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Pleasantville, Nova Scotia 
Evergreens
BOLD means new or just new to us; Wd-well drained; M-moist; W-woodland; Hr-humus rich; DH-deadhead; P-poor; S-sandy; Ps-part shade; X-excellent; Gc- ground cover; N-neutral; A-acid; Alk-alkaline; ^-winter protection; Lm-leaf Mould; F-fertile; Mt-moisture retentive
| BOLD mean new or new to us Wd-well drained; M-moist; W-woodland;Hr-humus rich; DH-deadhead;P-poor:S-sandy;Ps-part shade | |||
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| X-excellent; Gc- ground cover; N-neutral;A-acid; Alk-alkaline;^-winter protection; Lm-leaf Mould;F-fertile; Mt-moisture retentive | |||
| Common | Species | Culture | Garden Use |
| cypress | Chamaecyparis Nootka pendula | Sun-ps/any well drained & slightly acidic soil | 33 10', specimen, upright & pendulous |
| cypress | Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis | Sun-ps/any well drained & slightly acidic soil | 6' x 4'wide;upright, foliage appears as 'shells' at the tips; glossy needles |
| cypress | Chamaecyparis p Golden Mops | Sun-ps/any well drained & slightly acidic soil | 3'-slow growing graceful, mounding habit; Thread-like, golden foliage |
| juniper | Juniperus h Wiltoni | Sun-ps/any well drained & slightly acidic soil | 1'- creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense, steely blue foliage. |
| juniper | Juniperus hor Blue Chip | sun/any soil | 16"high; creeping crawling blue scale-like needles |
| juniper | Juniperus pro Nana | sun/any soil | 8" x 12'w- green mat forming GC; also widely used in bonsai |
| juniper | Juniperus sq Blue Star | sun/any soil | 1-3'-slow-growing, compact, mounding . Its silver blue foliage is attractive in all seasons;blue berries on Fml |
| juniper | Juniperus v Blue Arrow | sun/any soil | 12-15'- bright blue foliage on tight, narrow, upright form. |
| larch | Larix | avg M soil-sun | 40'..Commonly known as Hatmatack and looses it's needle-like foliage in the fall |
| redwood | Metasequoia glyptostroboides | Full Sun-Wd-M-Hr | Dawn Redwood- 100'-fast growing..A decideous conifer, bark & foliage resemble Sequoia's |
| false cypress | Microbiota dec Northern Pride | sun/any soil | 12" x 8'w- looks of a juniper. Vigorous, rather short, it grows quite wide. Nice bright green foliage , coppery in winter. |
| spruce | Picea gl Conica | sun/any soil | 12'- small needled, light green & slow growing |
| pine | Pinus Mugo Pumilo | sun/any soil | 4-6' Short, rich green leaves; broad spreading. Slow growing |
| pine | Pinus Umbrella | Sun is best/M/Wd/prune spring, usually not necessary | 20' umbrella shaped |
| pine | Pinus White grafted | Sun is best/M/Wd/prune spring, usually not necessary | |
| pine | Pinus White grafted Stowe Pillar | Sun is best/M/Wd/prune spring, usually not necessary | V.narrow found in Vermont and these are probably the only ones available in Canada.In 10 years it could be 10 x3 ftw |
| Helpful Hint: | the browning on Cedars could be mites[usually twds front of the limb looks thin & on the new growth.use Safers End-All-spring & fall.All cedars should have Lime spring & fall, no matter the age-Water well into fall. | All cedars are heavy feeders & should be fed every 3 weeks with 20-20-20(the blue stuff,dissolves in water) until the end of July | OR use a dry fertilizer, one specifically for Trees/Shrubs for the first feed in the spring & then continue with 20-20-20 as sugested above |
Helpful Hint: the browning on Cedars could be mites[usually towards the front of the limb looks thin & on the new growth, use Safers End-All-spring & fall.
If browning is on inside of limb & older growth, it could be too thick growth-All cedars should have Lime spring & fall, no matter the age-Water well into fall. All cedars are heavy feeders & should be fed every 3 weeks with 20-20-20(the blue stuff,dissolves in water)up until the end of July OR you can use a dry fertilizer for the first feed in the early spring( a proper tree & shrub fertilizer) & then continue with 20-20-20 as above, every 3 weeks