Conifer Trees

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Abies grandis

Grand Fir

>20', SUN, needles flattended

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Abies lasiocarpa

Grand Fir

>6', SUN, needles radial

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Abies procera

Noble Fir

>10' SUN, needles up

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Calocedrus decurrens

Incense cedar

>10' SUN, needles scalelike & flattened

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Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'

Blue Atlas Cedar

>20' SUN, Needles icy blue in whorls & spurs

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Cedrus deodara

Deodar Cedar

>20' SUN Needles feathery, blue to sea foam & overall lacy effect, whorls or single

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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'

Weeping Alaska Cedar

10' SUN Branches pendulous, tree upright

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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis'

Slender Hinoki Falsecypress

>10' SUN Strong layered look to branches, Tip of tree droops, "x" on underside

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans'

Plume Cedar; Plume Cryptomeria

>10' Sun to part Shade Soft feathery radially arranged Reddish brown to purplish needles in winter

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Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan-sugi'

Sekkan-sugi Cryptomeria

>10' Sun to part Shade Scales feel like plastic, tips yellow-white and feathery

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x Cupressocyparis leylandii

Leyland Cypress

>35' SUN Fast growing, bluish cast to scales no markings branches pyramidal

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Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'

Hollywood Juniper

>10' SUN Irregular growth, contorted looking, lots of fruit vivid green

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Larix decidua 'Pendula'

Weeping European Larch

>10' SUN Needles in whorls, pendulous habit soft

DECIDUOUS

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

>20' SUN Needles arranged in flattened comb-like fashion, yellow-green

DECIDUOUS

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Picea omorika

Serbian Spruce

>10' SUN Forward pointing needles with 2 white stomata lines underneath, branches stand upwards

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Picea pungens 'Glauca'

Blue Colorado Spruce

>10' SUN Tawny brown stems on prickly glaucous needles, sharp pointed

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Pinus contorta

Shore Pine

>10' SUN 2 needles, dark, slightly twisted, pairs of cones point back to trunk, brances and trunk dark grey-black

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Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'

Vanderwolf's Pyramid Limber Pine

>20' SUN 5 needles, Closely spaced blue-green needles

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Pinus nigra

Austrian Pine

>20' SUN 2 needles, dark green stiff heavy and long 3-5" with black fascicles, square outline of branch and needles, whorled, symetrical

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Pinus Sylvestris

Scotch Pine

>10' SUN 2 needles, twisted blue-green, orange bark and short buds, heavy needle drop

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Pseudotsuga menziesii

Douglas Fir

>35' SUN Cones have bracts (little mouse feet and tail) buds chesnut brown, pointed needles

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Sciadopitys verticillata

Japanese Umbrella Pine

>10' SUN to Pt. Shade Unique leaf arrangement, rubbery and appear whorled, clustered near tip, crowded at apex of stem, grooved below

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Sequoia sempervirens

Coast redwood

>35' SUN Needles appear flattened, spreading out from branch, stomata bands below, spongy cinnamon colored bark

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Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Pendulum'

Weeping Giant Sequoia

>35' SUN Unusual habit, size variable, awl-like needles like scales, prickly, wispy and heavy appearance

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Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'

Emerald Green Arborvitae

>10' SUN Dense, fanned out foliage is scale like, scaly stem. sprays directed forward & downward

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Thuja Plicata

Western Red Cedar

>20' SUN Cones tulip shaped, leaves aromatic when crushed, stems zig-zag, bark coppery in color. Native and common in PNW

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Tsuga heterophylla

Western Hemlock

>20' SUN to Pt. SHADE drooping leader, needles of varying length -- green above, white below

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Tsuga mertensiana

Mountain Hemlock

<6' SUN to Pt. SHADE Needles radiate around the branch and closely spaced, blue-green color, stomata bands above and below, habit is free form.