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 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.
- 80-100cm
- $15 each
- 3 for $35
- 10 for $80
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.
- 60-80cm
- $12 each
- 3 for $30
- 10 for $75
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.
- 80-100cm
- $12 each
- 3 for $30
Make the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it.
Edward Bok -
Landscaper & Philanthropist
Picea asperata
DRAGONSPRUCE Z3?/12m
A dark, short-needled spruce from the dry mountains north of the Yellow River in W. China. Rugged open form similar to our native Black Spruce. The reason for its dramatic name, unknown.
- 30cm
- $15 each
FIR
Fir woods at the Morgan Arboretum on the west island of Montreal: Eastern Canada's finest collection of Abies.
Abies balsamea
BALSAM FIR Z2/18m
The quintessential Christmas tree with its full form and delightful odor, withstands the harshest climate of any of N. America's nine firs. Its oleoresin makes a superior glue for glass. Pioneers used its fragrant twigs to stuff pillows. Shade tolerant.
- 40-60cm
- $12
- 3 for $30
Pseudotsuga menziesii
DOUGLAS FIR Z4b?/25M
Ours is the hardier inland strain of the giant & valuable west coast lumber tree. Dislikes shade but is strongly rooted & wind-firm so can be open grown. Thin grey bark grows fissured with age. Lives over 1000 years so plant early!
- 40-60cm
- $12
- 3 for $30
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.
- 50cm
- $10
- 3 for $24
- 10+ for $6 each
CEDAR
Snappy delivery: you want cedars? We've got cedars.
Our good ol' White Cedar used as hedging near Augsburg, Germany
Thuja at the Morgan arboretum. West Island, Montreal.
Thuja occidentalis
WHITE CEDAR Z3/10m
One of E. Canada's prize evergreens. Makes friendly hedging with a lovely scent and excellent cover for wildlife. Vitamin C in its bark & foliage rescued Carter and Champlain from scurvy.
- 50cm
- $10 each
- 3 for $24
- 10+ for $6 each
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 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.
- 80-120cm
- $12 each
- 3 for $30
- 10 for $80
Pine
Pinus nigra
AUSTRIAN PINE Z4b/16m ‡
Most popular European Pine for landscaping. Dark needles, massive limbs. Good for city, country or Christmas trees. "Of all the European pines the Austrian is the toughest: it will grow in clay ... or lime ... or on churned-up ground." Hugh Johnson - Encyclopedia of Trees
- 80-150cm
- $15 each
- 3 for $35