Conifers
Conifers are dependable evergreens valued for their year-round presence and refined structure. Native to many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, they offer needle-like foliage that varies in texture and color by species. Their silhouettes range from dense and layered to open and airy, with new growth often emerging in softer or brighter tones before maturing to steady shades of green.
How to Choose
Mature size: Check the ten-year size as well as the eventual one, since dwarf rarely means small forever.
Form: Upright, spreading, mounding and weeping shapes each do a different job in the garden.
Needle color and texture: Blue, gold, silver and deep green foliage carries the garden through winter.
Sun and drainage: Most conifers want full sun and free-draining soil, with gold forms needing shelter from scorching heat.
All conifers in the catalog
43 varieties, A–Z · page 2 of 2
Picea mariana 'Ericoides'
Blue Nest Spruce
Blooms purplish red immature cones maturing to dark brown
Full sun
Picea omorika 'Pimoko'
Pimoko Serbian Spruce
Blooms non-flowering; produces small cones
Full sun to partial shade
Picea orientalis 'Ferny Creek Prostrate'
Ferny Creek Prostrate Oriental Spruce
Blooms none; produces cones rather than flowers
Full sun to light / partial shade
Picea pungens 'Mrs. Cesarini'
Mrs. Cesarini Colorado Spruce
Blooms non-flowering variety
Full sun
Pinus contorta var. latifolia x banksiana 'Golden Stryker'
Golden Stryker Lodgepole Pine
Blooms yellow pollen cones
Full sun to light shade
Pinus flexilis 'Lil Wolf'
Lil Wolf Dwarf Limber Pine
Blooms reddish pollen cones with elongated tan seed cones
Full sun
Pinus monticola 'Halloween Broom'
Halloween Broom Western White Pine
Blooms non-showy reproductive cones
Full sun
Pinus monticola 'Nana'
Dwarf Western White Pine
Blooms reddish spring pollen cones with elongated tan seed cones
Full sun
Pinus mugo 'Carstens'
Carsten's Wintergold Mugo Pine
Blooms non-flowering; produces small brown cones
Full sun
Pinus peuce 'Latgale'
Latgale Macedonian Pine
Blooms produces small seed and pollen cones
Full sun
Pinus strobus ‘Minuta’
Minuta Eastern White Pine
Blooms non-flowering (conifer)
Full sun to partial shade
Pinus sylvestris 'Bleu Cheese'
Bleu Cheese Scots Pine
Blooms inconspicuous cones
Full sun to part shade
Podocarpus lawrencei 'Blue Gem'
Blue Gem Mountain Plum Pine
Blooms not significant
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Podocarpus nivalis
Snow Totara
Blooms none; produces small cones, not flowers
Full sun to light shade
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Aurea'
Golden Irish Yew
Blooms inconspicuous; male and female flowers appear on separate plants
Tolerates full sun to partial shade
Taxus x media 'H.M. Eddie'
H.M. Eddie Yew
Blooms this variety does not produce noticeable flowers as it is a male selection
Full sun, partial sun, or full shade
Thuja occidentalis 'Bobazam'
Mr. Bowling Ball
Blooms non-flowering; primarily grown for its foliage
Full sun to partial shade
Tsuga canadensis 'Horsford Dwarf'
Horsford Dwarf Eastern Hemlock
Blooms yellow pollen cones with small brown seed cones
Partial shade to full sun
Tsuga mertensiana 'Elizabeth'
Elizabeth Mountain Hemlock
Blooms purplish spring cones maturing to reddish brown seed cones
Full sun to partial shade
