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Evergreens
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Baby Blue Threadleaf Falsecypress
Height: 6' Foliage: Silver blue
Spread: 4' Zone: 4-8
Low-maintenance, slow-growing accent plant for hedge, foundation or
container. Silvery blue foliage is fine textured and forms a dense
shrub. Attractive combined with other green or yellow conifers. Plant
in full to partial sun in moist, well-drained soil.
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Blue Star Juniper
Height: 2' Foliage: Steel-blue
Spread: 4' Zone: 4-8
Forms a mounded shape of bright, steel-blue foliage. Slow growing. Can
be used as a groundcover or in mass plantings. Full sun to light shade.
Slow growing. Full sun to light shade. Prefers cooler conditions.
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Bird’s Nest Spruce
Height: 3' Foliage: Light green
Spread: 2-3' Zone: 3-7
A beautiful dwarf spruce, broad, dense and slow growing. Light green
foliage on spreading branches rises up slightly with nodding tips. A
distinctive plant for rock gardens or specimen use. Hardy, best in full
sun or minimal shade. Rarely to never fed on by Japanese beetles.
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Little Gem Norway Spruce
Height: Standard Foliage: Dark green glossy
Spread: 6' Zone: 4-7
Delivered on a 2’ standard, this little gem has become a worldwide best
seller. A true dwarf, forming a tight dome of short branchlets, with
soft, light green needles. Can be grown as an accent in the border,
alpine gardens and as a patio plant.
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Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Height: 5' Foliage: Blue-green
Spread: 2-3' Zone: 4-6
Very slow growing, conical, miniature Spruce. Bright green new growth
changing to blue-green. Useful in small gardens or for miniature accent
points. Best in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade. Needs some
winter protection in zone 4 in exposed areas.
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Black Hills Spruce
Height: 35-45' Foliage: Blue-green
Spread: 25-30' Zone: 3-6
Shapely "Christmas tree" type evergreen, with short, blue-green
needles. Shears easily. Useful as a specimen, hedge, or windbreak. Best
in full sun, but tolerates light shade.
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Colorado Blue Spruce
Height: 60’ Foliage: Blue
Spread: 10-20’ Zone: 3-7
A popular, hardy evergreen with attractive blue color. Easily shaped;
little shearing is needed. Needs a fully exposed, well-drained location.
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Fat Albert Blue Spruce
Height: 15' Foliage: Blue
Spread: 8-10' Zone: 3-7
A truly blue spruce, this grafted variety is slow-growing and ideal for
situations where you would like a spruce that doesn’t ultimately reach
60’ in height! 'Fat Albert' has a naturally straight leader and
well-shaped form, even as a young tree and requires no staking or
training.
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Globe Blue Spruce
Height: 3-5' Foliage: Blue
Spread: 5-6' Zone: 3-7
Compact, rounded to mound shaped with beautiful blue foliage. Valuable as an accent or specimen plant. Very slow growth.
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Mugo Pine
Height: 3-5' Foliage: Green
Spread: 3-6' Zone: 2-7
Dwarf, bright green color in all seasons. Attractive mounded shape that
can be maintained by pruning. Especially nice in early summer when new
‘candles’ of growth appear. Very hardy and rugged. Full sun.
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Upright Yew
Height: 25-40' Foliage: Dark green
Spread: 25-35' Zone: 4-7
The only tree form of Japanese Yew. Dense slow grower with rich, dark
green foliage. Tolerates shearing and can be grown in full sun or heavy
shade. Requires good drainage. Can be used as a trimmed 8-10 foot
hedge. Rarely to never fed on by Japanese beetles.
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Dense Spreading Yew
Height: 3' Foliage: Dark green
Spread: 6-7' Zone: 5-7
Dark green foliage except during the spring flush when new growth is emerald green. High shade tolerance. Requires good
soil drainage. Best of the fast growing clones.
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Taunton Spreading Yew
Height: 3-4' Foliage: Dark green
Spread: 4-6' Zone: 4-7
This spreading evergreen has short dark needles and is very hardy.Taunton has excellent resistance to wind burn. Grows well
in both sun or shade and is very popular as an accent, specimen or foundation plant.
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Mr. Bowling Ball Arborvitae
Height: 2-3' Foliage: Gray-green
Spread: 2-3' Zone: 4-8
An excellent choice for a low-maintenance landscape. This versatile,
perfectly round evergreen can be used in borders, rock gardens, to
enhance foundation plantings or highlighted as a specimen, especially
in formal gardens. The foliage varies dramatically from more common
arborvitae. Soft, finely textured needles are sage green and almost
feathery in appearance. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil but will
tolerate light shade.
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Holmstrup Arborvitae
Height: 4-5' Foliage: Bright green
Spread: 1.5-2' Zone: 3-8
A compact plant with an upright habit. Bright green color and light
bushy foliage gives the plant a textured appearance. Does well in light
shade, tolerates poor drainage. A great hardy upright evergreen for the
landscape.
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Pygmy Globe Arborvitae
Height: 2-4' Foliage: Bright green
Spread: 2-4' Zone: 3-8
A dwarf, globe-shaped, compact evergreen. Bright green foliage. Grows slowly and needs no shearing.
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Pyramidal Arborvitae
Height: 12-25' Foliage: Bright green
Spread: 3-8' Zone: 3-8
A fast growing, hardy, narrow, cone-shaped evergreen. Bright green, soft foliage. Shape easily maintained by minimal trimming.
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Sunkist Arborvitae
Height: 10-15' Foliage: Golden yellow
Spread: 4-5' Zone: 4-8
Upright form. Dense, flattened foliage with golden tips. Full sun is best.
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Techny Arborvitae
Height: 12-15' Foliage: Dark green
Spread: 6-8' Zone: 3-8
Fast growing and dark green. Excellent for screens and tall sheared hedges. Good in sun or light shade. Very winter hardy.
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