Conifers - Current Availability
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Last updated January 30, 2026
| Botanical Name | Name | Description | 10 Yr Height x Width |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abies grandis - t'a'hw | Grand Fir | Evergreen conifer, stately landscape specimen Full sun | 75' x 20-50' |
| Abies lasiocarpa glauca 'Compacta' | Dwarf Blue Arizona Fir | Evergreen conifer, pyramidal shaped, soft blue foliage Likes well drained soil. Full sun | 8-10' x 3-6' |
| Abies nordmanniana | Nordmann Fir | Evergreen conifer, moderate grower. Popular Christmas tree or specimen tree. Needs regular moisture. Sun | 60-80' x 30-40' |
| Araucaria angustifolia | Parana Pine | Evergreen dioecious tree, unique, softer branches than monkey puzzle tree. Native to Brazil. Fast growing. Endangered in Brazil due to deforestation. Sun | 35' x 10-15' |
| Araucaria auracana | Monkey Puzzle Tree | Evergreen tree, unique, rope like branches, slow to start out, faster as matures, VERY PRICKLY! Sun | 30-90' x 10-15' |
| Cedrus atlantica 'Argentea Fastigiata' | Silver Blue Atlas Cedar | Columnar form, silvery blue needles make a striking vertical specimen, drought resistant once established, deer proof. Sun | 30' x 5' |
| Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' | Blue Atlas Cedar | Pyramidal conifer with lovely steel blue needles, makes a striking specimen tree. Sun | 20-40' x 15-30' |
| Cedrus atlantica 'Horstmann' | Horstmann Blue Atlas Cedar | Compact, pyramidal conifer with powder-blue needles, ascending branches, makes a attractive small tree. Sun | 12' x 8' |
| Cedrus atlantica 'Sapphire Nymph' | Sapphire Nymph Atlas Cedar | Dwarf, pyramidal tree with new growth emerging creamy white, then turning silver-blue. Sun | 5-6' x 2-3' |
| Cedrus deodara | Deodar Cedar | Fast growing conifer, graceful pendulous growth, good landscape specimen. Sun | 20-30' x 15-20' |
| Cedrus deodara aurea | Golden Deodar Cedar | Fast growing conifer, graceful specimen with drooping gold tipped branches. Sun | 20-30' x 10-15' |
| Cedrus deodora Karl Fuchs | Karl Fuchs Himalayan Cedar | Remarkable attractive silvery-blue foliage on layered branching with nodding tips. Slower growing. After 10 years will still grow 6-8" per year. Neutral (not acidic) soil, full sun, and protection from winds. | 10' x 6' |
| Cedrus libani glauca pendula | Weeping Cedar of Lebanon | Good as a striking, vertical accent, blue needles, can be easily trained into unusual shapes or archways. Sun | 8-12' x 3-5' |
| Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata' | Upright Japanese Plum Yew | Resembles an upright yew, once established, is heat & drought resistant, deer resistant. Shade or sun | 6-10' x 2-4' |
| Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca Pendula' | Blue Weeping Nootka Cypress | Narrow, graceful tree, good for vertical accents, blue green foliage Tolerates poor soil. Sun | 30-40' x 8-10' |
| Chamaecyparis nootkatensis pendula 'Jubilee' | Jubilee Wp Yellow Cedar | Graceful, narrow tree with drooping branches that hang like streamers Tolerates poor soil. Sun | 8-10' x 4-6' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Bess' | Bess Dwarf Hinoki Cypress | Artfully dense & contuored branches with dark green leaves.Upright with age. Narrow Pyrimidal / Columnar form May burn in hot sun | 6' x 2' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Bridget' | Bridget Dwarf Hinoki Cypress | A dwarf, green, fasciated form of Japanese Hinoki Cypress. A lot of little, flat cockscombs on the plant. Partial shade. Dislikes hot afternoon sun | 20" x 30" |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa filicoides 'Compacta' | Compact Fernspray Cypress | Nice dark green foliage, fern like sprays benefit from pruning in spring to maintain compact form. Sun | 6-8' x 3-4' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracillis' | Slender Hinoki Cypress | Attractive, graceful conifer, flat sprays of foliage, prune tips of new growth to shape. Sun or partial shade | 8-12' x 4-6' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Hage' | Hage Hinoki Cypress | Miniature globose conifer. Dark gren foliage Perfect for rock gardens and troughs. Sun | 18' x 18" |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Kosteri' | Kosteri Hinoki Cypress | Flattened sprays of foliage, well suited to rock and Japanese gardens. Sun or partial shade | 3-6' x 2-4' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Melody' | Melody Hinoki Cypress | Lacy sprays of attractive lemon yellow foliage. Narrow when young, broadens with age. Bronze tips in winter. Sun or partial shade | 5-6' x 3-4' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa nana | True Dwarf Hinoki Cypress | Attractive small conifer, flattened sprays of foliage, prune tips of new growth to shape. Sun or partial shade | 2-3' x 1-2' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa nana gracilis | Dwarf Hinoki Cypress | Attractive small conifer, flattened sprays of foliage, prune tips of new growth to shape. Sun or partial shade | 4'-5' x 2' |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa nana lutea | Dwarf Golden Hinoki Cypress | Slow growing conifer, excellent in a rock or Japanese garden, prune tips of new growth to shape. Sun or partial shade | 50" x 30" |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Well's Special' | Well's Special False Cypress | Rich green foliage, resists cold & drought but protect from drying winds for best appearance. Sun or partial shade | 8-12' x 4-6' |
| Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Baby Blue' | Baby Blue Sawara Cypress | Striking plumy, silver-blue foliage, ideal container plant Smaller than the Boulevard Cypress. Sun or partial shade | 5-6' x 3-4' |
| Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Golden Mops' | Golden Mop Cypress | Low, mounding form with bright gold, threadlike foliage. Sun or partial shade | 2-4' x 2-4' |
| Chamaecyparis pisifera 'White Pygmy' | White Pygmy False Cypress | White tipped foliage and velvety texture make this a great choice for the rock garden. Sun | 1-5' x 1-4' |
| Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' | Black Dragon Japanese Cedar | Fast growing till 5', then slows & fills in with deep rich green foliage, good shape & color. Sun | 6-12' x 5-8' |
| Cryptomeria japonica 'Dinger' | Dinger Japanese Cedar | Dwarf form, rounded & compact habit, nice green foliage, unusual shrub. Sun | 2-3' x 2-3' |
| Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans' | Japanese Cedar | Soft, feathery green summer foliage turns plum during winter season. Sun | 10-15' x 6-8' |
| Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Aurea' | Golden Japanese Cedar | Summer color is soft green, becoming yellow green in winter, nice fresh color for winter season. Sun | 10-15' x 6-8' |
| Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan Sugi' | Sekkan Sugi Japanese Cedar | Striking, creamy yellow new growth, makes an outstanding specimen plant for the landscape. Sun or partial shade | 20-30' x 10-15' |
| Cryptomeria japonica 'Yoshino' 6-7' | Yoshino Japanese Cedar | Pyramidal form of Japanese cedar, may bronze a little in winter, protect from snow, good landscape specimen. Sun or partial shade | 30-40' x 20-30' |
| Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Golden Rider' | Golden Rider Cypress | Can be maintained as a 6' hedge with diligent pruning, probably the best golden form. Sun | 20-50' x 6-10' |
| Cupressus glabra 'Blue Ice' | Blue Ice Arizona Cypress | Aromatic, blue grey foliage, upright, pyramidal growth habit, drought resistant once established. Sun | 10-15' x 8-10' |
| Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma' | Wilma Gold Cypress | Eye catching gold foliage, upright, narrow form, lemon scent, good accent plant for containers or mixed border Borderline hardy. Sun to part shade | 6-10' x 2-3' |
| Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma' | Wilma Gold Cypress | Eye catching gold foliage, upright, narrow form, lemon scent, good accent plant for containers or mixed border BORDERLINE HARDY Sun to part shade | 6-8' x 2-3' |
| Juniperus chinensis 'Shimpaku' | Shimpaku Chinese Juniper | Dwarf, vase shaped shrub, dense green foliage makes it perfect for rockeries or bonsai. Full sun | 3-4' x 4-5' |
| Juniperus chinensis 'Shimpaku Fudu' | Shimpaku Fudu Chinese Juniper | Dwarf, vase shaped conifer, dense blue- green foliage makes it perfect for rockeries or bonsai. Full sun | 2-3' x 4-5' |
| Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow' | Blue Arrow Juniper | Narrow, upright conifer, grayish-blue foliage, good vertical accent for foundation plantings. Sun | 10-15' x 2' |
| Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue' | Wichita Blue Juniper | Evergreen, silvery-blue foliage retains brilliant color all year, good for hedge, screens or accent. Sun | 10-15' x 4-6' |
| Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' | Blue Star Juniper | Evergreen, dense, mounding, steel blue foliage, good in rock gardens or as a low border plant. Sun | 2-3' x 3-4' |
| Juniperus virginiana 'Emerald Feather' | Emerald Feather Juniper | Columnar, green form of juniper, steel blue berries. Fine & delicate texture for an accent on its own. Sun or partial shade | 12' x 5' |
| Larix kaempferi 'Paper Lanterns' | Paper Lanterns Jap. Larch | Deciduous conifer, unique, narrow, upright habit, slightly twisting branches, papery lantern-shaped cones, yellow fall colour. Sun | 10-12' x 4' |
| Metasequoia glyp. 'Amber Glow' | Amber Glow Dawn Redwood | Deciduous conifer, compact form, new spring growth has orange tinge, adult foliage is bright gold. Sun | 10-12' x 5-6' |
| Metasequoia glyp. 'Chubby' | Chubby Dawn Redwood | Deciduous conifer, compact form, new spring growth has bluish tinge, adult foliage is bright green. Sun | 10-12' x 5-6' |
| Metasequoia glyp. 'Gold Rush' | Gold Rush Dawn Redwood | Award winning deciduous conifer with bright golden foliage Pyramidal form. Tolerates moist soil. Sun | 20-40' x 10-15' |
| Microbiota decussata | Russian Cypress | Dwarf, evergreen conifer endemic to eastern Russia Intolerant of poorly drained soils. Sun to part shade | 1-2' x 1' |
| Picea abies 'Clanbrassilliana Stricta' | Clanbrassil Norway Spruce | Named for Lord Clanbrassil of Ireland, conical habit, beau tifully compact, ascending branches. Sun | 6-12' x 4-8' |
| Picea abies 'Frohburg' | Dwarf Weeping Norway Spruce | Ultimate size determined by staking and training, good for over rocks, forms a broad skirt. Sun | 6-15' x 4-5' |
| Picea abies 'Nidiformis' | Bird's Nest Spruce | Slow growing, dense shrub with a flat crown, good accent for rock or oriental gardens. Sun | 18-30" x 3-4' |
| Picea abies 'Paul's Select' | Paul's Select Norway Spruce | Pyramidal form with blue foliage. Good choice for smaller landscapes. Best in well drained soil. Sun | 10-12' x 6-8' |
| Picea abies 'Pendula' | Weeping Norway Spruce | Ultimate size determined by staking and training, good for over rocks or as specimen. Sun | 6-20' x 4-6' |
| Picea abies 'Sherwood Compact' | Sherwood Compact Norway Spruce | Narrow, pyramidal, strongly ascending branches, bright green needles, specimen in a small space Sun | 15' x 8' |
| Picea abies 'Tompa' | Tompa Dwarf Norway Spruce | Compact habit make this slow growing form very desirable for smaller landscapes. Sun | 1-4' x 3-4 ' |
| Picea glauca albertiana 'Conica' | Dwarf Alberta Spruce | Tight, conical shape needs no pruning, spray for spruce aphids in spring. Sun | 4-6' x 2-4' |
| Picea glauca 'Blue Teardrop' | Blue Teardrop White Spruce | Compact pyramid with blue-green needles. Very tight form Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. | 4-5' x 2-3' |
| Picea glauca' Golden Harbour' | Golden Harbour White Spruce | Dwarf, upright habit, spring growth emerges bright golden yellow & matures to green in summer. Sun | 6-8' x 3-4' |
| Picea glauca 'Mac's Gold' | Mac's Gold White Spruce | Grey-need needles with an open growing form. Bright yellow, new spring growth and bright red cones. Full sun | 15' x 10' |
| Picea glauca 'Montrose Charm' | Montrose Charm White Spruce | Very narrow and tall pyramidal white spruce. Fuzzy and soft needle structure. Rapid grower. Compact, narrow habit. Full sun | 10-20' x 5-10' |
| Picea glauca 'North Pole' | North Pole White Spruce | Sturdy, compact tree with upright, pyramidal habit, resistant to harsh winter conditions. Sun | 15-20' x 8-10'' |
| Picea glauca 'Pixie Dust' | Pixie Dust Alberta Spruce | Bright yellow summer growth, dramatic color for rock gardens, spray in spring for spruce aphids. Sun | 1-4' x 1-2' |
| Picea omorika 'Bruns' | Bruns Blue Serbian Spruce | Magnificent, formal looking tree, good blue foliage, showy blue black cones. Sun | 20-30' x 10-15' |
| Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns' | Bruns Wp Blue Serbian Spruce | Magnificent, formal looking tree, good blue foliage, showy , blue black cones. Sun | 20-30' x 10-15' |
| Picea omorika 'Tijn' | Tijn Serbian Spruce | Compact dwarf globose form, lovely golden highlights on blue green needles. Sun or partial sun | 3.5' x 2' |
| Picea orientalis 'Aureospicata' | Gold Tipped Oriental Spruce | Brilliant chartreuse spring growth matures to dark green by summer, stunning specimen tree. Sun | 30-50' x 10-15' |
| Picea orientalis 'Skylands' | Skylands Golden Or. Spruce | Rich yellow needles in spring contrast nicely with dark green foliage, good specimen tree. Best color in full sun | 15-20' x 6-10' |
| Picea pungens 'Baby Blue Eyes' | Baby Blue Eyes Spruce | Silvery blue foliage makes a striking accent in the landscape, broadly pyramidal habit. Sun | 10-15' x 6-10' |
| Picea pungens 'Bakeri' | Bakeri Blue Spruce | Deep blue coloration, compact form, matures to larger size eventually, spray for aphids in spring. Sun | 12-15' x 6-8' |
| Picea pungens 'Christmas Blue' | Christmas Blue Colorado Spruce | Broad pyramidal tree with powder blue needles, fairly drought tolerant once established. Sun | 7-10' x 4-6' |
| Picea pungens 'Corbet' | Corbet Colorado Spruce | Dwarf, conical shrub. Dense, short, slightly ascending branches with bright grey-green needles. Sun | 3-4' x 1-2 ' |
| Picea pungens fastigiata | Columnar Blue Spruce | Forms a blue column, good for vertical accents, spray for aphids in spring. Sun | 15-20' x 6-8' |
| Picea pungens 'Fat Albert' | Fat Albert Blue Spruce | More compact form, forms a dense pyramid, good blue needle color, spray for aphids in spring. Sun | 15-20' x 8-10' |
| Picea pungens 'Filip's Compact' | Filip's Blue Compact Spruce | Compact, dwarf, pyramidal spruce, powdery blue needles Great as specimen for small gardens Sun | 4-6' x 3' |
| Picea pungens globosa | Globe Blue Spruce | Dwarf form with steel blue needles, spray for spruce aphids in spring. Sun | 3-4' x 3-6' |
| Picea pungens 'Montgomery' | Montgomery Blue Spruce | Dwarf form, striking silver-blue needles, spray for spruce aphids in spring. Sun | 8' x 6' |
| Picea sitchensis - Tth'qw'ulhp | Sitka Spruce | Pacific Northwest native likes moist coastal conditions, pyramidal form. Sun | 40-50' x 10-20' |
| Pinus contorta - Qw'iyul'ushulhp | Shore Pine | One of the best pines for a smaller garden, can be easily trained. Sun. Able to handle moist to dry soils. | 20-35' x 15-20' |
| Pinus contorta 'Chief Joseph' | Chief Joseph Lodgepole Pine | Deep, rich, golden-yellow winter colour. Medium green during spring, summer and fall. Showy specimen plant. Sun | 6' x 4' |
| Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' | Tanyosho Pine | Table top' pine, looks fantastic as large bonsai when pruned carefully. Sun | 4-6' x 4-6' |
| Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid' | Vanderwolf's Limber Pine | Outstanding silver-blue needles on pyramidal tree, very nice specimen tree. Sun | 20-30' x 8-10' |
| Pinus leucodermis 'Satellite' | Satellite Bosnian Pine | Upright narrow Bosnian pine witha fairly columnar shape. dense upright branching, long clusters of green needles, good specimen plant Sun | 7-8' x 3-4' |
| Pinus mugo 'Carsten's Wintergold' | Carsten's Wintergold Mountain | Green needles in spring followed by rich gold tones as the winter arrives, great specimen for a rock garden or trough Sun | 1-2' x 2 ' |
| Pinus mugo pumilio | Dwarf Mugo Pine | Dwarf, rounded conifer, dark green needles on upright branches. great choice for smaller gardens or rockeries. Grows in poor, dry soil. Sun or partial shade | 3-4' x 4-5' |
| Pinus mugo 'Slowmound' | Slowmound Dwarf Mugo Pine | A naturally dwarf, compact pine, suited for small gardens & dry areas. Sun | 1-2' x 1-3' |
| Pinus mugo 'Valley Cushion' | Valley Cushion Dwarf | Forms a naturally compact plant with no pruning. Sun | 1-2' x 1-3' |
| Pinus nigra | Austrian Pine | Fast growing, pyramidal pine Tolerates most soil conditions except wet. Sun | 20-30' x 15-20' |
| Pinus nigra 'Frank' | Frank Austrian Pine | Dark green, dense, upright, pyramidal habit, stong vertical accent for the small garden. Sun | 4-6' x 1-2' |
| Pinus nigra 'Green Tower' | Green Tower Austrian Pine | Small sized tree. Pyramidal form, rich, dark green needles. Natural exclamation point in the garden. Sturdier branching than most. Sun | 8' x 1.5' |
| Pinus nigra 'Select Green' | Select Green Austrian Pine | Medium sized tree. Pyramidal form, good for small garden. Sun | 15-20' x 10-15' |
| Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag' | Blue Shag Eastern White Pine | Slow growing, compact, globe shaped shrub, useful for rock gardens or containers. Full sun | 3-4' x 3-6' |
| Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' | Columnar Eastern White Pine | Narrow form & attractive blue needles, good vertical accent in larger gardens with nice texture. Full Sun | 20-30' x 5-8' |
| Pinus strobus 'Horsford Dwarf' | Horsford Dwf. White Pine | Compact & dense shrub with a cushion shape, blue- green, soft needles, slow grower. Full sun | 3-4' x 4-5' |
| Pinus strobus 'Sea Urchin' | Sea Urchin Dwarf White Pine | Compact & dense dwarf shrub with a mounding habit, soft blue green needles, nice garden accent. Sun & well drained soil | 2-3' x 3-4' |
| Pinus strobus 'Stowe Pillar' | Stowe Pillar White Pine | Narrow dense form, nice green colour, makes a great vertical accent for smaller gardens. Sun & well drained soil | 6-8' x 2-3' |
| Pinus sylvestris 'Green Penguin' | Green Penguin Scotch Pine | Compact, dwarf form suited to smaller gardens Needs well drained soil. Sun | 4-6' x 2-3' |
| Pinus thunbergii 'Shirome Janome' | Shirome Janome Black Pine | Dwarf evergreen conifer shrub with gold, green and variegated foliage. Drought tolerant. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average soil. | 7'H x 3'W |
| Pinus thunbergii 'Thunderhead' | Thunderhead Jap. Black Pine | One of the beautiful pines, brilliant white candles contrast strongly with deep green needles. Sun | 15-20' x 10-12' |
| Pinus x schwerinii 'Wiethorst' | Wiethorst Schwerin's pine | Long, bluish-green needles on broad pyramidal form. Abundance of oversized sappy cones. Sun. Can handle moist to dry soil. | 5' x 3' |
| Podocarpus alpinus 'Blue Gem' | Blue Gem Podocarpus | Semi spreading conifer, attractive foliage Likes well drained soil. Sun or partial shade | 2-3' x 3-4' |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii - ts'sey' | Douglas Fir | Evergreen, most common native tree, popular for naturalizing or 'live' Christmas tree. Sun or partial shade | 30-50' x 15-20' |
| Sciadopitys verticillata 'Picola' | Picola Japanese Umbrella Pine | Pyramidal evergreen, dense and compact, shorter, thinner needles on short shoots, maintains dark green colour Sun or partial shade | 4.5' x 3' |
| Sequoia sempervirens | Coast Redwood | Native to the moist, foggy, coastal plain areas along the Pacific coast. Beautiful evergreen needles, bright red bark. Do not underestimate its size! Sun or partial shade. Moist soils are ideal. | 100' x 15-30' |
| Sequoiadendron giganteum | Giant Sequoia | Beautiful mature tree, strongly pyramidal shape, needs lots of space to be appreciated. Sun or partial shade | 100' x 15-30' |
| Taxodium distichum 'Mickelson' | Shawnee Brave Bald Cypress | Striking deciduous conifer with slender, pyramidal form, feathery foliage Sun, tolerates very wet soils. | 70' x 18-30' |
| Taxus baccata fastigiata | Irish Yew | Evergreen, dark green, upright form, prune in early spring Very useful shrub Sun or shade, needs good drainage. | 6-10' x 2-3' |
| Taxus baccata fastigiata 'Aurea' | Golden Irish Yew | Evergreen, golden upright form, prune in early spring Very useful shrub Sun or shade, needs good drainage. | 6-10' x 2-3' |
| Taxus brevifolia - Tuxwa'tsulhp | Pacific or Western Yew | Native evergreen conifer to the Pacific Northwest, can be a shrub or small tree, slow- growing. Very hard wood. Sun or partial shade | 15-30' x 10-15' |
| Thuja (syn. Platycladus) orientalis 'Morgan' | Morgan Dwarf Golden Cedar | Dwarf, slow growing conifer, upright, flat spays of lime-green foliage in summer, rich orange in winter. Sun | 3' x 2' |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Danica' | Danica Globe Cedar | Evergreen, dwarf, compact form good for low hedges, no pruning necessary. Sun | 2-3' x 2-3' |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Janed Gold' | Janed Gold Cedar | A tightly pyramidal evergreen, foliage emerges yellow and turns gold in winter. Sun | 16-19' x 4-5' |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Yellow Ribbon' | Yellow Ribbon Cedar | Evergreen, compact cedar, spring growth is bright yellow- orange, nice splash of color in landscape. Sun | 10-15' x 3-5' |
| Thuja plicata 'Whipcord' | Whipcord Dwarf Cedar | Unique, mounding shrub, thick tendrils of foliage turn bronze in winter. Prefers well drained soils.Sun or partial shade | 5' x 4' |
| Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula' | Sargent's Weeping Hemlock | Evergreen, can be staked & trained to cascade over rocks, very elegant looking. Likes acid soil. Prefers shade | 6-12' x 3-8' |
| Tsuga heterophylla - thq'iinlhp | Western Hemlock | Fast growing evergreen, native to western B.C., recognized by weeping tip, can be sheared for hedge. Sun or shade | 70' x 20-30' |
| Tsuga mertensiana - tsa'luqw thq'iinlhp | Mountain Hemlock | Evergreen, very slow growing, good for large rockeries & bonsai. Sun or partial shade, likes acid soil | 20-30' x 10-15' |