Japanese White Pine
Pinus parviflora 'Glauca'
Interesting character Pine with graceful form and finely textured habit.
Keteleeri Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri'
Upright, pyramidal juniper with light to medium green foliage. Easily grown in average, weill drained soil and tolerant of many city air pollutants. Intolerant of wet soils. It produces gray/green berry-like cones.
Mission or Techny Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Mission or Techny'
Selected in Techny, IL, by Brother Charles Reckamp for its vigorous growth and outstanding dark green color that persists throughout the winter.
Mountbatten Chinese Juniper (Upright)
Juniperus chinensis 'Mountbatten'
Grayish-green foliage color is attractive all year long. Nice, narrowly pyramidal form that is fairly tight.
Suggested Subs: Other upright Junipers or Arborvitae for screening purposes
Narrow Upright White Pine
Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'
Upright form of White Pine with ascending branches.
Norway Spruce
Picea abies
Outstanding performer with pendulous branching and graceful habit with age. One of the few Spruce that can tolerate partial shade. Nice green color.
Suggested Subs: Black Hills Spruce, Colorado Green Spruce, Serbian Spruce, Canadian Hemlock.
Roseum Elegans Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense 'Roseum Elegans'
Scotch Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Orange bark on maturing branches and picturesque character. A great choice for single specimen or mass plantings.
Serbian Spruce
Picea omorika
An under-rated Spruce with attractive pyramidal habit and bright green, shiny needles. Very adaptable to heavy clay soils and drought conditions.
Suggested Subs: Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir (Abies concolor)
Split Rock Blue Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Split Rock'
Spring Grove Western Arborvitae
Thuja plicata Spring Grove? 'Grovepli'
Fast growing, Western Arborvitae that is great for screening. Spring Grove Arborvitae was select for its superior winter color and resistance to deer browsing. Dark green, glossy color is maintained in our Midwestern winters.
Technito Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Bailjohn'
Thume Blue Spruce
Picea pungens 'Thume'
Vanderwolf Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf'
Limber Pine cultivar with dark blue-green needles and uniform, pyramidal shape.
Weeping Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus 'Pendula'
A perfect focal point; the branches actually sweep the ground.
Weeping Norway Spruce
Picea abies 'Pendula'
Weeping Norway Spruce can be trained as an upright specimen which weeps, or as a groundcover that will drape over walls and meander through the landscape. A unique addition to the landscape.
White Fir
Abies concolor
One of the best firs for the Midwest. Upright pyramidal habit and beautiful foliage. Can grow to 100' or more. This species requires less moisture than other western firs. Easily transplanted, it tolerates urban conditions and is one of the most adaptable of the Abies species to cultivation. Good specimen tree.
Wintergreen Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Wintergreen'
Dark green foliage with dominant central leader. Columnar habit makes 'Wintergreen' an excellent choice for tight, formal hedges. Handles shade better than 'Techny'.