All Plants
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Conifer | PICEA pungens ‘Maigold’ | Blue Spruce | Bright yellow spring growth on this dense growing pyramid contrasts with the older blue-green foliage. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PICEA pungens ‘St. Mary’s Broom’ | Dwarf Blue Spruce | A dwarf, blue, bun-shaped selection, this slow-growing plant has relatively long, widely angled needles. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| PICEA pungens ‘Straw’ | Blue Spruce | Lime-green foliage is flushed creamy gold in spring. Habit is pyramidal. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | 3 | ||||
| Conifer | PICEA pungens ‘Walnut Glen’ | Blue Spruce | Upright pyramidal tree with golden-yellow over powder blue needles. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| PICEA pungens ‘Wendy’ | Blue Spruce | A dense pyramidal form with rich blue foliage. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | PINELLIA tripartita ‘Free Tibet’ | Green Dragon | An interesting Asian cousin to our native Jack-in-the-Pulpit. With yellow and green irregularly variegated foliage that’s topped all summer with 18″ tall flower spikes with maroon spathe interiors. |
14-18" | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS banksiana ‘Schoodic’ | Dwarf Jack Pine | A mat-forming selection with short, emerald green needles. Very hardy and adaptable. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS banksiana ‘Uncle Fogy’ | Weeping Jack Pine | A pendulous form with widely undulating branches. Grows 2 feet tall by 10 feet wide. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS cembra ‘Blue Mound’ | Dwarf Swiss Stone Pine | Deep rich blue-green foliage on a mounding plant. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| PINUS cembra ‘Glauca’ | Swiss Stone Pine | A compact, conical selection with soft blue-green needles. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | 3 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS cembra ‘J4 Compact’ | Dwarf Swiss Stone Pine | Not much information on this new selection! |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS cenbra ‘Westerstede’ | Long soft needles cover this Swiss Stone Pine giving it a full and fluffy look. It has a beautiful pyramidal form and interesting cones. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS contorta ‘Taylor’s Sunburst’ | Lodgepole Pine | Striking spring foliage is bright yellow turning a nice green during the summer. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS densiflora ‘Edsal Wood’ | Japanese Red Pine | A flattened little bun perfect for the rock garden. |
18-24" | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS densiflora ‘Jane Kluis’ | Dwarf Japanese Red Pine | Dwarf and globose in habit. Beautiful bright green needles. Syn. with Pinus densithunbergii. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS densiflora ‘Low Glow’ | Dwarf Japanese Red Pine | A flat-topped, low-growing form with lime green needles. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS densiflora ‘Vibrant’ | Dwarf Japanese Red Pine | Forms a tight, flat 2’x2′ mound with bright, small green needles. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year) 3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS flexilis ‘Cesarini Blue’ | Limber Pine | Brighter blue foliage and a more compact habit than the more familiar P. ‘Vanderwolf Pyramid’. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | Pinus flexilis ‘Comanche’ | Limber Pine | Dwarf, slow growing pine. Very hardy and forms an interesting shape as it matures. Deer resistant |
2-3’ H x 3-4’ W | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS flexilis ‘Extra Blue’ | Excellent blue color on the slightly twisted needles. Vigorous and fast growing with beautiful cones. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS flexilis ‘Vanderwolf’s Pyramid’ | Limber Pine | A large pyramidal tree with upright branching and soft, twisted blue-green needles. Candle new growth to keep a denser habit. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS heldreichii (leucodermis) ‘Banderica’ | Bosnian Pine | White resinous buds over bright green needles on this dwarf pyramidal pine. |
3-4 feet | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS koraiensis ‘Blue Ball’ | Dwarf Korean Pine | A dwarf form with rounded habit and beautiful blue foliage. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS koraiensis ‘Silveray’ | Korean Pine | Upright blue form with extra large cones. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS heldreichii (leucodermis)‘Smidtii’ | Dwarf Bosnian Pine | Cute, lime-green bun-shaped miniature Bosnian pine. Very slow growing. Great for the rock garden. 10’ at 100 years!! |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS mugo ‘Butternut’ | A cute miniature pine with bright gold needles. Very compact and slow growing. Perfect for a sunny rock garden. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS mugo ‘Little Goldstar’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | A very slow-growing pine with golden yellow foliage that is most intense in winter. Habit is mounding. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
| PINUS mugo ‘Milky Way’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | A low, mounding form with white variegation on the needle tips. Best coloration is on the new growth and does best in some shade. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Part Shade | 2 | |||
| Conifer | PINUS mugo ‘Minima Kalous’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | A mini-bun with short, bright green needles. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
| PINUS mugo ‘Shina’ | A pretty dwarf pine that displays bright yellow new growth in spring. Each new needle is banded yellow and green. Best color is in full sun. Grows to 4’x4′ |
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| Conifer | PINUS nigra ‘Arnold Sentinel’ | A columnar Austrian pine with rich blue-green needles and a tight branching form. Fairly fast growing a drught tolerant once established. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS nigra ‘Black Prince’ | Dwarf Austrian Black Pine | A low, mounded form with stiff, dark green needles and white buds, which are excellent winter interest. Becomes somewhat more pyramidal with age. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS nigra ‘Helga’ | Dwarf Austrian Pine | A slow-growing rounded form with rich green needles and prominent buds. Has the appearance of a Japanese Black Pine. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS nigra ‘Pierrick Bregeon’ | Dwarf Austrian Pine | A cross between Pinus densiflora and nigra, very small and flattened globose form with dense branching. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Aoi’ | Dwarf Japanese White Pine | A narrow upright cultivar with short curving blue needles. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Bergman’ | Japanese White Pine | Long, twisted blue-green needles on a dense, irregular and upright plant. Red pollen cones. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Blue Angel’ (Blauer Engel) | Japanese White Pine | An upright form with very light blue, silvery needles. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Catherine Elizabeth’ | Dwarf Japanese White Pine | A form with short, blue-green needles and rounded habit. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| PINUS parviflora ‘Fukai’ | Dwarf Japanese White Pine | A semi-dwarf broadly pyramidal form with creamy yellow banding on the new growth. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | |||||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Glauca Brevifolia’ | Japanese White Pine | A tall, moderately narrow tree with an open habit and blue-green needles in tight bundles; many persistent cones at a young age. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Goldilocks’ | Japanese White Pine | A form with long blue-green needles overlaid with gold. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Hillary’ | Japanese White Pine | Dwarf, narrow, upright pine with irregular branching. Produces beautiful cones, like all Japanese white pines. |
3-4 feet | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Kinpo’ | Dwarf Japanese White Pine | A slow-growing form with dark blue-green needles and an irregular picturesque habit. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS strobus ‘Blue Shag’ | Dwarf White Pine | A Sid Waxman introduction with compact habit and good blue color. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| PINUS strobus ‘Cortland Rose’ | Dwarf White Pine | A slow-growing, upright selection with short, slightly twisted needles. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | 3 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS strobus ‘Louie’ | White Pine | Golden foliage all year. Found and introduced by Vermonter Greg Williams. Habit is upright and pyramidal. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS strobus ‘Macopin’ | White Pine | Noted for its excellent cone production this cultivar has an open irregular habit and blue-green foliage. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS strobus ‘Mini Twists’ | Dwarf White Pine | A slow-growing form with soft blue-green twisted needles. Mounding than grows into an upright pyramid. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS strobus ‘Niagara Falls’ | Weeping White Pine | This compact, weeping form boasts many draping branches and long, two-tone needles. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year) | Sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS sylvestris ‘Albyn Prostrata’ | Dwarf Scotch Pine | One of the best prostrate Scotch pines with needles that remain blue in winter. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 |