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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
| Common | Species | Culture | Garden Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| fir | Abies bal Nana | sun/wd/A | 4'-slow growing tidy evergreen.. Takes well to prunning |
| fl cyp | Chamaecyparis noot Pendula | sun/wdPs/M/slightly A | 33'x10'w,X specimen tree,upright,pendulus,thick needles |
| juniper | Juniper sc Moffet Blue | sun/wd | 15' slow growing, attractive silvery blue foliage, produces silvery blue berries |
| juniper | Juniperus h Wiltoni | sun/wd/S/ | 1'-creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense, steely blue foliage. |
| juniper | Juniperus hor Blue Chip | sun/wd/S/ | 16"; creeping crawling blue scale-like needles |
| larch | Larix | avg soil/sun | 40'..Commonly known as Hatmatack and looses it's needle-like foliage in the fall |
| f cyp | Microbiota decussata | sun/wd/M | 1 .5" x 12 w'..slow growing ground cover |
| sprce | Picea gl Conica | sun/wd | 12'- small needled,light green & slow growing |
| pine | Pinus Mugo Pumilo | sun-Ps | 4-6' Short, rich green leaves; broad spreading. Slow growing |
| pine | Pinus Umbrella Green | sun-Ps | Sun-ps- 20' umbrella shaped |
| pine | Pinus Umbrella Yellow | sun-Ps | very rare..comes from Germany |
| pine | Pinus White grafted Stowe Pillar | sun-Ps | V.narrow found in Vermont and these are probably the only ones available in Canada.In 10 years it could be 10 x3 ftw |
| cedar | Thuja o Danica | sun-ps/M/wd | sun-ps/M/wd-2x2'-Light, bright green foliage grows densely in vertical sprays; extremely slow growing |
| cedar | Thuja Smaragd | sun-ps/wd | sun-ps/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 | 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