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evergreen Trees

 

Name

Height
Spread

Light

Zone

Color

Features

Image
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Cedar Brandon
Thuja occidentalis 'Brandon'

13ft. 4m.
5ft. 1.5m

Partial shade.

4

Green.

Columnar conifer used as a vertical accent.

 

Cedar Degroot's Spire
Thuja occidentalis
'Degroot's Spire'

7ft. 2.1m
2ft. .6m

Partial shade.

4

Green.

Columnar conifer suitable as a specimen for a small spot.

 

Cedar Emerald
Thuja occidentalis
'Smaragd'

13ft. 4m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Partial shade.

4

Emerald green.

Popular emerald green foliage.

 

Cedar Globe
Thuja occidentalis
'Woodwardii'

7 ft. 2m.
7 ft. 2m.

Partial shade.

4

Dark green.

Large, globe-shaped evergreen.

 

Cedar Holmstrup
Thuja occidentalis
'Holmstrup'

7ft. 2m.
3ft. 1m.

Partial shade.

4

Bright green.

Upright, compact, conical conifer.

 

Cedar Little Gem
Thuja occidentalis
'Little Gem'

2ft. .6m.
2ft. .6m.

Partial shade.

4

Green.

Dwarf, globe-shaped evergreen.

 

Cedar Little Giant
Thuja occidentalis
'Little Giant'

3ft. 1m.
3ft. 1m.

Partial shade.

4

Green.

Popular globe-shaped evergreen.

 

Cedar Techny
Thuja occidentalis
'Techny'

13ft. 4m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Partial shade.

3

Dark green.

Hardiest cedar for the chinook area.

 

Cedar Wareana or
Siberian
Thuja occidentalis
'Wareana'

10ft. 3m.
7ft. 2m.

Partial shade.

4

Green.

Broader upright cedar. Robust rugged plant. Also called Siberian Cedar.

 

Fir Dwarf Balsam
Abies balsamea
'Nana'

1ft. .3m.
3ft. 1m.

Partial shade

4

Green.

Flat green needles with white undersides.

 

Juniper Arcadia
Juniperus sabina
'Arcadia'

1.5ft. .5m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Bright green lacy foliage on a semi-spreading growth habit.

 

Juniper Bar Harbor
Juniperus horizontalis
'Bar Harbor'

1ft. .3m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Bluish-green.

Turns purple in winter. Center tends to open up with age.

 

Juniper Blue Chip
Juniperus horizontalis
'Blue Chip'

1ft. .3m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue.

Bright blue foliage is retained in winter.

 

Juniper Blue Danube
Juniperus sabina
'Blue Danube'

3ft. 1m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue
/ green.

Aquamarine bluish-green foliage.

 

Juniper Blue Star
Juniperus squamata
'Blue Star'

1.5ft. .5m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Blue.

Bright blue, star-shaped needles used for color contrast.

 

Juniper Broadmoor
Juniperus sabina
'Broadmoor'

1ft. .3m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Dense, low, wide, spreading Juniper with bright green foliage.

 

Juniper Buffalo
Juniperus sabina
'Buffalo'

1ft. .3m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Bright green feathery foliage on this spreader.

 

Juniper Calgary Carpet
Juniperus sabina
'Calgary Carpet'

1ft. .3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Bright green foliage. One of the best spreading Junipers for the Prairies.

 

Juniper Cologreen
Juniperus scopulorum
'Cologreen'

10ft. 3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Bright green foliage, compact branches and conical form.

 

Juniper Gold Coast
Old Gold
Juniperus chinensis
'Goldcoast'

3ft. 1m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Gold tip and green.

Golden foliage on arching branches.

 

Juniper Golden Pfitzer
Juniperus
'Pzitzeriana Aurea'

3ft. 1 m.
7ft. 2 m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Gold tip

Golden tipped foliage on arching branches.

 

Juniper Holger
Juniperus squamata
'Holger'

1.5ft. .5 m.
5ft. 1.5 m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Gold tip on blue.

Compact spreading Juniper.

 

Juniper Icee Blue
Juniperus horizontalis
'Icee Blue'

1ft. .3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue.

Impressive icy blue foliage.

 

Juniper Idyllwyld
Juniperus virginiana
'Idyllwyld'

10ft. 3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Green

Dark green foliage on pyramidal form. Good vertical accent plant.

 

Juniper Medora
Juniperus scopulorum
'Medora'

10ft. 3m.
3ft. 1m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue/
green.

Upright columnar form.

 

Juniper mint Julep
Sea Green
Juniperus chinensis
'Mint Julep'

3ft. 1m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Green.

Dark green foliage on fontain-like form.

 

Juniper Moomglow
Juniperus scopulorum
'Moonglow'

10ft. 3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue

Popular performing upright blue Juniper. Similar to Wichita Blue.

 

Juniper Moor-Dense
Juniperus sabina
'Moor-Dense'

1ft. .3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Monrovia selection of Broadmoor Juniper. Denser and darker green needles.

 

Juniper New Blue Tam
Juniperus sabina
'Tamariscifolia'

2ft. .6m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue.

Symmetrical mound shaped spreader. Good contrasting blue foliage color.

 

Juniper Prince of Wales
Juniperus horizontalis
'Prince of Wales'

1ft. .3m.
7 ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Lowest growing green spreading Juniper.

 

Juniper Savin
Juniperus sabina

3ft. 1m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Original species with scale-like, green foliage.

 

Juniper Scandia
Juniperus sabina
'Scandia'

1ft. .3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Sister to Arcadia Juniper but smaller and lower growing.

 

Juniper Tabler Top Blue
Juniperus scopulorum
'Table Top'

5ft. 1.5m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue.

Unique upright, flat topped variety.

 

Juniper Tam Green
Juniperus sabina
'Tamariscifolia'

2ft. .6m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Symmetrical mound-shaped spreader.

 

Juniper Tolleson's Weeping
Juniperus scopulorum
'Tolleson's'

10ft. 3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Blue or green.

Small tree with weeping, graceful branches.

 

Juniper Wiltoni
Juniperus horizontalis
'Wiltoni'

6in. .15m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue.

Lowest growing spreading Juniper.

 

Juniper Wichita
Juniperus scopulorum
'Wichita Blue' Blue

10ft. 3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue.

Most popular upright Juniper.

 

Larch Siberian
Larix sibirica

25ft. 8m.
12ft. 3.5m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Green.

Unique deciduous conifer sheds needles in winter. Golden fall foliage color.

 

Microbiota Russian Cypress
Microbiota decussata or Siberian

1ft. .3m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Rare evergreen with bright green foliage used as ground cover. A substitute for Cedar.

 

Pine Bristlecone
Pinus aristata

13ft. 4m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Green and white.

Longest living tree known, over 5000 years old. Slow growing.

 

Pine Mountain

20ft. 6m.
10ft. 3m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Coniferous tree similar to Mugho Pine.

 

Pine Mugho
Pinus mugho

3-15ft. 1-5m.
3-10ft. 1-3m.

Sun to part shade.

1

Green.

Hardiest coniferous evergreen shrub in Calgary.

 

Pine Scotch or Scots
Pinus sylvestris

25ft. 8m.
10ft. 3m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Pyramidal pine tree with cinnamon color bark.

 

Pine Swiss Stone
Pinus cembra

13ft. 4m.
10ft. 3m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Columnar conical conifer. Picturesque pine tree.

 

Spruce Bakeri
Picea pungens
'Bakeri'

13ft. 4m.
10ft. 3m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Deep blue.

Long, dark blue needles. Conical conifer.

 

Sruce Bird's Nest
Picea abies
'Nidiformis'

3ft. 1m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Dark green.

Flat-topped, low growing, coniferous shrub.

 

Spruce Balck Hills

20ft. 6m.
10ft. 3m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Bluish
/ green.

Superior specimen than White Spruce.

 

Spruce Colorado Green
Picea pungens

35ft. 10m.
13ft. 4m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Green

Long, rigid needles on pyramidal shape.

 

Spruce Colorado Blue
Picea pungens
'Glauca'

35ft. 10m.
13ft. 4m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Blue.

Selected for blue needle color as a specimen.

 

Spruce Columnar Blue
Picea pungens
'Fastigiata'

10ft. 3m.
3ft. 1m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue

Popular hardy, columnar narrow, spruce.

 

Spruce fat Albert
Picea pungens
'Fat Albert'

25ft. 8m.
12ft. 3.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue.

Beautiful bright blue spruce from Iseli Nursery.

 

Spruce Globe Blue
Picea pungens
'Globosa'

5ft. 1.5m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Blue

Compact, dwarf, slow growing, globe-shaped, blue spruce.

 

Spruce Hillside
Picea pungens
'Hillside'

3ft. 1m.
3ft. 1m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue
/ green.

Bluish-green foliage is a good color contrast.

 

Spruce Hoopsii
Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'

30ft. 10m.
10ft. 3m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Blue

Brightest bluest spruce!

 

Spruce Koster
Picea pungens
'Koster'

30ft. 10m.
10ft. 3m.

Sun to part shade.

2

Blue.

Silvery-blue needles.

 

Spruce Dwarf Norway
Picea abies
'Pumila'

3ft. 1 m.
5ft. 1.5m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Green.

Dwarf, globe-shaped, green spruce.

 

Spruce Weeping Blue
Picea pungens
'Pendula'

13ft. 4m.
7ft. 2m.

Sun to part shade.

3

Blue

Weeping form of blue spruce requires staking.

 

Spruce Weeping Norway
Picea abies
'Pendula'

7ft. 2m.
3ft. 1m.

Sun to part shade.

4

Green.

Weeping spruce requires staking to grow upright.