Deer Res |
Genus species 'Cultivar' |
Common Name |
Height |
Width |
Description |
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Abies balsamea 'Nana' |
Balsam Fir |
2-3' |
3-4' |
A popular choice for rock gardens. Dark green when mature, new growth is a soft lime green. |
x |
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Squarrosa minima' |
Golden Moss False Cypress |
6-9" |
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Dense low round bun. Full sun. |
x |
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Pin Cushion' |
Golden Pin Cushion False Cypress |
3-4' |
3-4' |
Very slow growing. Best color in full sun. |
x |
Chamaecyparis pisifera mops |
Mops False Cypress |
3-6' |
3-6' |
Compact with golden foliage for shade or partial shade. |
x |
Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted' |
Daub's Frosted Juniper |
6-10' |
4-5' |
A great accent for a sunny, well-drained site where color is needed. |
x |
Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast' |
Gold Coast Juniper |
3 ft |
4 ft |
Golden lacy foliage, color deepens in winter. |
x |
Juniperus chinensis 'Monlep' |
Mint Julep Juniper |
4-6' |
6-8 ft |
Desirable for the mint green foliage & fountain-like form. |
x |
Juniperus chinensis 'Saybrook Gold' |
Saybrook Gold Juniper |
2-3' |
6 ft |
Bright gold foliage on open-growing juniper. |
x |
Juniperus communis depressa 'AmiDak' |
Blueberry Delight Juniper |
12" |
4-5 ft |
Dense, low spreading juniper. Full sun. |
x |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' |
Blue Chip Juniper |
8-10 in |
3-5 ft |
Prostrate juniper with outstanding blue color all season. |
x |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Prince' |
Blue Prince Juniper |
6 in |
3-5 ft |
Known for it's nice blue hue. Good for draping over walls. |
x |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Hughes' |
Hughes Juniper |
15 in |
6-8 ft |
Silvery blue juniper with a wide spread. |
x |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Lime Glow' |
Lime Glow Juniper |
1-2 ft |
4-8 ft |
Chartruese foliage makes this spreader a real gem. |
x |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Motherload' |
Montherload Juniper |
1-2 in |
4-8 ft |
Golden color holds well even in part shade turns. |
x |
Juniperus horizontalis 'Prince of Wales' |
Prince of Wales Juniper |
4-6 in |
3-6 ft |
Adaptable to a wide range of soils. Tolerates hot, dry conditions. |
x |
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' |
Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper |
8-12 ft |
10-15 ft |
Slow grower. A dwarf, procumbent plant with long, wide spreading, stiff branches. |
x |
Juniperus sabina 'Arcadia' |
Arcadia Juniper |
1 ft |
4-6 ft |
Dark green, dense & resistant to juniper blight. |
x |
Juniperus sabina 'Blue Forest' |
Blue Forest Juniper |
12 in |
3 ft |
Ascending branches that form a miniature "Blue Forest'. |
x |
Juniperus sabina 'Buffalo' |
Buffalo Juniper |
1' |
8' |
Female selection with bright green foliage, nice on walls. |
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Juniperus sabina 'Monna' |
Calgary Carpet Juniper |
6-9 in |
10 ft |
Short, wide, soft green juniper makes nice groundcover. |
x |
Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia' |
Tamarix Juniper |
8-30" |
10' |
Densely branched green spreading juniper. |
x |
Juniperus scopularum 'Medora' |
Medora Juniper |
10-12 ft |
3-9 ft |
Columnar pyramidal compact form with good blue green foliage. |
x |
Juniperus scopularum 'Moonglow' |
Moonglow Juniper |
30-40 ft |
3-15 ft |
A dense broad pyramidal selection. Intense silver-blue foliage. |
x |
Juniperus scopulorum 'Tolleson's blue Weeping' |
Tolleson's Blue Weeping juniper |
15 ft |
5 ft |
Nice weeping habit. Drought tough. |
x |
Juniperus scopularum 'Wichita Blue' |
Wichita Blue Juniper |
18 ft |
2-3 ft |
Compact narrow upright habit is well suited to artistic pruning. |
x |
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' |
Blue Star Juniper |
2-3' |
3-4' |
This stable cultivar resembles a silver-blue star. |
x |
Juniperus squamata 'Holger' |
Holger Juniper |
2-3 ft |
3-4 ft |
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x |
Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern Red Cedar |
30-50 ft |
8-20 ft |
This SD plains native is good a a windbreak or hedge. |
x |
Juniperus Virginiana 'Monbell' |
Prarie Piller Juniper |
8-10 ft |
5 ft |
Very drought hardy. Great berry set for birds. |
x |
Juniperus Virginiana 'Skyrocket' |
Skyrocket Juniper |
15 ft |
2 ft |
Probably the most narrow columnar juniper available. |
x |
Microbiota decussata |
Russian Cypress |
18 in |
6 ft |
Green in summer, bronze in winter, likes filtered shade. |
x |
Picea abies 'Clanbrassiliana Stricta' |
Clanbrassiliana Stricta Spruce |
3-4 ft |
3-4 ft |
Conical type. A perfect dwarf Christmas tree. |
x |
Picea abies 'Formanek' |
Formanek Spruce |
2 ft |
6-8 ft |
Perfect for cascading over and around large rocks. |
x |
Picea abies 'Little Gem' |
Little Gem Spruce |
12-18 in |
24-36 in |
Average water needs, Full sun. |
x |
Picea abies 'Pumila' |
Dwarf Norway Spruce |
3-4 ft |
3-4 ft |
Nest-type green spruce is a true dwarf for small gardens. |
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Picea bruns 'Serbian Spruce' |
Serbian Spruce |
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x |
Picea glauca Conica |
Dwarf Alberta Spruce-conical |
10-12 ft |
5-10 ft |
Popular dwarf conifer, that likes protection from wind. |
x |
Picea glauca 'Densata' |
Black Hills Spruce |
30-50 ft |
10-20 ft |
Native to South Dakota, Can tolerate some drought. |
x |
Picea glauca 'Jeans Dilly' |
Picea glauca 'Jeans Dilly' |
2-5' |
1-3' |
Forms a perfect cone shape and never needs to be sheared. |
x |
Picea glauca 'North Star' |
North Star Spruce |
12 ft |
3-4 ft |
Resistant to winter wind and sun burn. |
x |
Picea glauca 'Pendula' |
White Weeping Spruce |
6-15' |
2-5' |
Weeping selection from Ontario with gray-green needles. |
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Rainbow's End Dwarf |
10-12 |
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Mid-summer second flush of yellow new growth makes this an interesting form of 'Conica'. Creates winter |
x |
Picea glauca 'Rainbow's End' |
Alberta Spruce |
ft |
5-10 ft |
interest. |
x |
Picea pungens |
Colorado Green Spuce |
50 ft |
25 ft |
Very stiff, horizontal branches forming a broad pyramid. |
x |
Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' |
Fat Albert Blue Spruce |
10-15 ft |
10-12 ft |
Rich blue conifer makes nice broad specimen tree. |
x |
Picea pungens 'Glauca' |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
40-60 ft |
10-20 ft |
Blue colored conifer makes a nice background plant. |
x |
Picea pungens 'Glauca' |
Colorado Blue Spruce |
40-60 ft |
10-20 ft |
Blue colored conifer makes a nice background plant. |
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Colorado Blue/Green |
40-60 |
10-20 |
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x |
Picea pungens 'Glauca Mix' |
Mix |
ft |
ft |
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x |
Picea pungens 'Moorheimi' |
Moorheimi Blue Spruce |
30 ft |
25 ft |
A great powder blue selection which may require pruing to develop a good upright shape. |
x |
Pinus aristata |
Bristlecone Pine |
8-20 ft |
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Suitable for rock gardens. Will succeed in poor, dry, rocky soils. Dislikes shade. |
x |
Pinus banksiana 'Schoodic' |
Schoodic Pine / Jack Pine |
55-65 ft |
25 ft |
Very cold hardy. |
x |
Pinus cembra 'Nana' |
Compact Swiss Stone Pine |
35- ft |
20 ft |
A slow-growing form that becomes a dense, narrow cone, bluish-green foliage. |
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Pinus mugo 'Honeycomb' |
Pumilo Mugo Honey Comb |
3-4' |
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This cultivar tends to spread at the base, growing wider than tall with time. |
x |
Pinus Mugo 'Pumilo' |
Pumilio Mugo Pine |
3-5 ft |
6-10 ft |
Prostrate grower from mountains of Europe. |
x |
Pinus mugo 'Slowmound' |
Slowmound Mugo Pine |
3-5 ft |
6-10 ft |
Very compact, dense mound of dark green needles. |
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Pinus mugo 'Tannenbaum' |
Tannenbaum Mugo Pine |
5-10 ft |
5 ft |
A perfectly shaped living `Christmas tree' with good winter color and hardiness. |
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Pinus Nigra |
Austrian Pine |
50-60' |
20-40' |
Darkest green of all the pines with northwoods scent. |
x |
Pinus Ponderosa Scopulorum |
Ponderosa Pine |
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Black Hills native. |
x |
Taxus media 'Tauntoni' |
Taunton Spreading Yew |
3' |
4' |
Shows resistance to winter burn. Full sun to part shade. |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Golden Globe' |
Golden Globe Arborvitae |
3' |
3' |
Golden accent for shady areas. |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget' |
Hetz Midget Arborvitae |
2' |
2' |
Globe shaped arborvitae which requires no pruning. |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' |
Holmstrup Arborvitae |
10' |
8' |
A very nice compact pyramidal selection that slowly grows to a height of about 10'. |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Sherwood Frost' |
Sherwood Frost Arborvitae |
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Upright bushy conical dwarf tree. |
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Thuja occidentallis 'Whipcord' |
Thuja occidentallis 'Whipcord' |
3' |
3' |
Unusual needle structure. Distinctive. |
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Tsuga canadensis 'Cole's Prostrate' |
Cole's Prostrate Hemlock |
3-6' |
6' |
extremely slow-growing. Slightly mounding, spreading prostrate form. |
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Tsuga canadensis 'Jeddeloh' |
Jeddeloh Hemlock |
15-18 in |
15 in |
Part shade and moist well drained soil. |