Dwarf & Compact Conifers
For the Rogue Valley
Evergreen foundation plants enhance a landscape design. When designing a small garden space, small conifers can be ideal. Below are some of the best dwarf and compact conifer trees and small conifer shrubs we’ve found that grow well in the Rogue Valley region.
Dwarf and compact conifers plants list
Botanical Name | Common Name | Approx. Size after 10 Years |
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Abies spp. – True Fir | ||
Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ | Dwarf Balsam Fir | 2-3′ H x W |
Abies concolor ‘Blue Cloak’ | Weeping White Fir | 10′ H x 4′ W – upright pyramidal w/pendulous branches, waxy flat blue needles |
Abies concolor ‘Conica’ | Conica White Fir | 5-15′ H x 4′ W, dense/slow growth |
Abies concolor ‘Fastigiata’ | Weeping White Fir | 8-10′ H x 3-4′ W |
Abies koreana ‘Horstmann’s Silberlocke’ | Horstmann’s Silberlocke Fir | 10-20′ H x 6-10′ W, curved upright needles w/silver undersides |
Abies lasiocarpa v. arizonica ‘Glauca’ | Arizona Rocky Mtn. Fir, Blue CorkBark Fir | 20′ H x 15′ W, PNW native, upright purple cones |
Abies l. v. arizonica | Dwarf Subalpine Fir/ Rocky Mtn. | 5’ H x 2.5’ W – flat blue needles, compact |
‘Glauca Compacta’ | Fir | pyramidal, slow |
Abies pinsapo ‘Fastigiata’ | Columnar Spanish Fir | 6-8’H x 2-3’W (up to 25’x12’ mature) plummy cones, tight/stuff blue-green needles, cool!! |
Berberis x stenophylla – Corallina Barberry (not a conifer, but similar texture) | ||
Berberis s. ‘Nana Compacta’ | Compact Corallina Barberry | 2′ H x W |
Callistemon spp. – Hardy Bottlebrush (not conifers, but very similar looking and good substitutes) | ||
Callistemon ‘Woodlander’s Hardy Red’ | Hardy Red Bottlebrush | 4-5′ H x W |
Callistemon pityoides ‘Mt. Kosciusco’ | Dwarf Alpine Bottlebrush | 2-3′ H x 3′ W |
Callistmon pityoides ‘Corvallis’ | Alpine Bottlebrush | 4′ H x 3′ W |
Callistemon p. ‘Excellent’ | Alpine Bottlebrush | 5′ H x 6′ W (wild/variable habit – open/arching) |
Callistemon sieberi | River Bottlebrush | 5′ H x W |
Callistemon viridiflorus | Tasmanian or Mountain Bottlebrush | 5-6′ H x W |
Callistemon viridiflorus ‘Xera Compact’ | Compact Mountain Bottlebrush | 3-4′ H x 18-24″ W |
Cedrus spp. – Cedar | ||
Cedrus atlantica glauca ‘Horstmann’ | Dwarf Blue Atlas Cedar | 8-10′ H x 5-6′ W |
Cedrus a.g. ‘Sapphire Nymph’ | Prostrate Blue Atlas Cedar | 2-4′ H x 4’+W- creamy sage new growth, dense blue mature foliage |
Cedrus atlantica glauca ‘Pendula’ | Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar | 5-12′ H x 15-25’+/-W (dependent on pruning/training) |
Cedrus deodara ‘Divinely Blue’ | Dwarf Deodar Cedar | 6′ H x 3-6’W (dependent on pruning/training) |
Cedrus d. ‘Eisregen’ | Ice Rain (Dwarf) Deodar Cedar | 10-14′ H x 4-5′ W, super cold hardy |
Cedrus d. ‘Feelin Blue’ | Weeping Deodar Cedar | 2-4′ H x 6′ W (depends on graft height) |
Cedrus deodara ‘Prostrate Beauty’ | Weeping Deodar Cedar | 2-4′ H x 6-8′ W (depends on pruning/training) |
Cedrus d. ‘Silver Mist’ | Dwarf Deodar Cedar | 5-6’H x 3’W – pale new growth (prefers pm shade), densly conical |
Cedrus deodara ‘Snow Sprite’ | Dwarf Deodar Cedar | 4-5′ H x 3-5′ W – creamy colored new growth, likes pm shade |
Cephalotaxus spp. – Japanese Plum Yew | ||
Cephalotaxus harringtonia | Duke Gardens Japanese Plum | 4-6′ H x W – slow growing w/spreading, mounded |
‘Duke Gardens’ | Yew | habit, pm shade |
Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Fastigiata’ | Upright Japanese Plum Yew | 8-10′ H x 3-5′ W *prefers some afternoon shade |
Chamaecyparis spp. – False Cypress *all prefer part sun in our hot climate with rich soil and regular water | ||
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Duncanii’ | Duncan’s Dwarf Lawson’s Cypress (Port Orford Cedar) | 2-3′ H x 3-4′ W |
Chamaecyparis l. ‘Ellwood’s Pillar’ | Ellwood’s Pillar Columnar Lawson’s Cypress | 4-6′ H x 1-2′ W – blueish tones, densely columnar |
Chamaecyparis l. ‘Snow White’ | Snow White Lawson Cypress | 6′ H x 18-24″ W – creamy tips, blueish tones, teardrop shape |
Chamaecyparis l. ‘Treasure Island’ | Treasure Island Lawson’s False Cypress | 3-4′ H x 2-3′ W – blonde new growth |
Chamaecyparis l. ‘Wissel’s Saguaro’ | Wissel’s Saguaro Narrow False Cypress | 4-6′ H x 2′ W |
Chamecyparis obtusa ‘Blue Feathers’ | Blue Feathers Hinoki False Cypress | 6-8′ H x 3-4′ W |
Chamaecyparis o. ‘Gracilis’ | Slender Hinoki False Cypress | 10-15′ H x 5-8′ W |
Chamaecyparis o. ‘Compacta’ | Compact Hinoki False Cypress | 6-8′ H x 4-6′ W |
Chamaecyparis o. ‘Crippsii’ | Golden Hinoki False Cypress | 8-10′ H x 3-4′ W |
Chamaecyparis o. ‘Filicoides’ | Ferspray Hinoki False Cypress | 8-10′ H x 3-4′ W |
Chamaecyparis o. ‘Nana’ | Dwarf Hinoki False Cypress | 2′ H x 2-3′ W – twisted fans of compact green foliage |
Chamaecyparis o. ‘Nana Gracilis’ | Dwarf Slender Hinoki False Cypress | 3-6′ H x 2-4′ W |
Chamaecyparis o. ‘Tetragona Aurea’ | Dwarf Golden Fernleaf Hinoki False Cypress | 6-12′ H x 3-6′ W – gold tips, pyramidal habit |
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Cyano-Viridis’ | Boulevard Sawara Cypress | 6-8′ H x W |
Chamaecyparis p. ‘Dow Whiting’ | Soft Serve Sawara Cypress | 6-10′ H x 5-6′ W |
Chamaecyparis p. ‘Filifera Aurea’ | Golden Thread-Branch Sawara Cypress | 6-8′ H x 3-7′ W |
Chamaecyparis p. ‘Filifera Aurea Nana’ | Dwarf Golden Thread-Branch Sawara Cypress | 3-4′ H x 4-5′ W |
Chamaecyparis p. ‘Gold Mops’ | Gold Mops Dwarf Thread-Branch Sawara Cypress | 3-4′ H x 3-5′ W |
Chamaecyparis p. ‘Sungold’ | Sungold Dwarf Thread-Branch Sawara Cypress | 5-6′ H x 7-8′ W |
Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Red Star’ | Red Star White Atlantic Cypress | 4-5′ H x 18″ W (eventually can get 15-20′!) dense, columnar, plum tones in winter |
Cuppressus spp. – Cypress | ||
Cupressus m. ‘Wilma Goldcrest’ | Wilma Goldcrest Golden Monterey Cypress | 6-8′ H x 1-2′ W |
Cupressus s. ‘Monshel’ | (Dwarf) Tiny Tower Italian Cypress | 25-30′ H x 3′ W |
Cupressus s. ‘Totem’ | Totem Italian Cypress | 15-20′ H x 18″ W – the tightest/smallest available |
Hebe spp. – also not a conifer but some species resemble dwarf Cypress | ||
Hebe cuppressoides | Whipcord Hebe | 3-4′ H x W |
Hebe ‘Karo Golden Esk’ | Karo Golden Esk Hebe | 2′ H x W |
Hebe salicornioides | Whipcord Hebe | 2′ H x W |
Juniperus spp. – Junipers | ||
Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’ | Spartan Juniper | 12-15′ H x 3-5′ W, green, narrowly pyramidal w/tight branching |
Juniperus chinensis ‘Torulosa’ | Hollywood Juniper | 15′ H x 10′ W |
Juniperus communis ‘Goldcone’ | Goldcone Juniper | 8-10′ H x 3′ W |
Juniperus conferta | Shore Juniper | 1′ H x 5-7′ W |
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’ | Blue Chip Prostrrate Juniper | 1′ H x 6-8′ W |
Juniperus h. ‘Wiltonii’ | Blue Rug Prostrate Juniper | 6″ H x 6-8′ W |
Juniperus s. (virginiana) ‘Blue Arrow’ | Blue Arrow Columnar Juniper | 12-15′ H x 2′ W – improved cultivar, more tight/uniform growth |
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Moonglow’ | Moonglow Juniper | 15-20′ H x 8-12′ W |
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket’ | Skyrocket Columnar Juniper | 15-20′ H x 2-3′ W |
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Wichita Blue’ | Wichita Blue Juniper | 10-15′ H x 4-6′ W |
Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star | ‘Blue Star’ Juniper | 1-3′ H x 3-4′ W |
Picea spp. – Spruce | ||
Picea abies ‘Munitum’ | Dwarf Bird’s Nest Spruce | 3-4′ H x W |
Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ | Bird’s Nest Spruce | 3-5′ H x 4-6′ W |
Picea abies ‘Pendula’ | Weeping Norway Spruce | 3-8′ H x 10′ W (depends on staking) |
Picea bicolor ‘Howell’s Dwarf’ Tigertail | Dwarf Alcock’s Spruce | 6′ H x W |
Picea engelmannii ‘Bush’s Lace’ | Engelmanns Spruce | 6-8’ H x 4-6’ W – very cold hardy from higher elev. Good w/pm shade, bluish green, vigorous |
Picea glauca ‘Hudsonii’ | Compact White Spruce | 6’ H x 4’ W – bright blue new growth, short needled, abundant rosy cones |
Picea omorika ‘Pimoko’ | Dwarf Serbian Spruce | 2’H x 2-4’ W – dense, broad globe shape |
Picea pungens glauca | Semi-Dwarf Colorado Blue | 15-30′ H x 15′ W – slow growing, holds blue color |
‘Baby Blue Eyes’ | Spruce | well |
Picea p. g. ‘Blue Totem’ | Fastigiate (columnar) Colorado Blue Spruce | 12-15′ H x 2-5’W – tight branching, steely blue color |
Picea p. g. ‘Irish Cream’ | Irish Cream CO Blue Spruce | 6-8’ H x 3-4’ W – creamy colored new growth fades to soft sage green |
Picea p. g. ‘Fat Albert’ | Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce | 10-15′ H x 10-12′ W |
Picea p. g. ‘Montgomery’ | Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce | 5′ H x W |
Picea p. ‘Glauca Globosa’ | Globe Blue Spruce | 3-5′ H x 5-6′ W (depends on graft height) |
Picea p. g. ‘Procumbens’ | Prostrate Colorado Blue Spruce | 1′ H x 8′ W |
Picea sitch. ‘Papoose’ | ‘Papoose’ Dwarf Sitka Spruce | 2-3′ H in 10 years, 2″ a year |
Pinus spp. – Pine | ||
Pinus aristata | Bristlecone Pine | 20′ H x 15′ W – SLOW |
Pinus bungeana | Lacebark Pine | 20-30’+ H x 20’+ W – SLOW, exfoliating/mottled bark |
Pinus cembra Blue Mound’ | Dwarf Swiss Stone Pine | 12’ H x 8’ W – Squatly pyramidal w/ full tufts of soft blue-green foliage |
Pinus cembra ‘Chalet’ | Chalet Swiss Stone Pine | 10-12′ H x 4-5′ W – slow growing, soft/blueish needles, super cold hardy |
Pinus cembra ‘Glauca’ | Blue Swiss Stone Pine | 12-20′ H x 10-12′ W – super slow, tolerate part shade, blueish needles |
Pinus cembra ‘Glauca Fastigiata’ | Columnar Swiss Stone Pine | 12-15H x 6’W – very full and dense w/extra upright growth, blue-green w/silvery undersides |
Pinus cembra ‘Glauca Nana’ | Dwarf Swiss Stone Pine | 8-12’ H x 4-6’ W – softly pyramidal |
Pinus contorta ‘Spaan’s Dwarf’ | Dwarf Shore Pine | 3-4’ H x W – super short needles on twisting branches, a natural bonsai or rock garden feature |
Pinus contorta v. latifolia ‘Chief Joseph’ | Golden Lodgepole Pine | 6’ H x 4’ W – Bright Golden winter color, shifting to light green during growing season. slow |
Pinus contorta v. latifolia ‘Willow Creek’ | Dwarf Lodgepole Pine | 4-7’ H x 2-4’ W – hardy CO selection, very slow, pyramidal and deep green |
Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana | Murrayana/Lodgepole Pine | 6-12’+ H x 4-6’+ W – can be slow and variable), open habit, good for sculpting |
Pinus edulis | Two-Needled Pinyon Pine | 10-30′ H x W – SLOW, edible seeds (pinenuts) |
Pinus flexilis ‘Cesarini Blue’ | Compact Limber Pine | 7-10’ H x 3-5’ W – slow, compact and dense – very blue |
Pinus flexilis ‘Good Pine’ | Dwarf Limber Pine | 1’ H x 2’ W – perfect for bonsai or rock garden |
Pinus flexilis ‘Millcreek’ | Compact Limber Pine | 8’ H x 5’ W – more typical looking habit and color, while remaining more compact than species |
Pinus leucodermis ‘Banderica’ | Dwarf Bosnian Pine | 3-4’H x W -squat teardrop of dense, short needles w/ white resin decorating new candles |
Pinus leucodermis ‘Compact Gem’ | Compact Bosnian Pine | 8-12’ H x 6-8’ W – compact and dense, deep green, slow. Pest/disease resistant |
Pinus leucodermis ‘Kaleidoscope’ | Kaleidoscope Bosnian Pine | 8’ H x 3’ W – creamy golden new growth, upright and narrowly pyramidal |
Pinus leucodermis ‘Schmidtii’ | Dwarf Bosnian Pine | 1.5’ H x W – full, dense globular mound. Can eventually push a leader a be broadly pyramidal |
Pinus mugo ‘Fastigiata’ | Columnar Mugo Pine | 6′ H x 2-3′ W |
Pinus mugo mugo | Mugo Pine | 4-8′ H x 8-15′ W |
Pinus m. ‘Pumilio’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | 3-4′ H x W |
Pinus m. ‘Sherwood Compact’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | 2′ H x W |
Pinus m. ‘Slowmound’ | Dwarf Mugo Pine | 2-3′ H x W – uniformly compact, slow growing |
Pinus m. ‘Tannenbaum’ | Upright Mugo Pine | 6-10′ H x 4-6′ W |
Pinus nigra ‘Black Prince’ | Dwarf Austrian Pine | 2-4’ H x W – at least 6×5’ mature – compact globose shape, pale/white new candles |
Pinus nigra ‘Frank’s Columnar’ | Columnar Dwarf Austrian Pine | 8-12′ H x 2-4′ W – shorter needled, wind/cold tolerant |
Pinus nigra ‘Hornbrookiana’ | Dwarf Austrian Pine | 2-3′ H x 6′ W |
Pinus nigra ‘ Oregon Green’ | Compact Austrian Pine | 10-12′ H x 8-10′ W (10yr) – great sculptural form! |
Pinus parviflora ‘Cleary’ | Dwarf Japanese White Pine | 6-10′ H x 3-5′ W |
Pinus pinea | Italian Stone Pine | 25-30′ H x W – pine nuts! (eventually…) broad/flat-topped w/ age |
Pinus pumila ‘Jeddeloh’ | Dwarf Japanese Stone Pine | 3-5’H x W- soft, bicolor needles in dense clusters, low/broad candelabra habit. dry, well-drained soil |
Pinus strobiformus ‘Foxtail’ | South West White Pine | 7’H x 3’ W (ultimately up to 20’x10’) loosely pyramidal, more open/irregular with age, blue/grn |
Pinus strobiformus ‘Loma Linda’ | Dwarf SW White Pine | 6’H x 4’W- S. AZ/NM native, soft and dense blue needles in multi-clustered buds at tips, pyramidal |
Pinus strobus ‘Blue Shag’ | Dwarf Eastern White Pine | 2-4′ H x W -fast growing, dense/compact, prefers pm shade. Clean out interior annually |
Pinus strobus ‘Horsford’s Dwarf’ | Dwarf Eastern White Pine | 3-4′ H x W (depends on graft height) |
Pinus strobus ‘Nana’ | Dwarf Eastern White Pine | 3-7′ H x 6-12’W – depends on graft height |
Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’ | Weeping Eastern White Pine | 6-15′ H x 10-15′ W |
Pinus strobus ‘Sea Urchin’ | Dwarf Eastern White Pine | 2’H x 2-3’ W – slow (1-3” p.yr) pm shade, adorable compact bun of soft blue/green |
Pinus sylvestris ‘Green Penguin’ | Dwarf Scotch Pine | 3-4′ H x 1-2′ W – super hardy, dense/pyramidal growth, rich green |
Pinus sylvestris ‘Hillside Creeper’ | Prostrate Dwarf Scotch Pine | 2′ H x 6-8′ W |
Pinus thunbergiana ‘Banshoho’ | Dwarf Japanese Black Pine | 3-5′ H x W |
Pinus thunbergiana ‘Thunderhead’ | Dwarf Japanese Black Pine | 6-8′ H x 5-6′ W |
Podocarpus spp. – Yew Pine/Totara | ||
Podocarpus macrophyllus ‘Maki’ | Shrubby Yew Pine | 8-15′ H x 2-4′ W *best in a protected location |
Podocarpus alpinus ‘Red Tips’ | Alpine Totara | 4-8′ H x 3-6′ W |
Taxus spp. – Yew *ideal for part sun to shade, all parts poisonous, especially berries | ||
Taxus x media ‘Beanpole’ | Beanpole Columnar Yew | 7-10′ H x 12-18″ W – dense and slow growing |
Taxus x media ‘Dark Green Spreader’ | Dark Green Spreader Yew | 4′ H x 5-8′ W |
Taxus x media ‘Densiformis’ | Dense Spreading Yew | 3-4′ H x 4-6′ W |
Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ | Hick’s Columnar Yew | 10-12′ H x 3-4′ W |
Taxus x media ‘HM Eddie’ | HM Eddie Yew | 8-12’ H x 3-5’ W – male seedless selection, no berries |
Tsuga spp. – Hemlock | ||
Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’ | Sargent’s Weeping Hemlock | 5-10′ H x 8-15′ W |
Tsuga mertensiana | Mountain Hemlock | 15-30’+ H x 8-15′ W *can take boggy soils |
Sequoiadendron – Sequoia | ||
Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Pendulum’ | Weeping Giant Sequioa | 10-20′ H x 3-4′ W |

dwarf conifers of various types
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