- Canaan Fir
(Abies intermedii)
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Similar to Fraser
fir. Will tolerate warmer temperatures and wet ground.
 Buds
open later than Fraser enabling tolerance of late frosts.
Grows to 50ft. Good as ornamental and Christmas tree.
Needle length is 1/2" - 1 1/4". Soft needles, good color and
fragrant.
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- Concolor
Fir
(Abies concolor)
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Grows to 120ft.
Great for landscape
ornamental, Christmas tree, or privacy screen. 2-3" soft
silvery blue or green needles. Tolerates dry conditions.
Does best in well drained soil.
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- Douglas Fir
(Psuedotsuga menziesii)
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Medium to fast
growing to 80 ft. or taller. Used
for Christmas and ornamentals for landscaping. Super needle
retention. Needles are 1" long and are green to blue green
color. Prefers moist well drained soil.
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- Fraser Fir
(Abies fraseri)
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Also called Southern
Balsam Fir. Grows to 60 ft. Superior choice for
ornamental and
Christmas. Dark green shiny foliage with a silvery
underside. Needles are short, soft and fragrant. Has
excellent needle retention. Prefers well drained soil and
full sun. Does not tolerate heavy wet clay soil.
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- Colorado
Blue Spruce (Picca pungens glauca)
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Grows to 100 ft.
Good ornamental, or used as a
windbreak or privacy fence. Also popular as a Christmas
tree. Needles are 1" long and are stiff and pointed.
Color varies from silvery blue to dark green. Very hardy.
Prefers sunlight and well drained soil.
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- Norway
Spruce
(Picca abies)
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Fast growing to
around 100 ft. Beautiful
pendulous branching habit. Dark shiny green needles and
large cones. Excellent for windbreaks or screens. Can
be used for Christmas tree. Fair needle retention. 1"
needls that are stiff. Does well in average soil conditions,
but prefers moisture to retain deep green color.
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- White
Spruce
(Picca glauca)
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Slow growing to
50-90 ft. Very hardy spruce.
Great for ornamental and windbreaks. Can be used as
Christmas tree, but has poor needle retention. Silvery green
foliage with 1" stiff needles. Does well in a large range of
soil conditions.
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- Serbian
Spruce
(Picea omorika)
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Fast symmetrical
growth to 50-90 ft. One of
the most Beautiful of the spruces. Short, soft blue/green branches
with silvery underside. With maturity branches droop gracefully.
Very good choice as an ornamental.
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- Austrian
Pine
(Pinus nigra)
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Grows 50-90 ft.
Excellent choice for city
conditions, used for highway plantings, windbreaks & screens. Can
also be used as ornamental & Christmas. Tolerates smoke & smog.
Medium green color with 3 1/2 - 6 1/2" stiff needles. Tolerates
most soil conditions, even clay.
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- Dark Green
American Arborvitae
(Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra')
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Grows 15-30 ft.
Improved strain of the
American Arborvitae. Deep green color that stays throughout
the winter. Dense & Symmetrical upright growth. Excellent as a
screen or used as a hedge plant. |
break and natural fence. Great as ornamental or Christmas
tree. Likes normal moisture conditions. Will tolerate
wet and swampy. Needles are long and soft.
Buds
open later than Fraser enabling tolerance of late frosts.
Grows to 50ft. Good as ornamental and Christmas tree.
Needle length is 1/2" - 1 1/4". Soft needles, good color and
fragrant.
ornamental, Christmas tree, or privacy screen. 2-3" soft
silvery blue or green needles. Tolerates dry conditions.
Does best in well drained soil.
for Christmas and ornamentals for landscaping. Super needle
retention. Needles are 1" long and are green to blue green
color. Prefers moist well drained soil.
Christmas. Dark green shiny foliage with a silvery
underside. Needles are short, soft and fragrant. Has
excellent needle retention. Prefers well drained soil and
full sun. Does not tolerate heavy wet clay soil.
windbreak or privacy fence. Also popular as a Christmas
tree. Needles are 1" long and are stiff and pointed.
Color varies from silvery blue to dark green. Very hardy.
Prefers sunlight and well drained soil.
pendulous branching habit. Dark shiny green needles and
large cones. Excellent for windbreaks or screens. Can
be used for Christmas tree. Fair needle retention. 1"
needls that are stiff. Does well in average soil conditions,
but prefers moisture to retain deep green color.
Great for ornamental and windbreaks. Can be used as
Christmas tree, but has poor needle retention. Silvery green
foliage with 1" stiff needles. Does well in a large range of
soil conditions.
the most Beautiful of the spruces. Short, soft blue/green branches
with silvery underside. With maturity branches droop gracefully.
Very good choice as an ornamental.
conditions, used for highway plantings, windbreaks & screens. Can
also be used as ornamental & Christmas. Tolerates smoke & smog.
Medium green color with 3 1/2 - 6 1/2" stiff needles. Tolerates
most soil conditions, even clay.
American Arborvitae. Deep green color that stays throughout
the winter. Dense & Symmetrical upright growth. Excellent as a
screen or used as a hedge plant.