Picea omorika

Common name: Serbian spruce

Family name: Serbian spruce

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Nana’

USDA Hardiness Zone:   4 to 7

Mature height and spread:  13-20m; 5-6m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  short needle, 13-25cm, flat

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  oblong-ovoid, 3-4.5 cm, brown

Limitations: not shade tolerant

Suitable uses:  specimen or in groups, street tree

Quick ID description:  flat, short; oblong, ovoid, brown

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/piom.htm

Pinus ponderosa (N)

Common name: ponderosa pine

Family name: Pinaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:

Mature height and spread:  18-30m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: well-drained, moist, deep soil, full sun

Leaf arrangement:  long needles, 13-25cm, 3 needles a group, sharp, stomatal lines on each surface

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  5-15cm, conical, almost no stalk, prickles on each scale

Limitations: tolerate alkaline soil

Suitable uses:  specimen tree

Quick ID description:  long needles, no stalk, prickles

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/pipo.htm

Pinus strobus

Common name: eastern white pine

Family name: Pinaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  3-8

Mature height and spread:  16-26m; 7-13m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium, well-drained soil; full sun.

Leaf arrangement:  five needles a group, bluish-green, 5-13cm, two white stomatic lines on the back

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  15-20cm, curved, pointed

Limitations: Intolerant of many air pollutants; tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions

Suitable uses:  specimen tree for lawns or parks

Quick ID description:  five needles, bluish-green, two stomatic line; curved

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/pist.htm

Sequoia sempervirens

Common name: coast redwood

Family name: Cupressaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  7-9

Mature height and spread:  more than 100m in the wild

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist, rich, well-drained soils; full sun

Leaf arrangement:  mostly needle-like, flat, two rank, 1-2cm, sharp point, stiff, two stomatal bands on the back; leaves on the leaders are scale-like

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  egg shape, 2-2.5cm, brownish

Limitations: Tolerates some light shade and wet soils; intolerant of dry soils

Suitable uses:  rain garden

Quick ID description:  needle-like, two rank, sharp, stiff, stomatal band; egg shape

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/sese.htm

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Common name: giant sequoia

Family name: Cupressaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Albospica’ ‘French Beauty’ ‘Glaucum’ ‘Hazel Smith’ ‘Pedulum’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6-8

Mature height and spread:  more than 92m in wild

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: deep, rich soil with plenty of moisture

Leaf arrangement:  blue green, scale-like, sharp point

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  twice as big as Sequoia sempervirens, 4.5-7cm long, reddish brown

Suitable uses:  plant in a large space

Quick ID description:  scale-like, sharp point; reddish brown

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/segi.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum

Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’

Common name: Irish yew

Family name: Taxaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6-7

Mature height and spread:  5-9m; 1.2-2.5m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist, fertile, sandy loams with excellent drainage; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  dark green above

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  red, cup-shaped, like a berry

Limitations: Tolerant of full shade

Suitable uses:  for shady areas

Quick ID description:  needle; red, cup-shaped

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/tabaf.htm

Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’

Common name: Spreading English Yew

Family name: Taxaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  6-7

Mature height and spread:  4-4.5m high

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: moist, fertile, sandy loams with excellent drainage; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  wide spreading form, major branches horizontal

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  red, cup-shaped, like a berry

Limitations: Tolerant of full shade

Suitable uses:  ground cover

Quick ID description: spreading; red, cup-shaped

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/3plants.htm#taba-cul

Taxus × media

Common name: Hybrid yew

Family name: Taxaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:  ‘Bean Pole’ ‘Brownii’ ‘Hicksii’

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4-7

Mature height and spread:  1-8m; 1-4m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  needle, spiral

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  red, cup-shaped, like a berry

Limitations: Tolerates shade

Suitable uses:  foundations, screen or hedge

Quick ID description:  needle, spiral; red, cup-shaped

Photographs: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/tame.htm

Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’

Common name: American arborvitae

Family name: Cupressaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  2-7

Mature height and spread:  4-5m; 1-1.5m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium, well-drained soil; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  flattened, scale-like, pointed, bright green above, pale green below

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  oblong, 8mm

Limitations: Tolerates wide range of soils

Suitable uses:  specimen, hedge, background, foundation

Quick ID description:  flattened, scale-like, pointed; oblong

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/thoc.htm

Thujopsis dolobrata

Common name: hiba

Family name: Cupressaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5-7

Mature height and spread:  10-16m; 5-8m

Form: evergreen conifer

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils; full sun to part shade

Leaf arrangement:  glossy dark green above, white pattern on the back

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  upright, globular

Limitations: avoid full shade

Suitable uses:  excellent form and foliage

Quick ID description:  glossy; pattern; upright, globular

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