Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Comments |
| Grasses *sizing includes inflorescence |
| Calamagrostis 'El Dorado' |
El Dorado Feather Reed Grass |
4-5' H x 2' W, gold variegated, p.sun-sun * |
| Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' |
Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass |
5-6' H x 2' W, p.sun-sun, breaks dormancy in Feb! * |
| Calamagrostis 'Overdam' |
Overdam Feather Reed Grass |
4-5' H x 2' W, white variegated, p.sun-sun * |
| Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' |
Heavy Metal Switch Grass |
4-5' H x 2' W, blue w/gold fall color, delicate seed heads, wildlife * |
| Panicum v. 'Northwind' |
Northwind Switch Grass |
6-7' H x 3' W, blue/green w/gold fall color, stiffly vase shaped * |
| Schizachyrium scoparium 'Standing Ovation' |
Standing Ovation Little Bluestem |
3-4' H x 18-24" W, blue w/burgundy highlights, red/purple fall color, very hardy, holds up well in winter, good for wildlife * |
| Shrubs and Dwarf Trees UNDER 10' |
| Berberis thunbergii 'Helmond Pillar' |
Helmond Pillar Barberry |
6' H x 2' W, deep purple, buttery yellow flowers, thorns * |
| Berberis t. 'Orange Rocket' |
Orange Rocket Barberry |
4-5 ' H x 2-3' W, emerges vivid orangey-red, pale yellow flowers, thorns * |
| Buxus 'Graham Blandy' |
Graham Blandy American Boxwood |
8-10' H x 2' W, dense, tolerates varied sun-shade * |
| Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata' |
Fastigiate Japanese Plum Yew |
8-10' H x 3-5' W, deep green, coarse texture, tolerates full shade * |
| Cephalotaxus h.'Korean Gold' |
Golden Japanese Plum Yew |
6-10' H x 3-4' W, golden new growth, shade * |
| Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoods Pillar' |
Ellwoods Pillar Lawsons Cypress |
3-5' H x 12-15" W dense blue foliage, p.sun-shade |
| Chamaecyparis l. 'Snow White' |
Snow White Port Orford Cedar/Lawsons Cypress |
5-8' H x 18-24" W, blue foliage, p.sun-shade |
| Fatshedera lizei 'Angyo Star' |
Angyo Star Tree Ivy |
5-6' H x 2-3' W, creamy variegation, takes full and dry shade * |
| Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' |
Columnar Japanese Holly |
5-6' H x 18-24" W, glossy dark green, sun to shade |
| Malus 'Golden Sentinel' & 'Scarlet Sentinel' etc |
Columnar Apple |
8-10' H x 18-24" W, needs another apple to pollinate, dwarf rootstock |
| Rhamnus frangula 'Ron Williams' |
Fine Line Buckthorn |
5-7' H x 2-3' W, dense, wispy texture, seedless, gold fall color |
| Taxus x media 'Beanpole' |
Beanpole Yew |
6-10' H x 1' W, red berries (toxic), p.sun - shade
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| Shrubs and Trees OVER 10' **sizing generally reflects 10-20+ year estimates |
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| Abies concolor 'Blue Cloak' |
Blue Cloak White Fir |
10-15' H x 4' W, very blue, touchable, pendulous branches * |
| Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' |
Lions Head Japanese Maple |
8-15' H x 6-8' W, crinkled green leaves, quite dense, slow, golden-orange/red fall |
| Acer palmatum 'Skeeters Broom' |
Skeeters Broom Dwarf Japanese Maple |
6-8' H x 3-4' W, burgundy foliage, holds color well in summer & shade |
| Acer platinoides 'Crimson Sentry' |
Crimson Sentry Norway Maple |
25' H x 15' W, burgundy foliage, gold in fall, p.sun |
| Acer rubrum 'Armstrong' and 'Armstrong Gold' |
Armstrong Columnar Red Maple |
45' H x 15' W, gold-orange/red fall color |
| Acer rubrum 'Bowhall' |
Bowhall Columnar Red Maple |
40' H x 15' W, uniform habit, gold-orange/red in fall |
| Acer saccharum 'Apollo' |
Apollo Sugar Maple |
30' H x 10' W, dense, big leaves, gold-red in fall |
| Betula platyphylla 'Fargo' |
Dakota Pinnalce Birch |
40' H x 15' W, white bark, gold fall color |
| Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine' |
Frans Fontaine Hornbeam |
35' H x 15' W, small foliage, low branched |
| Cedrus atlantica glauca 'Fastigiata' |
Columnar Blue Atlas Cedar |
25-35' H x 12-15' W, blue, more stiff/dense than species * |
| Cedrus deodara 'Karl Fuchs' |
Karl Fuchs Himalayan Cedar |
15-30' H x 6-10' W, super hardy, thin/wispy, layered, pendulous branches * |
| Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Gracilis' |
Slender Hinoki False Cypress |
8-15' H x 4-6' W, tiered/sculptural branching, p.sun-shade |
| Chionanthus retusus 'Tokyo Tower' |
Tokyo Tower Chinese Fringe Tree |
20' H x 10' W, slow, peeling bark, fringy white blooms late spring, blue fruit, gold in fall |
| Cupressus arizonica v. glabra 'Chaparral' |
Chaparral Arizona Cypress |
10-12' H x 4-6' W, sage green, SW native, SUN, xeric |
| Cupressus arizonica v. glabra 'Sulphurea' |
Yellow Arizona Cypress |
15' H x 4-6' W, golden tips, FULL sun, little-no water once established |
| Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma Goldcrest' |
Wilma Goldcrest Monterey Cypress |
10-15' H x 2-3' W, lemon scented gold-lime green foliage, protected spots are best, sun-shade * |
| Cupressus sempervirens 'Compacta' |
Dwarf Italian Cyrpress |
20-25' H x 3' W, slow growing dwarf |
| Cupressus s. 'Glauca' |
Blue Italian Cypress |
30'+ H x 3' W, blue/green foliage |
| Ginkgo biloba 'Princeton Sentry' |
Princetone Sentry Gingko |
40' H x 15' W, seedless male, gold in fall, unique leaf * |
| Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow' |
Blue Arrow Rocky Mountain Juniper |
12-15' H x 2' W, improved blue form, more uniform and tight * |
| Juniperus scopulorum 'Sky Rocket' |
Sky Rocket Rocky Mountain Juniper |
15-20' H x 3' W, blue/green, drought/heat tolerant * |
| Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiata' |
Fastigiate Tulip Tree |
50' H x 15' W, fast, golden/orange/green cup shaped flowers late spring, great for pollinators, golden fall color, tulip leaf shape |
| Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem' |
Dwarf Southern Magnolia |
15-20' H x 7-10' W, evergreen w/fuzzy brown indumentum, compact habit, fragrant ivory flowers, low branched * |
| Parrotia persica 'Persian Spire' |
Persian Spire Persian Ironwood |
25' H x 10' W, purple margins on new growth, dense, low branching, rainbow fall color, p.sun-sun |
| Parrotia p. 'Vanessa' |
Vanessa Persian Ironwood |
28' H x 14' W, narrow vase shape, slow, orange/red fall color |
| Picea pungens glauca 'Blue Totem' |
Blue Totem Blue Spruce |
12-15' H x 2-3' W, dwarf, very blue, dense *
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| Picea p.g. 'Fastigiata' |
Fastigiate Blue Spruce |
15-20' H x 4-5' W, consistant blue color, slow * |
| Pinus cembra 'Glauca Nana' |
Dwarf Swiss Stone Pine |
8-10' H x 4-6' W, soft blue/green needles, p.sun * |
| Pinus nigra 'Frank's Columnar' |
Franks Columnar Austrian Pine |
10' H x 2-4' W, slow, very tight/dense, shorter needles than species * |
| Pinus n. 'Green Tower' |
Green Tower Austrian Pine |
10-15' H x 2-3' W, bright green, long neeedles * |
| Pinus parviflora'Cleary' |
Cleary Japanese White Pine |
10-15' H x 3-6' W, soft, short blue/green needles, tiered branching, fancy pinecone clusters * |
| Pinus sylvestris 'Fastigiata' |
Fastigiate Scotch Pine |
20-25' H x 6-8' W, fast, blue/green needles, reddish bark * |
| Podocarpus macrophyllus 'Maki' |
Shrubby Japanese Yew |
8-15' H x 4-5' W, loose/pendulous w/out pruning, protected sites reccomended, p.sun-shade |
| Populus tremuloides |
Quaking Aspen |
30-40' H x 15' W, light grey suede-like bark, fluttering leaves, gold in fall, WILL colonize, likes water |
| Populus t. 'Summer Shimmer' |
Summer Shimmer Aspen |
30-40' H x 15' W, disease resistant w/clean, larger summer foliage, vigorous, but less likely to sucker/colonize, gold in fall |
| Populus tremula 'Erecta' |
Swedish Columnar Aspen |
40' H x 10' W, Euro species, seedless, less prone to suckering, gold-rusty orange in fall |
| Prunus x cerasifera 'Crimson Pointe' |
Crimson Pointe Flowering Plum |
25' H x 10' W, burgundy foliage, pink buds/white blooms spring, 1" red fruits, fast, reddish fall color |
| Prunus serrulata 'Amanogawa' |
Amanogawa Japanese Flowering Cherry |
20' H x 6' W, semi-double pale pink flowers spring, bronze in fall |
| Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' |
Chanticleer Flowering Pear |
40' H x 15' W, tolerates clay, fireblight resistant, white spring blooms, mini asian pear-like fruit clusters, rusty-red fall color |
| Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris' |
Tallhedge Buckthorn |
12-15' H x 3-4' W, tiny black berries, gold fall color, pollinators/birds! |
| Quercus 'Crimson Spire' |
Crimson Spire Oak |
45' H x 15' W, dense, low branching, rusty-red fall color, holds leaves |
| Quercus robur 'Fastigiata' |
Skyrocket English Oak |
45' H x 15' W, dense, low branching, great windbreak, wildlife |
| Styrax japonica 'Evening Light' |
Evening Light Japanese Snowbell |
15' H x 10' W, dark purple foliage, white flowers late spring, grey/green berries, p.sun |
| Taxus baccata 'Stricta' |
Irish Yew |
10-20' H x 3-5' W, p.sun-shade, red berries, larger needles, p.sun |
| Taxus x media 'Hicksii' |
Hicks Yew |
10-20' H x 3-6' W, often kept shorter, red berries (toxic), p.sun-shade |
| Taxus x media 'H.M. Eddie' |
H.M. Eddie Yew |
10-15' H x 3-4' W, fruitless, p.sun-shade |
| Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens' |
Atrovirens Western Red Cedar |
25-30' H x 4-8' W, coastal native, p.sun-sun, tolerates wet soils, bronzes up in colder months |
| Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' |
Emerald Green Arborvitae |
15' H x 3-4' W, p.sun, very dense, sensitive to heavy soils/wet |
| Zelkova serrata 'Musashino' |
Musashino Japanese Elm |
45' H x 15' W, very dense/upright branching, yellow fall color |
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