Conifers
Sciadopitys verticillata
Common Name: Japanese Umbrella Pine
Hardiness Zone: 5-8
Height: 25-30'
Spread: 12-20'
Leaf: Green, whored, needled evergreen with 2-4" long needles
Form/Shape: Pyramidal
Attributes: Full sun, partial sun or partial shade, shade tolerant,
Soil: clay; sand; loam; acidic; well-drained
Growth Rate: Slow
Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases
Pinus wallichiana
Common Name: Himalayan Pine
Hardiness Zone: 5-7
Height: 30-50'
Spread: 20-35
Leaf: Gray-green needles (to 8” long) in bundles of five fascicles
Form/Shape: Pyramidal
Attributes: Best in full sun. Soil: Grow in moist, acidic, well-drained, sandy loams. Needles may brown in winter
Growth Rate: Fast
Pest Tolerance: Deer Resistant but
Sphaeropsis (Diplodia) tip blight, canker and needle cast may occur
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Pinus strobus 'Pendula'
Common Name: Weeping Eastern White Pine
Hardiness Zone: 3-7
Height: 6-15'
Spread: 10-20'
Leaf: Green to Blue Green needled evergreen with 5 needles per fascicle. 2-4"needle lenght
Form/Shape: Semi-Dwarf and Weeping
Attributes: Full sun, partial sun or partial shade. Soil: sand; loam; acidic; well-drained
Growth Rate: Slow
Pest Tolerance: Insect problems include white pine weevil, bark beetles, white pine shoot borer, Zimmerman moth larvae, pine sawfly, scale and aphids
Pinus orientalis
Common Name: Oriental Spruce
Hardiness Zone: 5-7
Height: 10-35'
Spread: 4-12'
Leaf: Green, needled evergreen with 1.5" long needles
Form/Shape: Densely-branched, narrow-pyramidal
Attributes: Full sun, partial sun or partial shade; Soil tolerances: clay; sand; loam; slightly alkaline; acidic; well-drained
Growth Rate: Slow
Pest Tolerance: scale, budworms and bagworms, spider mites and canker.
Picea abies
Common Name: Norway Spruce
Hardiness Zone: 2-7
Height: 40-50'
Spread: 20-30'
Leaf: Green, needled evergreen with 1.5" long needles
Form/Shape: Pyramidal
Attributes: Full sun. Soil: clay, sand, loam,acidic, slightly alkaline, well-drained, occasionally wet
Growth Rate: Slow
Pest Tolerance: No serious insect or disease problems.
Otherwise called the Blue Rug Juniper
Otherwise called the Blue Rug Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
Common Name: Blue Rug Creeping Juniper
Hardiness Zone: 3-9
Height: .25 - .50'
Spread: 6-8'
Leaf: Very Blue-Green, evergreen with scale-like needles
Form/Shape: Ground Cover
Attributes: Full sun; Soil: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance: Leaf miners, bark beetles, scale insects, aphids, mites, and caterpillars. Phomopsis twig blight, rust, dieback and canker
Juniperus conferta 'Emerald Sea'
Common Name: Emerald Sea Creeping Juniper
Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Height: 1-1.5'
Spread: 6-8'
Leaf: Green, evergreen, sharp awl-like needles.
Form/Shape: Groundcover
Attributes: Full sun. Soil can be sandy, clay, loamy, acidic, neutral, alkaline, slightly alkaline
Growth Rate: Fast
Pest Tolerance: Phomopsis can be a problem Spider mites have also been seen occasionally
Cunninghamia lanceolata
Common Name: China Fir
Hardiness Zone: 7-9
Height: 30-75'
Spread: 20-30'
Leaf: Green, needled evergreen. Needles less than 2 inches long
Form/Shape: Pyramidal and irregular
Attributes: Full sun, partial sun or partial shade. Soil can be clay; sand; loam; acidic; well-drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases
Chamaecyparis pisifera var. filifera 'Golden Mop'
Common Name: Treadbranch Golden Mop Sawara Falsecypress
Hardiness Zone: 5-7
Height: 3-5'
Spread: 3-5'
Leaf: Fine-textured medium green and yellowish needles are tinted white beneath
Form/Shape: Pyramidal
Attributes: Full sun, partial sun or partial shade; Soli: clay, sand, loam, acidic, well-drained soils
Growth Rate: Slow
Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases
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"Pendula" with vegetative bud
"Pendula" with vegetative bud
Cryptomeria japonica
Common Name: Japanese Cedar
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
Height: 50-60'
Spread: 20-30'
Leaf: Green, blue or blue-green, needled evergreen with less than 2 inches needles
Form/Shape: Pyramidal and symmetrical
Attributes: Full sun; Soli: sand, loam, clay, acidic, well-drained. The other branches turn a bronze color in cold temperatures. Susceptible to wind burn
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance:Needle necrosis, branch dieback, and root rot. Nematodes can cause stunting.
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'
Common Name: Slender Dwarf Hinoki Falsecypress
Hardiness Zone: 4-8
Height: 6 to 12'
Spread: 4-5'
Leaf: Green, needled evergreen with 3" long needles
Form/Shape: Pyramidal and symmetrical
Attributes: Full sun, partial sun or partial shade. Soil can be clay; sand; loam; acidic; well-drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance:fungal blight disease, also called juniper tip blight
Cedrus deodara 'Kashmir'
Common Name: 'Kashmir' Deodar Cedar
Hardiness Zone: 6-8
Height: 40-50'
Spread: 30-40'
Leaf: Parallel, needled evergreen
Form/Shape: Symmetrical & pyramidal
Attributes: Full sun; Soil: sand, loam, clay, acidic, slightly alkaline; well-drained
Growth Rate: Fast
Pest Tolerance: Spider mites, Mealybugs, Whiteflies
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
Common Name: Blue Atlas Cedar
Hardiness Zone: 6-7
Height: 3-12'
Spread: 3-12'
Leaf: Green, needled evergreen less than 2" long needles
Form/Shape: Weeping
Attributes: Full sun, partial sun or partial shade. Soil can be clay; sand; loam; slightly alkaline, acidic, well-drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance: Spider mites, Mealybugs, Whiteflies
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis "Pendula"
Common Name: Weeping Alaskan Cedar
Hardiness Zone: 4-7
Height: 20-35'
Spread: 8-12'
Leaf: Blue or blue-green, green, evergreen, fragrant with less than 2" long needles
Form/Shape: Weeping, pyramidal
Attributes: Partial sun or partial shade, shade tolerant, full sun. Soil can be clay, sand, loam. acidic, well-drained
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance:Spruce mite, twig blight, root rot, needle blights.