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
Common | Species | Culture |
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fl cyp | Chamaecyparis n Glauca | sun/wdPs/M/slightly A-33'x10'w,X specimen tree,Pyramidal;pendulous tips Flat sprays of blue-green, scale-like foliage |
juniper | Juniperus h Wiltoni | sun/wd/S/-1'- creeping shrub has a prostrat formand dense steel blue foliage |
juniper | Juniperus s Wichita Blue | sun/wd/S/-10-15'- attractive blue or silvery blue foliage all year |
juniper | Juniperus v Blue Arrow | sun/wd/S/15'x2'w-fast growing;a good choice for those wanting a formal, Mediterranean-style garden, but live in a climate that is too cold |
sprce | Picea a Little Gem | sun/wd-1'x2'w-a dwarf, evergreen shrub of dense habit forming a flattened globe or bun |
sprce | Picea gl Conica | sun/wd12'-small needled; light green; slow growing |
sprce | Picea p Globosa | sun/wd-5'x6'w- is a dwarf, broadly pyramidal, densely branched, evergreen shrub with rigid, silvery blue needles. |
cedar | Thuja Degroots Spire | sun-ps/M/wd-25'-Narrow, upright, conical; Twisted, scale-like, medium-green, chamaecyparis-like foliage … |
cedar | Thuja o Danica | sun-ps/M/wd-2 x2'-light bright green foliage grows densley in vertical sprays; extremely slow growing |
cedar | Thuja o Little Giant | sun-ps/M/wd-40" grows into a perfect, round ball without pruning or trimming;Low tolerance of dry or drought conditions |
cedar | Thuja o Pancake | sun-ps/M/wd-1 x4'w- dwarf, slow-growing sage green with a distinctive mounding habit and soft textured foliage. |
cedar | Thuja o Unicorn | sun-ps/M/wd-1x4'-Slow growing cultivar with upright, narrow, columnar to pyramidal habit. |
cedar | Thuja Smaragd | sun-ps/M/wd-10'-compact evergreen, pyramidal tree bright green foliage all year |
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 |
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