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Planting Your New Tree
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rare & hard to find plants are highlight with purple boxes!
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Buxus microphylla var. koreana
'Wintergreen' (Korean boxwood)
Hardier than their American cousins (Buxus sempervirens), these
broadleaf evergreen shrubs will survive -20 to -25° F without
difficulty. Bright green new foliage darkens to shiny deep green.
Can be pruned to desired shapes, or left to find its own natural
form. Shrubs grow 3-4' tall and around. Zone 4/5 |
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis'
(slender Hinoki falsecypress)
Gracefully arching, open branching with soft, evergreen needles
makes a wonderful small focal point in an Asian inspired garden.
A conifer for the collector. Grows 4-7' tall with a spread of
3-4'. Zone 4 |
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'
(falsecypress)
Soft, silvery-blue, short needles give this small upright evergreen
excellent ornamental value. Very dense, plants grow 6-8' tall
(in Kansas) with a spread of 3-4'. 'Boulevard' seems to grow
best in morning sun and afternoon shade with attentive supplemental
watering during times of drought and hot weather. Spider mites
can be a problem, but are easily disposed of with insecticidal
soap. Zone 4-8 |
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Gold
Threadbranch' (falsecypress)
Floppy, moppy golden and green evergreen strings make a wonderful
texture and color contrast planting. Plant in sun or shade. They
appear to be quite adaptable and tolerant. Grows 3' tall and
around. Zone 4-8 |
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Daphne
x burkwoodi 'Carol Mackie'
Fabulous shrub for shade or part sun, it grows at the nursery
in poor soil with virtually no help at all from anyone. A small,
#1 gallon container specimen was planted in 2000, and by 2005
was 3' tall and wide. 'Carol Mackie' has long, rounded dark green
leaves edged thickly in ivory, giving the shrub excellent ornamental
value all year round. In spring, fragrant pink blooms appear
that age slowly to white. Red berries follow. Mature size is
4-5' tall and 5-6' wide. Zone 4-8
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Ilex crenata 'Green Luster' (Japanese holly)
Lustrous green, round evergreen leaves grow to 3' high and 6' across. Resembles boxwood, but produces blackish fruit along the stems. Plant in sun (afternoon shade is helpful) to part shade. Zone 5-8 |
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Ilex crenata 'Jersey Pinnacle' (Japanese holly)
Dark green leaves on upright growing evergreen. Matures to a height of 6-8' tall with a spread of 2'. Plant in sun (afternoon shade is helpful) to part shade. Zone 5-8 |
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Ilex glabra 'Shamrock' (inkberry holly)
Native from Nova Scotia south to florida and west the the Mississippi, this hardy holly has glossy, dark green ovate leaves and black fruit. Grows 5-6' high and wide. Plant in sun or shade. Zone 4-9 |
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Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' (holly)
These hollies have thick, glossy blue foliage which is strikingly beautiful. The female plant has bright red berries. Though male and female are required for berries to form, in the city it is usually unnecessary to plant both and different varieties will cross pollinate. Grows up to 10' high with a spread of 6-8', shrubs can be kept to smaller size if pruned regularly. Plant in part sun (morning only) to shade and provide supplemental water during times of drought, including winter. Plant with 'Blue Prince' male. Zone 5 |
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Ilex x meserveae 'China Girl' (holly)
These hollies have thick, glossy green foliage. The female plant has bright red berries. Though male and female are required for berries to form, in the city it is usually unnecessary to plant both and different varieties will cross pollinate. Grows up to 10' high with a spread of 6-8', shrubs can be kept to smaller size if pruned regularly. Plant in part sun (morning only) to shade and provide supplemental water during times of drought, including winter. Plant with 'China Boy' male. Zone 5 |
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Juniperus chinensis 'Keteleeri' (upright juniper)
Grass green color and broad pyramidal outline charactorize this juniper. Silvery cones add interest. Grows 15-20' high with a spread of 6-8'. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-5 |
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Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Cone' (juniper)
This highly pyramidal juniper immigrated to America in the 1830's. This cultivar adds special interest with bright yellow new foliage aging to green. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-5 |
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Juniperus chinensis 'Old Gold' (juniper)
Newly emrging foliage at branch tips of bright golden yellow. The overall habit of this variety is rounded, with a somewhat shaggy but dense overall appearance. Growing 5-6' tall and around, it makes a wonderful background for smaller deciduous shrubs and perennials. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-5 |
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Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green' (juniper)
Graceful arching branches of dark, minty green make this an excellent choice for mass planting, or an accent among perennials and deciduous shrubs. 'Sea Green' grows 4-5' tall and across. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-5 |
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Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific' (spreading juniper)
Ground cover-like in growth habit, this evergreen has a lovely blue color and is highly textured. Very nice used in plantings with other foliage shapes and colors. Grows to 12" tall with a spread of 2-3'. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 5-9 |
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa' (Andorra juniper)
Light green summer foliage changing to plum in winter, this low grower makes a nice planting for foundation or as a groundcover on banks or terraces, or under trees. All the highly adaptable characteristics of the junipers in a low-growing specimen. Grows 18" high with a 3' spread. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 3-9 |
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' (spreading juniper)
A hardy selection originating in Bar Harbor, Maine, this low-growing shrub is a creeper which can be incorporated into the landscape as an evergreen groundcover. Nice blue color and soft texture. Grows 12" tall with a spread of 2-3'. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 3-9 |
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' (spreading juniper)
Nice blue color and soft texture. Grows 12" tall with a spread of up to 8-10'. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 3-9 |
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' (blue rug spreading juniper)
Very low-growing, this juniper has outstanding blue color. It continues to make a nice landscape specimen through the winter months, when it turns silver-blue. This variety lends itself especially well to cascading over walls and containers. Grows to 12" tall with a spread of 2-3'. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 3-9 |
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Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' (dwarf Japanese garden juniper)
Forming a super-low growing evergreen carpet, this dense spreader has a lovely light green foliage color that creeps along, forming a roughly textured dense, groundhugging mat only 6-8" high. Excellent along high walls or other containerswhere is branches can tumble and fall over in streams of green. This is also a wonderful evergreen with which to learn the art of Bonsai. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-9 |
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Juniperus scopulorum 'Skyrocket' (rocky mountain juniper)
Silver-blue evergreen with extremely upright growing branches create the most narrow evergreen possible in our growing conditions. 'Skyrockets' grow to 15' tall yet stay as little as 2-3' across at the base. Winter color takes on a purplish cast. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 4-7 |
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Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' (spreading juniper)
Silver-blue, highly textured juniper grows 3' tall and wide. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 4-7 |
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Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii' (eastern red cedar)
Very popular for it's gray foliage and purple winter color.Developes a pyramidal habit maturing to 20' high and 6-8' around. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-9 |
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Juniperus virginiana 'Caenartii' (eastern red cedar)
This variety originated in Belgium prior to 1868, and is popular for it's pyramidal form dark green foliage which holds its color through winter, and dark blue, highly ornamental seeds which add interest. 'Caenarti' grows 20-30' high with a spread of 8-10'. Can be pruned to promote dense habit, but matures to an open, airy form left on its own which can be quite beautiful. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-9 |
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Juniperus virginiana 'Glauca' (eastern red cedar)
Bluish evergreen foliage on an upright habit. This variety grows 10-12' tall and 4-6' across. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-9 |
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Juniperus virginiana 'Wichita Blue' (eastern red cedar)
Bluish evergreen foliage with an open branching habit. This variety grows 12-15' tall and 6-8' across. Junipers grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to 3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-9 |
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Picea glauca 'Conica' (dwarf Alberta spruce)
This spruce variety was found in Canada in 1906 and has taken over the American landscape by storm since. A white spruce, the tree has a compact pyramidal form which lends formal style to landscape designs. Tiny green needles can be lightly sheard into topiary shapes, and with their extremely slow growth (about 1/2" per year) and cold hardiness, they make an excellent choice for year round containers. In Kansas, dwarf Alberta spruce grow to 6' in about 35 years, with a spread of 3-4' at the base. Zone 2-5 |
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Picea pungens 'Montgomery' (globe blue spruce)
Silvery-blue needles have a highly textured appearance. 'Montgomery' offers a medium-sized, rounded growth habit, maturing to about 4' tall and wide. Sometimes grafted onto a stem for a topiary ball effect. Wonderful color and texture contrast plant where foliage is the main landscape design element. Zone 2-7 |
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Pieris japonica 'Mountain Fire' (lily-of-the-valley shrub)
Newly emerging broadleaf evergreen foliage is fire red, aging to burgundy and finally glossy dark green. In early spring, long chains of white flowers resembling lily-of-the-valley cover these little shrubs, adding even more appeal. Grows similarly to Rhododendrons, requiring moist, well drained soil and shade. Excellent combined in woodland garden designs. Grows 3-4' high and wide in our area. Zone 5-8 |
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Pinus mugo var. pumillo (dwarf mugo pine)
Low-growing variety of pine can be kept to a lower profile by pruning candles in spring. Long, dark green needles make a wonderful year garden design element. Hardy and low maintenance, these evergreens can grow up to 6-8' tall if left up pruned. Zone 2-7 |
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Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead' (Japanese black pine)
Rounded habit with uneven branch evens pushing up from the base give this evergreen the appearance of a thunderhead developing. Long needles and dark green, and young plants slightly resemble a mugo pine. Pruning candles keep this plant at a more maneagable size, but left untouched it can grow 15-20' tall and wide! Another conifer for the collector. Zone 5/6-8
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Rhododendron 'PJM'
Originating in 1943, 'PJM' is said to grow as far north as Minnesota. Densely rounded habit grows 3-6' tall and around. Variety colors range from lavenders to pinks to red. Zone 4-7 |
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Taxus x media 'Densiformis' (dense spreading yew)
Soft, grass green foliage densely covers this garden standard in sun or shade with little care once established. 'Densiformis' grows 4-5' tall and about twice as wide. Can be sheared into hedges and topiary shapes, but is very pretty allowed to find its own form. Zone 4-7 |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald' (arborvitae)
A cultivar of the American native, this variety grows in an upright form to 8-10' tall and 3-4' across. Very densely formed with a lovely delicate color and texture, this shrub is very versatile in landscape design, growing happily in sun or shade. Zone 2 |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Tom Thumb' (arborvitae)
An excellent specimen plant, this shrub stays nicely dense in form even when mature and grows a mere 2-3' tall and wide in sun or shade. Makes a wonderful foundation planting. Zone 2 |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Woodward' (arborvitae)
Very densely formed with a lovely delicate color and texture, this shrub is very versatile in landscape design, growing 3-4' tall and wide in sun or shade. Zone 2 |
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EVERGREEN
TREES |
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rare & hard to find plants are highlighted with purple boxes!
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Calocedrus decurrens (incense
cedar)
Very adaptable evergreen prefers moist, well drained, acid soil
but seems able to grow happily almost anywhere. Resembles an
arborvitae in texture, the soft evergreen needles stay dark green
all year. Plants grow 30-50' tall with a spread of 8-10'. Zone
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Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
(weeping atlas cedar)
Short blue needles are topped with purplish cones. Tolerant of
acid and alkaline soils, but less cold hardy. Plant in a protected
location, preferably close to a foundation of wall where solar
heat can raise the temperature surrounding the tree slightly.
This weeping form can be trained to form a variety of shapes
and sizes. Native to Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa. Zone
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Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' (Japanese cedar)
This is a fast growing pyramidal evergreen with blue-green foliage through the summer turning to bronze for winter. Trees reach a height of 35-40' and a spread of 20-30'. A good choice for a fast-growing privacy screen planting, especially in a large scale mixed planting where diversity makes a healthier landscape. Hardy in zones 5-9. |
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Juniperus virginiana 'Burkii'
(eastern red cedar)
Very popular for it's gray foliage and purple winter color.Developes
a pyramidal habit maturing to 20' high and 6-8' around. Junipers
grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to
3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-9 |
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Juniperus virginiana 'Caenartii'
(eastern red cedar)
This variety originated in Belgium prior to 1868, and is popular
for it's pyramidal form dark green foliage which holds its color
through winter, and dark blue, highly ornamental seeds which
add interest. 'Caenarti' grows 20-30' high with a spread of 8-10'.
Can be pruned to promote dense habit, but matures to an open,
airy form left on its own which can be quite beautiful. Junipers
grow best in full sun, but will adapt to partial shade up to
3-4 hours a day. Zone 2-9 |
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Picea omorika (Serbian spruce)
Slender trunk and drooping branches in a pyramidal form. Short
green needles have silve bands underneath. Adaptable, but prefers
high pH soil. Highly tolerant of midwestern conditions. Native
to southeastern Europe. Zone 4 |
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Picea pungens 'Bacherii' (dwarf
Colorado blue spruce)
Foliage is a blue-green color, and the branches whirl in nicely
textured layers across the plant. This is a very hardy plant,
and has lovely ornamental cones 3-4 inches long. Zone 2 |
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Picea pungens 'Fat Albert'
(Colorado blue spruce)
Foliage is a blue-green color, and the branches whirl in nicely
textured layers across the plant. This is a very hardy plant,
and has lovely ornamental cones 3-4 inches long. Trees grow 20-30'
high with an extra wide spread of 20-25'. Zone 2 |
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Picea pungens 'Glauca' (Colorado
blue spruce)
Foliage is a blue-green color, and the branches whirl in nicely
textured layers across the plant. This is a very hardy plant,
and has lovely ornamental cones 3-4 inches long. Trees grow 20-35'
high and 20' across. Zone 2 |
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Picea pungens 'Glauca Fastigiata'
(columnar Colorado blue spruce)
Foliage is a blue-green color, with the same height of 20-35'
but with a narrow spread of about 10'. Zone 2 |
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Picea pungens 'Glauca Slenderina
Pendular' (weeping columnar Colorado blue spruce)
Foliage is a blue-green color, and form is narrow with gracefully
draping branches. Zone 2 |
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Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' (dwarf
Colorado blue spruce)
Foliage is a blue-green color, and the branches whirl in nicely
textured layers across the plant. This is a very hardy plant,
and has lovely ornamental cones 3-4 inches long. Zone 2 |
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Pinus cembra (swiss stone
pine)
2-3" long blue-green needles occur in bundles of five and
persist for four to five years giving this evergreen a very dense
appearance. Well-drained, slightly acidic soil in full sun. A
naturally columnar pine, growing 30-40' tall with a spread of
15-25'. Native to central European mountains and southern Asia.
Zone 2 |
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Pinus densiflora 'Oculus-Draconis'
Long, white pine-like needles are variegated with bands of white.
Very hardy and adaptable, this tree has performed well during
long periods of heat and drought at the nursery. Grows like a
white pine, reaching 20-25' in height and spread. Zone 4 |
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Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf'
(limber pine)
Long needles and overall soft appearance slightly resembles white
pine, but with more glaucus color. Up close, needles are striped
with dark green, blue and white. Very adaptable trees, growing
30-50' high and 15-35' wide. A native of the western US. Zone
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Pinus nigra (Austrian pine)
Used for backgrounds, screens and windbreaks, this tree is bright
green with long needles. Branches bend upward at the ends and
2-4" cones. The bark of mature trees is stunning. Grows
25-35' tall and 20-30' wide. Zone 4 |
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Pinus parviflora 'Glauca'
(Japanese white pine)
Dark green and blue short needles are mixed in clumps along branches,
which bend upward at the ends. Neon purple candles almost seem
to vibrate as the emerge on branch tips in late spring, later
drying to small brown cones. Used as Bonsai subjects, but growing
to a height of 20-50' high when left to grow, with a wide spread
of 20-50' or more. A native of Japan. Zone 4-7 |
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Pinus strobus (white pine)
Very soft overall appearance and excellent hardiness, adaptablitiy
and fast growth rate make this a great evergreen tree to plant.
Needles persist for a little more than a year before browning
and dropping in late summer and fall. This needle drop is normal!
Trees grow 25-35' high in our area with a spread of 20'. A native
of the northeastern US. Zone 3 |
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Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'
(columnar white pine)
FAll of the wonderful characteristics of Pinus strobus in a tighlty
columnar form, with a spread of about 10-15' at maturity. Zone
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Thuja occidentalis 'Green
Giant' (arborvitae)
An excellent evergreen with soft scaly, flat needle fronds that
resemble ferns. Highly adaptbale, they're happy in sun or shade
and make a fantastic windbreak or ornamental focal point in a
formal garden design. This cultivar grows 20-25' tall in our
area with a spread of 10-15'. Zone 2 |
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Tsuga canadensis (Canadian
hemlock)
Excellent for evergreen hedges in shady sites. Plant where it
will be protected from afternoon sun, and keep well watered for
the first 2 years after planting. Grows 20-30' in our area, with
a spread of 20-30'. Native from Nova Scotia south to the mountains
of Georgia and Alabama. Zone 3 |
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Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'
(weeping Canadian hemlock)
Very pretty and unusual looking evergreen specimen. This is a
very hardy plant when sited correctly and properly established,
and has lovely ornamental cones 3-4 inches long. Plant where
it will be protected from afternoon sun, and keep well watered
for the first 2 years after planting. Grows 10-15' tall and 20-25'
wide. Zone 3 |
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