Conifers

Tree Variety Information

Tree & Shrub Growth Rate
Slow: less than 1 foot/year
Moderately slow: 1 - 2 feet/year
Moderately fast: 2 - 3 feet/year
Fast: greater than 3 feet/year

       Longevity
Short-lived: less than 100 years
Moderately short-lived: 100-150 years
Moderately long-lived: 150-250 years
Long-lived: over 250 years

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Canadian Hemlock - (Transplant only) Tsuga canadensis: A needle evergreen, 40 to 70' tall, but can grow larger. Conical or pyramidal shape with a 25 to 30' spread. Best grown on cool, moist, well-drained soils. Avoid dry soils, hot locations, very windy sites & salt spray. Full sun or partial shade is best. Can be pruned heavily in spring for hedging.


Colorado Spruce - Stiff short needles of this dense evergreen are bluish green to bright silvery blue. Moderate to slow growth in silt & clay loams, full sun. 75 to 100' mature height.


Dark Green Arborvitae - Smaragd: One of the finest narrow, columnar, pyramidal Arborvitaes. Rich green and fine textured foliage in summer and winter. Superb heat and cold tolerance. Full sun, average well drained soil.


Emerald Green Arborvitae - NIgra: Dense foliage makes it an excellent tree for screening or privacy plantings. Native evergreen with pyramidal form and dark green foliage persisting and turning russet through the winter. Good in sun or part shade. Average height 20 to 30’ with spread of 5 to 8’. Moderate growth rate. Requires average, well drained soil.


         Norway Spruce - 60 to 90' high with pyramid-shaped crown. Stiff short needles. Fast growing in well drained to somewhat poorly drained clay to loam soil. Full sun, can tolerate some shade.


Red Pine - Medium growth, long needles, 50 to 80’ high on dry, acid, sandy or gravelly soils in full sun. Needles medium to dark green. Susceptible to harsh winds & salt damage. Good for windbreaks.


Serbian Spruce - (Transplant only) Has short glossy dark green needles with two white stripes running the length of each needle on the underside. The short ascending or drooping branches form a narrow pyramidal head, creating a graceful appearance. Height 50 to 60’, spreading 20 to 25’ in deep rich soil that is both moist and well-drained, but is also quite adaptable.


White Cedar - Occidentalis: Full sun, average well drained soil. Takes well to pruning. Can grow to 50' with 10' spread.


White Pine - Fast growth rate, 75 to 100' high in well-drained sandy to clay soils. Can be planted in shade, but becomes less tolerant of shade with age. Long soft needles.


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