Conifers
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Conifer | PINUS cembra ‘Ortler’ | Dwarf Swiss Stone Pine | A miniature form with blue-green needles and rounded to pyramidal habit. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| 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 ‘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 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS mugo ‘Paradekissen’ | Mountain Pine | Forms a dense, tidy, spreading mound that looks like a green pillow. Great in a rock garden as a slow-growing ground cover. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year) 3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 4 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS mugo ‘Sherwood Compact’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | Dark green needles form a compact globe. |
Miniature (less than 3 inches/year)Less than 3 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS mugo ‘Valley Cushion’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | A very compact form that grows wider than tall. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS mugo ‘Wintersonne’ | A compact and dense mugo pine with bright golden color as the temps drop in fall persisting until spring. Best color when planted in full sun. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||||
| 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 ‘Adcock’s Dwarf’ | A dwarf Japanese White Pine that is often used in bonsai and rock gardens. It has a beautiful tiered branching habit. |
Full 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 ‘Blue Lou’ | Dwarf Japanese White Pine | A dense-growing upright mound with blue-gray needles. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS parviflora ‘Fukuzumi’ | Dwarf Japanese White Pine | A good natural Bonsai form with silvery blue-green twisted needles and irregular wide-spreading habit. |
Intermediate (6-12 inches/year)6-12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 4 | ||
| 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 ‘Koru’ | Curved silvery-blue needles cause this small pine to glow in the landscape. It displays irregular branching and a semi-conical habit making it a very interesting addition to the garden. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS pumila ‘Blue Dwarf’ | Dwarf Siberian Pine | Dwarf plant, wider than high, with short incurved blue needles. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 ‘Pendula’ | Weeping White Pine | Graceful weeping tree with soft-textured blue-green needles. Grows as wide as tall. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun | 3 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS strobus ‘Tiny Kurls’ | A dwarf form of our eastern white pine that will for a dense pyramidal shape with twisting blue-green needles. Perfect for smaller gardens. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Conifer | Pinus strobus ‘Torulosa’ | White Pine | Soft blue-green needles twist and corkscrew giving a fuller more fluffy look. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 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 | ||
| Conifer | PINUS sylvestris ‘Inverleith’ | Blue-green needles have a creamy-white streaking causing this conifer to glow. An upright and pyramidal growth habit. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS sylvestris ‘Mitsch’s Weeping’ | A weeping and spreading for of Scotch Pine with interesting contorted branches and needles. Older plants will display peeling orange bark. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Conifer | PINUS x schwernii ‘Wiethorst’ | Schwerin Hybrid Pine | A dwarf selection from a cross between P. strobus and P. wallachiana. Soft green needles with a silver reverse. Forms a broad upright pyramid. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | SCIADOPITYS verticillata ‘Cynthia Waxman’ | A very nice pyramidal evergreen with dense branching and a very symmetrical form. More compact and tighter branching. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Conifer | SCIADOPITYS verticillata ‘Picola’ | Dwarf Japanese Umbrella Pine | Needles are glossy green and arranged in whorls. A pyramidal dwarf cultivar. Needs careful siting in Vermont. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Conifer | SCIADOPITYS verticillata ‘Winter Green’ | Japanese Umbrella Pine | Needles are long, dark green and arranged in whorls. This cultivar is compact with excellent winter color. Needs careful siting in Vermont. |
Large (over 12 inches/year)over 12 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Conifer | TAXUS cuspidata ‘Capitata’ | Slow growing and pyramidal in form this Japanese Yew bears bright red berries and has peeling bark. Responds well to pruning in spring. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Conifer | TAXUS cuspidata ‘Emerald Spreader’ | Spreading Yew | Low-spreading cultivar with attractive emerald green foliage. |
30 inches tall by 8 feet wide | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | TAXUS cuspidata ‘Nana Aurescens’ | Dwarf Golden Yew | Low and spreading with bright golden-yellow needles. Slow-growing. Protect from winter sun and wind. |
Dwarf (3-6 inches/year)3-6 feet in ten years. | Sun/Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Conifer | TAXUS media ‘Taunton’ | Taunton's Yew | A dwarf, spreading cultivar with dark green needles noted for their resistance to winter burn and tolerance of summer heat. Great for hedges, screens and foundation plantings. |
Intermediate (6-12"/year)6-12 feet in 10 years | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 |