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Conifers

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
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