Horticulture Plant ID

Abies grandis Grand Fir Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Moderate to regular Sun –Full sun or light shade Notes –Cones grow up –Lowland fir grown for use in gardens and as Christmas trees

Abies Procera Noble Fir Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Moderate to regular water Sun –Full sun or light shade Notes –Cones grow up –Grown as a living Christmas trees in the NW USA

Cedrus atlantica ‘Clauca’ Blue Atlas Cedar Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Trees Water –moderate Sun –Full Sun Notes –Needles less than 1” long are bluish-green/narrow and spiral –Native to north Africa

Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Trees Water –moderate Sun –Full Sun Notes –Lower branches sweep down to ground and then upward. Softer needles –Native to Himalayas –Can quickly over power small lawn

Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki False Cypress Family –Cupressaceae –Evergreen Shrub/tree Water –regular Sun –Full sun/partial shade Notes –Have white lines on leaf undersides –Native to Japan

Cupressocyparis Leylandii Leyland Cypress Family –Cupressaceae –Evergreen tree Water –Moderate/regular Sun –Full sun Notes –Long, slender, upright branches with flattened gray green foliage –Grows fast

Juniperus chinensis ‘Kaizuka’ Hollywood Juniper Family –Cupressaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Little or none to regular Sun –Full sun to partial shade Notes –Irregular and upright, with twisted appearance. –Rich green foliage

Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia Family –Magnoliaceae –Deciduous/evergreen tree Water –regular Sun –Full Sun/Partial shade Notes –Glossy leaves and big, fragrant white blossoms –Heat resistant –Constantly litters

Picea abies Norway Spruce Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen tree Water –Little to moderate Sun –Full sun/light shade Notes –Spruce needles are different than firs in that they are attached to branches by small pegs that stay behind when needles are shed –Cones grow down –Native to north Europe –Tolerates heat and humidity better than most spruces

Picea pungens cv Colorado (Blue) Spruce Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Little to moderate Sun –Full sun or light shade Notes –Cones grow down –Native to Rocky Mountains –Need a cold winter to prevent aphid infestation

Picea ponderosa Ponderosa Pine Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Little to moderate Sun –Full sun/light shade Notes –Needles in 3’s, 4-11” –Important lumber –Does not take desert heat/wind

Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Little to moderate Light –Full sun/light shade Notes –Needles in 5’s/3-5 ½”

Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Little to moderate Light –Full sun/partial shade Notes –Needles in 2’s/1 ½-3” –Christmas tree –Showy red bark –Wind resistant

Pinus thunbergiana Japanese Black Pine Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Little to moderate Light –Full sun/partial shade Notes –Needles in 2’s/3-4 ½” –Can be Christmas or Bonsai tree –Leaning trunk with age

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Little or none to regular Light –Tolerate partial shade in youth Notes –Christmas Tree –Needles are sweetly fragrant when crushed

Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar Family –Cupressaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –Moderate to regular Light –Partial shade in hot climates Notes –Often trimmed into shapes –Native to N. California

Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock Family –Pinaceae –Evergreen Tree Water –regular Light –Full sun/partial shade Notes Western hemlock is a graceful tree with sweeping branches and delicate foliage. It grows to about 60 m tall and has a conspicuously drooping leader. The bark is rough, reddish-brown, thick and furrowed in older trees. The twigs are slender and roughened by the peg-like bases of fallen needles. The needles are short, flat, blunt, and clearly unequal in length (hence the specific epithet "hetero" = different, "phylla" = leaves), 5-20 mm long.

Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir

Picea ponderosa Ponderosa Pine

Abies grandis Grand Fir

Picea abies Norway Spruce

Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar

Pinus thunbergiana Japanese Black Pine

Abies Procera Noble Fir

Cedrus atlantica ‘Clauca’ Blue Atlas Cedar

Cedrus deodara Deodar Cedar

Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki False Cypress

Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine

Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine

Picea pungens cv Colorado (Blue) Spruce

Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia

Juniperus chinensis ‘Kaizuka’ Hollywood Juniper

Cupressocyparis Leylandii Leyland Cypress