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EVERGREEN

SPRUCE

. . . Spruce Grove, River View, Rolling Hills - we name our subdivisions after that which we are about to destroy.
W.H. Whyte, Landscape Architect

Picea mariana
BLACK SPRUCE Z2/15m
A compact lively blue-green when young. Matures into a rugged Group-of-Seven form. Excellent for naturalizing damp on clay sites. Grows vigorously on good soils. Many landscape uses for this native Canadian.

Picea pungens

Picea pungens glauca
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE Z3/17m
Colorado basin strain from the bluest trees known. The blue dusting of the needles disappears temporarily with transplanting, but soon returns in intensities from cobalt to silver. More drought resistant than most spruce & one of the few plants which horses won't gnaw. Colorados are aggressive growers & hardy from coast to coast.

Picea omorika
BALKAN SPRUCE Z4B/18m
A narrow green-blue spruce with plates of reddish bark. Widely distributed in Europe before the Ice Age isolated it in the central Balkans. Genteel drooping appearance. Attractive in groves. Fast growing and tolerant of air pollution and most soils.

Make the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it.
Edward Bok - Landscaper & Philanthropist

Picea jezonensis ssp. hondoensis
YEDDO SPRUCE Z3/12m
Needles silver-white above, glossy dark-green below. Decorative cones. Sparkles with vigor. From the Japanese Alps. Tight, natural Christmas tree form suitable for many uses. Among the best of Asian evergreens.

FIR

Abies fraseri
FRASER FIR Z4b/12m
Smoky Mts. native named after its Scottish "discoverer." A fragrant southern equivalent of our own Balsam Fir with more sparkling green- blue foliage & denser form. Dislikes open windy locations. Does well on marsh edges or in damp uplands. Shears readily into a beautiful hedge.

HEMLOCK

Tsuga canadensis
EASTERN HEMLOCK Z4/18m
Graceful soft branches of pendulous form. One of the few eastern trees with a 'rain forest' look. Superb hedging. Tolerates shade & north slopes but not wind. Long-living.

CEDAR

Thuja occidentalis

Thuja at the Morgan arboretum. West Island, Montreal.

Thuja occidentalis
WHITE CEDAR Z3/10m
One of E. Canada's prize evergreens. We use three seed sources ranging from golden-tipped to dark fastigiate. Makes friendly hedging with a lovely scent and excellent cover for wildlife. Much used for rot-resistant lumber & posts.

Thuja occidentalis

Our good ol' White Cedar used as hedging near Augsburg, Germany

LARCH

The Larch greets the coming spring with an outburst of vivid vitality that no other tree can equal.
C. Clarke Nuttal -Trees & How They Grow

Larix decidua
EUROPEAN LARCH Z3/18m
Glory of the Alps. Gorgeous Spring and Autumn colours. Produces long, straight joists used in ancient Venice and Solomon's Temple. A deciduous conifer.

Larix kaempferi
JAPANESE LARCH Z4/20m ‡
Outstanding ornamental with purple cones, cinnamon bark and spectacular leaf changes. Now the fastest growing tree species in Nova Scotia. Strong, decay-resistant wood has many uses.

Pine

Pinus nigra
AUSTRIAN PINE Z4b/16m
Most popular European Pine for landscaping. Dark needles, massive limbs. "Of all the European pines the Austrian is the toughest: it will grow in clay... or lime... or on ground which has been churned up by contractors... You see it in such uncompromising places as the Kennedy airport and Italian gas stations." Hugh Johnson - Encyclopedia of Trees

Pinus mugho
SWISS DWARF PINE Z2/1.2m
Bright green miniature pine from the European Alps. Rather a jolly tree. Can be trimmed in June to any shape. Also makes a low informal hedge. Immune to windburne. One of our favourites.

Pinus strobus
WHITE PINE Z3/30m
Ontario's tallest tree (150' in Haliburton) as well as its provincial emblem. Slate grey bark & plume-like boughs. There is no more beautiful pine on the planet. Valuable lumber as well.

For other Pines & Conifers please see the Evergreen section of the Raraflora page

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