Plant Information – Upright Evergreen

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Picea pungens 'Bakeri'

Pinus bungeana

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup'

Austrian Pine

Pinus nigra

Description

Salt-tolerant, vigorous conifer with dark green needles. Excellent choice for specimen or mass planting on demanding sites.

Black Hills Spruce

Picea glauca 'Densata'

Description

Slower growing native Spruce with dense, compact habit and green to bluish-green needles. Will tolerate light shade.
Suggested Subs: Norway Spruce, Colorado Green Spruce, Serbian Spruce, Canadian Hemlock

Blue Falls Weeping Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Blue Falls'

Description

Blue Falls Weeping Blue Spruce is a striking specimen evergreen with intense blue needles.

Canadian Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Description

Shade-tolerant evergreen that accepts pruning very well, but looks best when left unsheared. Requires adequate moisture and protection from high winds.

Capitata Japanese Yew (Upright)

Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata'

Description

Pyramidal form that can be tightly sheared if planted in full sun; best left unsheared in shady locations. Requires rich, organic, well-drained soils.

Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens f. glauca

Description

Seedling-grown Colorado Spruce with needle color that ranges from very blue to bluish-green.

Columnar Norway Spruce

Picea abies Cupressina

Description

This columnar form of Norway Spruce is valuable in a smaller landscape setting. Bright green new growth ages to dark blue-green. Tight branching habit allows it to hold its shape under heavy snow.

Compact Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta'

Dark American Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra'

Description

More columnar than 'Techny' with dark green foliage and narrower base. Excellent choice for screening or a formal hedge.

Deerproof? Western Arborvitae

Thuja plicata Deerproof? 'KLMfive'

Description

Glossy green foliage. Resistant to deer browsing.

Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'

Description

This attractive, dark green conifer has flattened undulating fan-like branchlets that give it interest. Excellent as a specimen!

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Description

Very large growing, soft-needled native Pine. Prefers moist, well-drained soils and tolerates light shade.

Emerald Green Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'

Description

Well-named cultivar with outstanding emerald green foliage and very compact, pyramidal form.

Fairview Juniper (Upright)

Juniperus chinensis 'Fairview'

Description

This upright, columnar Juniper is more open and feathery than some. Grass-green color. Very low-maintenance and tolerant of many soil conditions. Deer resistant. Also sold as 'Hetzii Columnaris'

Fat Albert Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'

Description

Fat Albert Blue Spruce is a superior cultivar of Colorado Blue Spruce with consistent silver-blue color and a an exceptionally uniform habit. It is slower growing than the Colorado Blue Spruce. Its height in a 10 year peroid can achieve 10-15' with a 7-10' spread. It can ultimately reach 25-40' if planted in an ideal situation. Although its soil preference is moist, but well drained, fertile soil; it can withstand drought once it is established. It must have good drainage.
Sub suggestion: Picea pungens f. glauca, Picea puntens var. glauca 'Hoopsi'

Green Giant Western Arborvitae

Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'

Description

Some loose branching makes this fast growing variety appear softer than other Arborvitae. Deer resistant.

Hicks Yew (Upright)

Taxus x media 'Hicksii'

Description

Columnar habit with dark green needles; one of the best choices for a formal hedge.
Sub Suggestions: Capitata Yew, Upright Arborvitae

Hooks Juniper (Upright)

Juniperus chinensis 'Hooks'

Description

This upright Juniper is smaller in overall stature than other upright Juniper varieties. Holds a brightg grass-green color. Very low-maintenance and tolerant of many soil conditions. Deer resistant.
Suggested Subs: Fairview Juniper or Arborvitae for color and screening purposes

Hoops Blue Spruce

Picea pungens var. glauca 'Hoopsii'

Description

Hoopsii Blue Spruce Is one of the bluest cultivars of Colorado Blue Spruce on the market. Although its soil preference is moist, but well drained, fertile soil; it can withstand drought once it is established. Its soil preference is moist but well drained, fertile. It must have good drainage and can withstand drought once it is established.
Sub Suggestions: Picea p Fat Albert, Picea pungens f. glauca

Iowa Juniper (Upright)

Juniperus chinensis 'Iowa'

Description

This upright form has a looser, feathery form than other upright forms. Blue-green foliage.
Suggested subs: Other upright Junipers or Arborvitae for screening.

Iseli Fastigiate Spruce

Picea pungens 'Iseli Fastigiata'

Description

This Columnar form of evergreen has attractive bluish green foliage and is a size that works well with smaller landscapes.