Buxus - Boxwood
Green Mountain Boxwood Buxus ‘Green Mountain’
Height: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Spread: 3 Feet (0.9 m) Foliage: Green Hardiness: Zone 4
The most upright boxwood, with dark green foliage year round. Slow growing, rounded plant.
Chamaecyparis - Falsecypress
Golden Mops Threadleaf Falsecypress Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera Mops’
Height: 3 Feet (1 m) Spread: 3 Feet (1 m) Green Mountain Boxwood Shape: Mound Hardiness: Zone 4
Soft, feathery, thread-like branches that are a striking yellow in colour. A slow growing plant that forms an irregular mound.
Juniperus - Spreading Juniper
Arcadia Juniper Juniperus sabina ‘Arcadia’
Height: 24-30 Inches (0.75m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Medium green Hardiness: Zone 2
This all purpose juniper has soft foliage that is a medium green in colour. The branch habit is semi- spreading. Prefers full sun. Arcadia Juniper Blue Chip Juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’
EVERGREENS & CONIFERS EVERGREENS Height: 9 - 12 Inches (0.3 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) & CONIFERS EVERGREENS Foliage: Silver blue Hardiness: Zone 3
A low mounding juniper with branches radiating from the centre. The silver blue colour of the foli- age is retained throughout the year.
Blue Danube Juniper Juniperus sabina ‘Blue Danube’
Height: 24-30 Inches (0.8 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Blue green Hardiness: Zone 3
A broad, semi-erect and spreading plant with shimmering, blue-green foliage. Blue Chip Juniper
Blue Forest Juniper Juniperus sabina ‘Blue Forest’
Height: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Blue green Hardiness: Zone 3
A low growing plant with erect branches so spread is reduced. Use this plant in rock gardens or as a groundcover in small sites.
Blue Star Juniper Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’
Height: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Spread: 12- 18 Inches (0.5 m) Foliage: Blue green Hardiness: Zone 3 Calgary Carpet Juniper Forms a mounded shape of bright, steel blue foliage. A slow growing, compact juniper suited for sheltered locations such as rock gardens. Full sun to light shade.
Calgary Carpet Juniper Juniperus sabina ‘Calgary Carpet’
Height: 18- 24 Inches (0.6 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Bright green Hardiness: Zone 3
A compact, dense form of ‘Arcadia’ with attractive horizontal branching. The soft foliage is appeal- ing bright green.
Gold Lace Juniper Juniperus chinesis ‘P. Aurea Gold Lace’
Height: 2 feet (0.6 m) Spread: 4 Feet (1.25 m) Foliage: Bright yellow Hardiness: Zone 3 Gold Lace Juniper
Semi-dwarf evergreen with feathery, foliage that is bright yellow in colour.
Golden Pfitzer Juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘P. Aurea’
Height: 24-30 Inches (0.75m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Light green Hardiness: Zone 3
The gray-green foliage is highlighted with a bright golden-yellow colour of the new growth. Prefers full sun.
Hughes Juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘’Hughes’
Height: 12- 15 Inches (0.4 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Silver blue Hardiness: Zone 2
A silvery-blue, low growing, spreading juniper with silver blue foliage. Popular choice for landsca- pers. Prefers full sun. Hughes Juniper 41 Juniperus - Spreading Juniper
Icee Blue Juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Monber’
Height: 15 Inches (0.4 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Silver blue Hardiness: Zone 3
A low growing, wide spreading ground cover with a dense crown. Foliage is an outstanding silver- blue.
Prince of Wales Juniper J. horizontalis 'Prince of Wales'
Icee Blue Juniper Height: 9 - 12 Inches (0.3 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Blue green Hardiness: Zone 2
A low ground-hugging plant forming a dense mat. The medium bright green foliage turns purple in the fall.
Savin Juniper Juniperus sabina 'Savin'
Height: 36-48 Inches (1.25m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Dark green Hardiness: Zone 2
Tall vase shape makes this plant useful where large junipers are required.
Skandia Juniper Juniperus sabina 'Skandia'
Height: 24 Inches (0.6 m) Spread: 2 - 3 Feet (0.9 m) Foliage: Bright green Hardiness: Zone 2 Prince of Wales Juniper A low, compact juniper with graceful branches of soft, bright green foliage.
EVERGREENS & CONIFERS EVERGREENS EVERGREENS & CONIFERS EVERGREENS Youngstown Juniper Juniperus horizontalis 'Youngstown'
Height: 15- 18 Inches (0.5 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Light green Hardiness: Zone 2
A dense, low growing juniper with light green foliage in the summer changing to a plum colour in autumn. Also known as Compact Plumosa.
Juniperus - Upright Juniper
Medora Columnar Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 'Medora' Skandia Juniper Height: 10 - 12 Feet (3.6 m) Spread: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Foliage: Blue green Hardiness: Zone 2
The best of the upright blue-needled forms. It requires little shearing to maintain the narrow py- ramidal form. Selected from the Badlands of N.D.
Wichita Blue Juniper Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'
Height: 10 - 12 Feet (3.6 m) Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Foliage: Blue green Hardiness: Zone 3
A broad pyramidal form with light silver-blue foliage. It requires shearing to keep it neat. Useful for screens and hedges.
Larix - Larch Medora Juniper Oasis Siberian Larch Larix siberica ‘Durcarl’
Height: 60 Feet (21 m) Spread: 20 Feet (6 m) Shape: Pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
A selection of Siberian Larch. Needles remain green longer than the species, then turn golden and are retained well into fall. Prairie Shade Nursery introduction.
Siberian Larch Larix siberica
Height: 50 - 70 Feet (21 m) Spread: 15 - 20 Feet (6 m) Shape: Pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
A deciduous conifer with a pyramidal shape. The soft needles turn golden yellow in autumn.
Siberian Larch Microbiota - Russian Cypress
Russian Cypress Microbiota decussate
Height: 18 Inches (0.5 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Green Hardiness: Zone 2
A dwarf, densely branched evergreen that has a spreading growth form and cedar-like foliage. Grows well in both sun and shade.
Hardiness Zone Map see page 89
Russian Cypress 42 Picea - Upright Spruce
Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens 'Glauca'
Height: 50 - 65 Feet (19 m) Spread: 25 Feet (7.5 m) Foliage: Blue green Hardiness: Zone 2
A hardy, drought resistant conifer with a symmetrical broad-pyramid form. Useful as a specimen or windbreak.
Select Blue Spruce Picea pungens ‘Select Blue’
Height: 50 - 65 Feet (19 m) Spread: 25 Feet (7.5 m) Foliage: Silver blue Hardiness: Zone 2 Select Blue Spruce
A hardy, seedling strain of Colorado Blue Spruce with intense silver-blue needles. Useful as a speci- men or windbreak.
White Spruce (Black Hills Strain) Picea glauca 'Densata'
Height: 35 - 45 Feet (13 m) Spread: 15 - 20 Feet (6 m) Foliage: Dark green Hardiness: Zone 2
A special strain of white spruce that is dense, dark green producing an excellent specimen.
Picea - Dwarf Spruce
Globe Blue Spruce Picea pungens 'Globosa'
Height: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Spread: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Black Hills White Spruce Foliage: Blue Hardiness: Zone 2
An outstanding dwarf spruce with blue foliage. Compact, mounded shape. Useful as an accent EVERGREENS & CONIFERS EVERGREENS plant in the landscape. & CONIFERS EVERGREENS
Dwarf Norway Spruce Picea abies ‘Pumila’
Height: 3 Feet (0.9 m) Spread: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Dark green Hardiness: Zone 3
Globe shaped, slow growing evergreen shrub. Attractive dark-green foliage forms a broad globe. Prefers full sun.
Dwarf Serbian Spruce Picea ormorika ‘Nana’
Height: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Globe Blue Spruce Foliage: Dark green Hardiness: Zone 3
An excellent dwarf spruce for the prairie landscape. The dark green foliage has a tinge of blue on the needles. Forms a very dense crown.
Little Gem Spruce Picea abies ‘Little Gem’
Height: 18 Inches (0.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Green Hardiness: Zone 3
This slow growing dwarf evergreen shrub has a flat-topped, globe form. Forms a symmetrical mound. A rock garden plant.
Ohlendorffi Spruce Picea abies ‘Ohlendorffi’ Dwarf Norway Spruce Height: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Foliage: Green Hardiness: Zone 3
A dwarf growing evergreen shrub with a broad, conical form. Attractive yellow-green needles and brown winter buds.
Weeping Norway Spruce Picea abies ‘Pendula’
Height: 6 Feet (2 m) Spread: 6 Feet (2 m) Foliage: Green Hardiness: Zone 3
A slow growing evergreen with pendulous branching. Short, dark-green needers make a unique specimen tree. Prefers full sun or partial shade.
Pinus - Mugo Pine Dwarf Serbian Spruce
Mugo Pine Pinus mugo mughus
Height: 5- 15 Feet (1.5 - 4 m) Spread: 5- 10 Feet (1.5 - 3 m) Foliage: Bright green Hardiness: Zone 2
A two-needled pine with a dwarf, mushroom-like shape. The needles remain a bright green colour all year round.
Dwarf Mugo Pine Pinus mugo pumilio
Height: 3 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 4 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Foliage: Bright green Hardiness: Zone 2
Dense, low growing form of Mugo Pine. The needles remain a bright green colour all year round. Attractive in early summer when candles of growth appear. Well suited for rock gardens. Dwarf Mugo Pine 43 Pinus - Upright Pine
Mountain Pine Pinus uncinata
Height: 30 - 40 Feet (12 m) Spread: 15 Feet (4.5 m) Shape: Pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 3
A tree-form pine with dark-green needles in bundles of two. Shiny brown cones in late September.
Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa
Height: 50 - 60 Feet (18 m) Spread: 30 Feet (9 m) Shape: Broad pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
Ponderosa Pine A long-needled pine with dark green foliage and large cones. Flexible, three-needled pine. Best used in mass plantings in a park-like setting.
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Height: 45 - 60 Feet (18 m) Spread: 20 - 25 Feet (7.5 m) Shape: Broad pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
A fast growing, two-needled pine with orange-red bark and blue-green needles. Well adapted to dry and drained soils. A low maintenance plant for large spaces.
Swiss Stone Pine Pinus cembra
Height: 30 - 40 Feet (12 m) Spread: 15 Feet (4.5 m) Shape: Broad pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
Scots Pine A slow growing tree with soft, 5-needled, blue green foliage. Resistant to winter burn. Retains a narrow, pyramidal shape as a young tree before taking on a broad-rounded crown. EVERGREENS & CONIFERS EVERGREENS EVERGREENS & CONIFERS EVERGREENS Taxus - Yew
Morden Yew Taxus cuspidata ‘Morden’
Height: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (2 m) Shape: Spreading Hardiness: Zone 3
A dense evergreen shrub with attractive dark green foliage. Tolerates shearing and can be grown in full sun or heavy shade. Requires good drainage
Swiss Stone Pine Thuja - Upright Cedar
Brandon Pyramidal Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Brandon’
Height: 10 - 18 Feet (5.5 m) Spread: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Shape: Pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 3
A common pyramidal cedar for the prairie region. Dark green foliage can be sheared to retain a desired height and spread. Prefers eastern or northern exposures.
Dark Green Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’
Height: 10 - 15 Feet (4.5 m) Spread: 5 - 6 Feet (1.75 m) Shape: Broad pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
A broad pyramidal evergreen with dark green foliage and cold hardiness for exposed hedges.
Holmstrup Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Holmstrup’
Height: 4 - 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 2 - 3 Feet (0.9 m) Shape: Compact, upright Hardiness: Zone 3
Compact pyramidal cedar with an upright habit. Bright green foliage is light and bushy. Prefers light shade and will tolerate poor drainage.
Skybound® Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Skybound’
Height: 10 - 18 Feet (5.5 m) Spread: 3 - 4 Feet (1.25 m) Shape: Pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
Pyramidal cedar with similar shape to ‘Brandon’ but with improved hardiness and richer, dark Skybound Cedar green foliage. Developed at Boughen Nurseries, Valley River, MB.
Techny Cedar Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Height: 12 - 15 Feet (5 m) Spread: 6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m) Shape: Broad pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
Fast growing selection of eastern white cedar with dark green foliage. Excellent for privacy screens and tall sheared hedges. Good in sun or light shade.
Wareana Cedar Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana'
Height: 10 Feet (3 m) Spread: 6 - 8 Feet (2.5 m) Shape: Broad pyramidal Hardiness: Zone 2
Hardiest of the upright cedars with a broad pyramidal form and dense, dark green foliage. Useful as Techny Cedar a specimen or informal hedge. 44 Thuja - Globe Cedar
Danica Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Danica’
Height: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Spread: 12 Inches (0.3 m) Shape: Global Hardiness: Zone 3
The lowest-growing, globe cedar in the marketplace. Compact form with rich green foliage. Excel- lent slow growing border plant.
Hetz Midget Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Hetz Midget’
Height: 2 Feet (0.6 m) Spread: 2 Feet (0.6 m) Shape: Global Hardiness: Zone 3 Hetz Midget Cedar
Slow growing, globe-shaped and dense. Requires no shearing to maintain its globe form. Well suited to foundation / border planting as well as containers.
Little Giant Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Little Giant’
Height: 2.5 Feet (0.8 m) Spread: 2.5 Feet (0.8 m) Shape: Global Hardiness: Zone 3
A dwarf cedar with an upright, oval-shaped form. Soft feathery, bright-green foliage. Well suited as a hedge. Mature height at 8 years of age.
Technito® Cedar Thuja occidentalis ‘Bailjohn’
Height: 6 Feet (2 m) Spread: 2.5 Feet (0.8 m) Shape: Global Hardiness: Zone 3 Technito Cedar Technito Cedar
Technito retains the dark green colour of Techny year-round. Foliage is more dense requiring less & CONIFERS EVERGREENS EVERGREENS & CONIFERS EVERGREENS shearing. Forms a compact pyramidal outline. Johnson/Bailey Nurseries introduction.
Woodward Cedar Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardi'
Height: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Spread: 5 Feet (1.5 m) Shape: Global Hardiness: Zone 3
A large, globular cedar with dense, rich green foliage. Mature height at 8 years. Good in full sun or light shade.
Hardiness Zone Map see page 89 Woodward Cedar
TIPS FOR OVERWINTERING EVERGREENS
• Evergreens should receive abundant moisture in fall before freeze up. Remember that evergreens lose water from their foliage all winter, but are unable to take up moisture from the frozen soil.
• Rather than wrapping an evergreen to protect it from winter sun and drying winds, install a burlap wall on either side of the plant. Ensure adequate air circulation; the burlap should not touch the foliage.
• Broad-leafed evergreen species such as Boxwood (Buxus) are subject to winter-kill in zones 2 and 3. Plant in a sheltered, partially shaded area that receives ample, lasting snow cover.
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