
White Cedar | The juvenile foliage
is a heathery plum color against moss green and soft to the touch. In winter, it turns an intense plum.
Does not
like dry sites. Full sun.
4-6' high x 4-6' wide
Zone: 4 |
Juniperus chinensis 'Saybrook Gold'
Juniper | The brightest
gold of all junipers. Holds its color all year. Excellent for foundation or mass planting.
Full
sun; pH adaptable. Tolerates dry soils once established.
30"
high x 4-6' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Slow to medium |
Juniperus communis 'Pencil Point'
Juniper | Very narrow, 10" wide plant.
The green needles have silvery bands that give the plant an overall silvery appearance. Useful as a focal point.
5-6' high x 10" wide
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Slow |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'
Juniper | Excellent silvery-blue
foliage, compact form and good vigor make this one of the best low growing junipers.
8-10" high x 4-6' wide
Zone:
4
Growth Rate: Fast |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode'
Juniper | Bright golden yellow sport of J. Wiltoni that holds its color all summer changing to yellow-orange
fall color tinged with plum in winter.
Use for a spark of color in front of the landscape or as a groundcover.
4-6" high
x 6' wide
Zone: 4 |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown
Juniper | Horizontal spreader stays compact. Light green summer color, purple winter color.
16" high x 5' wide
Zone: 4 |
Juniperus x media 'Daub's Frosted'
Juniper | Sparkling golden
frosted juvenile foliage spreads horizontally. Makes an excellent groundcover or plant for massing in a sunny location.
Combines well with dwarf forms of Blue Spruce for color contrast.
18-24" high x 4' wide
Zone: 4 |
Juniperus sc. 'Wichita Blue'
Juniper | Bright blue foliage is maintained year
round on this compact pyramidal grower. Effective for screen or specimen planting.
15-18' high x 5-7' wide.
Zone: 3 |
Juniperus sq. 'Blue Star'
Juniper | Low rounded plant with
silver-blue foliage. Very showy.
2' high x 4' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Slow |
Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl
Juniper | Soft silvery-gray foliage.
Sets abundant fruit. Tolerant of adverse conditions, poor gravelly soils; acid and high pH soils.
3' high
x 6-8' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Medium |
Microbiota decussata
Siberian Cypress | Low growing with rich, lacy green, cypress-like foliage.
Grows well in shady locations and needs good drainage.
1' high x 4-6' wide
Zone 2 |
Picea a. 'Acrocona'
Spruce | Acrocona means
terminal cones on the ends of branches. Abundant purple-red cones appear each spring even in young plants.
Great specimen plant.
6-10' high x 10-12' wide
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Medium |
Picea a. 'Nidiformis'
Bird's Nest Spruce | A spreading,
dense, broad plant. Usually a depression in center of plant. Can be planted in most average soils provided
adequate moisture is available.
3' high x 6' wide after many years.
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Slow |
Picea a. 'Pendula'
Weeping Spruce | Pendulous branching creates a unique
specimen for the landscape. The short, dark green needles are attractive all year round.
Full sun to partial
shade.
Size varies greatly depending on how the plant is staked.
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Slow |
Picea omorika
Serbian Spruce | Slender trunk
and short ascending or drooping branches form a very narrow, pyramidal head. One of the most graceful and beautiful
spruces. Excellent for midwestern states. Likes semi-shade but adaptable to full sun.
50-60' high x 20-30'
wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Slow to medium. |
Picea p. glauca
Colorado Blue Spruce | Broad, pyramid-shaped
evergreen. Excellent as a specimen, hedge or windbreak. Likes fully exposed, well drained locations.
Best in full sun.
60' high x 10-20' wide
Zone: 3 |
Picea p. 'Glauca Globosa' - Tree Form
Globe Blue Spruce | Compact, rounded
to mound shaped with beautiful blue foliage grown on a 2' standard. Great as an accent or specimen plant.
3-5'
high x 5-6' wide
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Very slow |
Pinus bungeana
Lacebark Pine | With age the flaking
bark creates a beautiful patchwork of colors ranging from white, red-brown, gray to green.
30-50' high x 20-35' wide
Zone: 5 (4)
Growth Rate: Slow |
Pinus d. 'Umbraculifera Compacta'
Compact Tanyosho or Table Top Pine | Dwarf, umbrella-like
head with fine, soft needles.
4-6' high x 4-6' wide
Zone: 3b
Growth Rate: Slow |
Pinus parviflora 'Fukai'
Japanese White Pine | A dwarf upright
evergreen conifer with blue-green needles variegated with light yellow. Best color with full sun.
3' high x 1.5'
wide
Zone: 5
Growth Rate: Slow |
Pinus parviflora 'Glauca'
Blue Japanese White Pine | Dense blue foliage
on a slow growing, open branched tree. Picturesque and distinctive. Full Sun.
30' high x 25'
wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Slow |
Pinus strobus 'Pendula'
Weeping White Pine | Very interesting
weeping type with arching and pendulous branches which sweep the ground. Extremely intolerant of air pollution and salt.
Size variable depending on how staked.
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Fast |
Taxus cusupidita 'Bright Gold'
Pyramidal Yew | Upright pyramid form, bright gold color.
Superior to other conifers in shade.
10-15' high x 5-6' wide
Zone: 4
Growth Rate: Slow |
Thuja o. 'Mr. Bowling Ball'
Weeping Arborvitae | An excellent choice
for a low-maintenance landscape. Can be used in borders, rock gardens, foundation plantings or as a specimen,
especially in formal gardens. Soft, finely textured needles are sage green and almost feathery in appearance. Prefers full
sun and well-drained soil but will tolerate some shade.
2-3' high x 2-3' wide
Zone: 4 |
Thuja o. 'Pendula'
Weeping Arborvitae | Attractive small tree with openly ascending
branches and pendulous branchlets. Useful as a small specimen, especially nice in a rock garden.
6-15'
high x variable width
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Slow to medium |
Thuja o. 'Smaragd
Arborvitae | A compact pyramidal
habit, good emerald green color throughout the winter
15' high x 5' wide
Zone: 4 |
Thuja o. 'Sunkist'
Arborvitae | Broad-based pyramid
with excellent golden foliage.
10-12' high x 4-6' wide
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Slow |
Thuja o. 'Techny'
Mission Arborvitae | Excellent dark green
foliage year-round. Good hedge plant; probably best form for northern gardens. Very tolerant of limestone soils.
12-15' high x 4-5' wide
Zone: 3
Growth Rate: Slow |
