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» Coniferous Evergreen Shrubs – Upright
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Boldly textured dark green needles on this conifer that has a dense compact upright growth habit. Can be used as a broad shrub or small tree. Excellent accent plant.
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Common Name | Big Tuna Mugho Pine | Botanical Name | Pinus mugo |
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Height | 2.5 m | Spread | 2 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Improved variety with blue foliage on tight narrow upright form.
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Common Name | Blue Arrow Juniper | Botanical Name | Juniperus virginiana 'Blue Arrow' |
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Height | 4 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Blue |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Fast growing, tall, dense, columnar cedar with dark green foliage.
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Common Name | Brandon Pyramid Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Brandon Pyramid' |
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Height | 5 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Columnar |
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Forest green foliage on compact cone-like form. Little pruning required.
Common Name | Cologreen Juniper | Botanical Name | Juniperus scopulorum 'Cologreen' |
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Height | 5 m | Spread | 1.5 - 2 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Forest Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Compact, very dwarf globular cedar with rich green foliage. Slow growing.
Common Name | Danica Dwarf Globe Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Danica' |
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Height | .75 m | Spread | .75 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Rich Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Narrow, upright cedar. Evergreen foliage holds it's color well throughout the winter.
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Common Name | Degroot's Spire Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'DeGroot's' |
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Height | 2.5 m | Spread | .3 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Grafted, dwarf flat topped globe shaped spruce. Bright blue color. Retains color in winter. Available in a low graft or higher graft.
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Common Name | Dwarf Globe Blue Spruce | Botanical Name | Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' |
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Height | 1.25 m | Spread | 1.25 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 2 | Foliage Colour | Blue |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | | Growth Habit | |
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Dwarf, very compact evergreen. Needles are shorter than regular mugho pine. Shearing or cutting back the new growth in late May will also keep it compact.
Common Name | Dwarf Mugho Pine | Botanical Name | Pinus mugo pumilo |
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Height | 1.25 m | Spread | 2 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 2 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Compact, narrow, pyramidal form. Slightly larger at the base. Attractive bronze green fall foliage.
Common Name | Holmstrup Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' |
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Height | 2 m | Spread | .75 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | Bronze Green |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
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Dwarf, slow growing spruce with very dense, bright green needles. New growth is very soft and bright green.
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Common Name | Little Gem Spruce | Botanical Name | Picea abies 'Little Gem' |
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Height | .5 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 2 | Foliage Colour | Bright Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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A small, dense, upright globe cedar. Slow growing and compact.
Common Name | Little Giant Globe Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Little Giant' |
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Height | 1 m | Spread | 1.25 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Bright mandarin orange flowers in spring. Does best in sheltered location, with adequate moisture. These azaleas drop their leaves in winter.
Common Name | Mandarin Lights Azalea | Botanical Name | Rhododendron - Deciduous Azalea |
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Height | 1.25 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | Bright Orange | Fall Colour | Bronze |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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Intense bright blue foliage. Broad pyramidal form. Dense compact branching habit. Full sun to maintain blue color of foliage.
Common Name | Moonglow Juniper | Botanical Name | Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow' |
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Height | 4 m | Spread | 1.5 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Bright Blue |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Dense rounded form with medium to dark green needles. A true dwarf type introduced by Iseli Nursery. No pruning is required, but can be used to maintain a smaller form.
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Common Name | Mops Dwarf Mugho Pine | Botanical Name | Pinus mugo 'Mops' |
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Height | 1 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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A very large mugho pine that may be grown as a small tree or large shrub. Dark green needles that don't turn in winter. Good color all year long.
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Common Name | Mountain Pine | Botanical Name | Pinus mugo uncinata |
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Height | 3 m | Spread | 3 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 2 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Very hardy, dense, shrubby pine with dark green needles. Shearing in late May helps to keep pine full and compact.
Common Name | Mugho Pine | Botanical Name | Pinus mugo mughus |
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Height | 1.5 - 2 m | Spread | 1.5 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 2 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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A hardy selection of azalea that is suitable for our climate if protection from the winter wind is provided. Light shade or east facing is best. Dark green foliage that turns fiery red in the fall before dropping. Spectacular blooms in May.
Common Name | Northern Lights Azalea | Botanical Name | Rhododendron - Deciduous Azalea |
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Height | 1 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | Fiery Red |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Upright |
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Special Features | Winter protection | | |
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A hardy deciduous azalea, smothered in light purple flowers in spring before the leaves appear. Requires well drained acidic soils with good moisture. Should be planted in an area protected from winter winds.
Common Name | Orchid Lights Azalea | Botanical Name | Rhododendron - Deciduous Azalea |
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Height | 1 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | |
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Flower Colour | Light Purple | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Upright |
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Special Features | Winter protection | | |
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Small bushy plant with small dark green foliage turning to a rich mahogany during winter. Masses of lavender shaded blooms in early May. Needs winter protection from winter winds and snow cover.
Common Name | PJM Rhododendron | Botanical Name | Rhododendron 'PJM' |
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Height | 1 m | Spread | 1.25 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | Lavender | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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A hardy deciduous azalea, with rosy pink, fragrant flowers in spring. Best planted in an area sheltered from the winter wind.
Common Name | Rosy Lights Azalea | Botanical Name | Rhododendron - Deciduous Azalea |
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Height | 1.25 m | Spread | 1.75 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | Yellow/Gold With a bit of Red |
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Flower Colour | Rosy-Pink | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Spreading Upright |
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Special Features | Winter protection | | |
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Semi-vase shaped spreading habit with dark green foliage.
Common Name | Savin Juniper | Botanical Name | Juniperus sabina 'Savin' |
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Height | 1 m | Spread | 2.5 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 2 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | |
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A very hardy, dense, broad pyramidal form. Much wider at the base than at the top. Coarse textured.
Common Name | Siberian Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana' |
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Height | 3 m | Spread | 2 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | Broad Upright |
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Extremely hardy, upright, pyramidal evergreen. Similar to Brandon, but has darker foliage. Developed in Manitoba.
Common Name | Skybound Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Skybound' |
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Height | 4 m | Spread | 1 - 1.25 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
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Narrow columnar form with tight branching, colorful bluish gray foliage.
Common Name | Skyrocket Juniper | Botanical Name | Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket' |
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Height | 3 m | Spread | .6 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Bluish-Gray |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Uniform dense rounded form ideal for rock gardens. No shearing required. Does not require pruning of the candles to maintain its shape.
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Common Name | Slowmound Mugho Pine | Botanical Name | Pinus mugo |
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Height | .6 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Rounded |
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Bright yellow lacey foliage. Requires well drained soil in a protected location.
Common Name | Sungold Threadleaf Cypress | Botanical Name | Chamaecyparis pisifera filifera |
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Height | up to 1 m | Spread | .75 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 | Foliage Colour | Bright Yellow |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Dark green dense foliage forms a compact pyramidal shape. Requires protection from the winter wind and moist, well drained locations.
Common Name | Technito Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Bailjohn' |
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Height | 2 m | Spread | 2.5 m` |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Upright pyramidal |
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Open growing form of cedar with flattened sprays of dark green foliage. One of the hardier cedars, but it still requires protection from wind and moist, well drained locations.
Common Name | Techny Cedar | Botanical Name | Thuja occidentalis 'Techny' |
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Height | 4 m | Spread | 1.5 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Dark Green |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine/Part Shade | Growth Habit | Broad Columnar |
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A slow growing variety of Colorado Blue Spruce with silvery blue needles on irregular weeping branches. This tree needs to be staked to remain upright. A great specimen tree.
Common Name | The Blues Weeping Spruce | Botanical Name | Picea pungens pendula |
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Height | 1.75 m | Spread | 1 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Silver-Blue |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Very attractive slow growing dwarf. Steel blue needles have star-like appearance. Irregular, mounding growth.
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Common Name | Wichita Blue Juniper | Botanical Name | Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue' |
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Height | 3 m | Spread | 1.5 - 2 m |
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Hardiness Zone | Zone 3 | Foliage Colour | Silver-Blue |
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Flower Colour | | Fall Colour | |
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Location | Sunshine | Growth Habit | |
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Special Features | | | |
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