Conifer Trees
Grand Fir - A hardy fir growing up to 100 feet tall. Plant these for Christmas trees, bonsai, or in lines or screens. Slow to medium growth, they can be that evergreen row in
a windbreak screen.
Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Moist
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-GF-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Noble Fir - Horizontal blue-green branching, the Noble grows up to 70+ feet tall, and very popular as a Christmas tree. Or plant them in lines as privacy screens or
windbreaks.
Zones: 5 to 8
Soils: Moist
Moisture: Moderate to Well-Drained
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-NF-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches
Balsam Fir - A hardy fir growing up to 50 feet tall. Good for Christmas trees, bonsai, or in lines and screens. Slow to medium growth, they can be that evergreen row in a
windbreak screen.
Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Moist
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-BF-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
White Fir - More hardy of drought and heat than most firs, the White can grow (slowly) up to 80 feet tall. Nice as bonsai, popular Christmas trees, or plant them in lines for
windbreaks.
Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Moist
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-WF-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches
Douglas-Fir - Fastest growing of the "firs", the Doug will grow up to 100 feet tall. Good as a specimens, very popular as Christmas trees, or plant these as windbreaks or privacy
screens. Interior mountain species, more hardy than the coastal type.
Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Moist to Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-DF-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Sub-Alpine Fir - Slow-growing, full shade tolerant, they are wonderful for bonsai and container plantings. Deep green to bluish in color, these mini-Christmas trees are
beautiful conifers.
Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Moist to Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Half Sun
Uses: Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-SaF-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches
Eastern Larch (Tamarack) - These fast-growers are good as specimens, in lines, clumps, or anywhere they can grow tall and be seen. Beautiful conifers that makes great
firewood, and these are a deciduous conifers.. like the Dawn Redwood! They turn a golden yellow in the Fall, and drop all of their needles until the following Spring. Beautiful and graceful... 
Zones: 3 to 8
Soils: Moist to Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-EL-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Austrian Pine - A popular and hardy pine that grows up to 100 feet tall, the Austrian has fragrant dark green needles, and a dense pyramidal shape. This pine makes a good tree
for screens and windbreaks, and a very popular Christmas tree. And yes, they are fairly fast growing!
Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-AP-01
Price: $3.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Scotch Pine - Also very popular as Christmas trees , the Scot grows to 50 feet tall. Plant these when you need a
"tough" tree, hardy of cold, wet, rocky, or otherwise poorer areas. Nice specimen trees with their blue-green needles.
Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-SP-01
Price: $3.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches
Ponderosa Pine - Very hardy, growing up to 100 feet tall, plant these in hot dry areas for screens and windbreaks. The Ponderosa is a medium-fast grower.
Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks
Item Code: CHR-PP-01
Price: $3.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Lodgepole Pine - Very hardy, growing up to 100 feet tall, plant these in hot dry areas for screens and windbreaks. The Ponderosa is a medium-fast grower.
Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks
Item Code: CHR-LP-01
Price: $3.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches
Japanese Black Pine - This fast-growing hardy pine grows up to 30 feet tall, often with multiple stems, giving it a rounded shape. Another good tree for dry areas, these are
nice specimen trees, and very popular for bonsai with its twisted or contorted branching. 
Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Ornamental, Bonsai, Containers
Item Code: CHR-JbP-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Eastern White Pine - Popular and hardy, the White gets up to 75 feet tall, and can be a medium-fast grower. They have bluish-green color, make nice specimens, popular as
Christmas trees, or plant them as screens and windbreaks.
Zones: 4 to 9
Soils: Well-Drained to Fertile
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-EwP-01
Price: $3.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Shortleaf Pine - A true-Southerner, the Shortleaf is widely planted across the southern third of the country for timber. These can grow fast! Plant these for screens,
specimens, or in clumps.
Zones: 7 to 9
Soils: Well-Drained, Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks
Item Code: CHR-ShP-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Loblolly Pine - Another true-Southerner, the Loblolly is also widely planted across the southern third of the country for timber. For an evergreen, the southern pines grow
fairly fast.
Zones: 7 to 9
Soils: Well-Drained, Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks
Item Code: CHR-LoB-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Longleaf Pine - Increasingly popular southern pine throughout the southern third of the country, this is widely planted for timber, but these make a nice landscape specimen.
Unique among the pines, the Longleaf looks more like a tuft of grass during its early years. Don't mow this grass-clump, when they develop enough, they will shoot up... and look like a hairy pine stick. Fast grower that does best in warm moist sunny
areas.
Zones: 7 to 9
Soils: Well-Drained to Moist
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamenatl
Item Code: CHR-LgP-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches
Virginia Pine - This Southern pine gets up to 75 feet tall, and can be planted where the soils are poor. The Virginian makes a nice landscape specimen, or plant them as
screens and windbreaks.
Zones: 7 to 9
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks
Item Code: CHR-ViP-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Sky Rocket Juniper - Hardy or dry conditions, it holds a tight columnar shape. The small blue-gray trees are good for the hot dry climates, and also for colder zones.
Zones: 3 to 10
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-SrJ-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Bluepoint Juniper - A conical shaped blue-gray evergreen, these are good for the hot dry regions, and in the cold climates.
Zones: 3 to 10
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-BpJ-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Eastern Red Cedar - Actually a Juniper, these are conical to full barrel-shape, this small hardy Juniper gets up to 30 feet tall, and is good for the hot dry climates, or
where the climate is cold. 
Zones: 3 to 10
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-ErJ-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Hollywood Juniper - Popular for topiary and its twisted shape, the Hollywood is like the other Junipers, good for hot dry climates. 
Zones: 3 to 10
Soils: Dry to Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-HJ-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
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Colorado Blue Spruce - Hardy, grows up to 100 feet tall, these are the true species, so the color can vary from deep green to very blue-gray. The bluish color to the needles
develops as the tree grows older. Very beautiful and popular, they are slow growing, but worth the wait!
Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Well-Drained
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Christmas Tree, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-CB-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Norway Spruce - Popular and fastest growing of the spruces, they grow up to 100 feet tall. The Norway is the tree you want for that screen or windbreak in colder zones. They
are tolerant of most soils, and makes a good specimen tree, or popular as a Christmas tree!
Zones: 2 to 9
Soils: Most, Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-NS-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Sitka Spruce - Hardy, with bluish-green needles, they grow fast for an evergreen. Plant them as privacy screens or windbreaks, or just for a beautiful bluish focal point in
the yard. 
Zones: 7 to 9
Soils: Moist
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-SS-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 12+ inches
White Spruce - Growing in popularity for the grey to silver-green needles, the White Spruce grows 40 to 100 feet
tall. Versatile specimen tree, or plant them in lines for privacy screens or windbreaks. Good as a Christmas tree!
Zones: 3 to 8
Soils: Moist to Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Christmas Tree
Item Code: CHR-WS-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Engelmann Spruce - Closely related to the Colorado Blue Spruce, these will have colors that vary from deep green to bluish. Slow grower, so this makes a nice specimen or
bonsai tree. Good for containers and limited space areas.
Zones: 2 to 8
Soils: Moist to Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Bonsai, Container, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-ES-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches
Red
Spruce - Not well known outside of the northeast, this small tree grows to 40 feet tall. The Red is tolerant of most soils. Always good as a specimen tree or in bonsai, they are different and pretty!
Zones: 3 to 8
Soils: Moist to Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Half shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-RS-02
Price: $18.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches
Arbor Vitae - Hardy, gets up to 30 feet tall, but has slow fairly growth. Many hybrids on the market, but this is the true-species, also known as the Atlantic White Cedar.
Very popular for that dense hedge!
Also have the Emerald Green hybrid! We have plenty, Nice but small...
Zones: 3 to 10
Soils: Most, but Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Lines, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-AV-01
Price: $3.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Leyland Cypress - Very hardy and very popular, they grow up to 40 feet tall, but typically shorter and very dense. Fast growing, great for hot dry areas as privacy screens
and windbreaks.
Zones: 6 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks
Item Code: CHR-LC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 14+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Naylor's Blue Leyland - The Naylor's
Blue is like the regular green Leyland, very hardy fast grower up to 40 feet tall, but has bluish foliage. Not common in the marketplace, they can be a unique screen or windbreak. Good crop for 2008... small but nice, and like last year, they can sell
out fast...
Zones: 6 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Specimen, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-LCn-01
Price: $6.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Golden Rider Leyland - Like the Green and the Naylor's Blue, the Gold Rider adds a unique color to privacy screens and windbreaks. The foliage is bright green, and the new growth is golden, giving the
Gold Rider a yellowish appearance. Plant these the same as the other Leylands! Fair crop for next season, but they are small.
Zones: 6 to 10
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Specimen, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-LCg-01
Price: $6.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches
Italian Cypress - Very popular, the Italian grows up to 60 feet tall. They grow in a tight column shape, at a fairly slow speed. They are great for dry areas as windbreaks
or privacy screens, hedges, or as a stand-alone specimen. Similar usage as the Leyland Cypress, but these have a very tight column shape. 
Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Well-Drained is Best
Moisture: Low
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Specimen, Containers
Item Code: CHR-ItC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 8+ inches
Bald Cypress - Very hardy, grows up to 60 feet tall, and are slow to medium-fast growers. Great for wet and swampy areas. Very similar to the Redwoods, but this deciduous
conifer has gold to reddish Fall color before dropping its foliage.
Zones: 5 to 10
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Half Sun to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Lines, Wet Areas, Specimen
Item Code: CHR-BC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches
Western Red Cedar - Hardy and dense, the Red gets up to 100 feet tall, and will take all levels of light, from full shade to full sun. Good for wet areas, the growth rate can
vary from slow to moderately fast!
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-WRc-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 14+ inches
Incense Cedar- Hardy and can get up to 100 feet tall, this false-cedar has red fiberous bark and medium-fast growth. Plant these in the warmer drier areas. 
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Most
Moisture: Low to Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-IN-01
Price: $4.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Deador Cedar- This "true cedar" can grow up to 60 feet tall, with grayish to medium green needles. They are hardy of heat and dry conditions, but not the cold. Popular for
bonsai, container-planting, or plant them as specimens. 
Divinely Blue Deador. Good crop, but currently small. (See the Order Forms)
Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Well-Drained
Moisture: Low
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Containers, Ornamental, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-DC-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches
Lebanon Cedar- Also a "true cedar" has dark green needles, short and stout, and plantable from Zones 7 to 10. They prefer full sun and well-drained soils, these are hardy of
heat and dry conditions, but not the cold. Popular for bonsai, container-planting, or plant them as specimens. The True-Species is very limited this season, and we have 'Beacon Hill', a nice hybrid. Small, but nice...
Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Well-Drained
Moisture: Low
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Containers, Ornamental, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-LB-01
Price: $14.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Weeping Lebanon. Very Limited for 2008, they are currently small but nice... and very different! (See the Order Forms)
Blue Atlas Cedar- The 3rd "true cedar", the Atlas can vary in coloration from deep-green to blue-gray, varying a little as to seed-source and variety. Resembles more like
the Lebanon than the Deador, the needles are short and stout. Also, plantable from Zones 7 to 10, in full sun and well-drained soils. The Atlas, like its cousins are hardy of heat and dry conditions, but not the cold. Very popular for bonsai,
container-planting, and equally limited for next season.
Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Well-Drained
Moisture: Low
Sun: Full Sun
Uses: Specimen, Containers, ornamental, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-BaC-01
Price: $10.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Port Orford Cedar - Deep bluish-green graceful pendent foliage on a tree that grows up to 100 feet tall, adds a touch class to any yard. Plant the cedar in full shade to full
sun, where the soils are wet and cool. A beautiful specimen, and great for screens or windbreaks. 
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-PO-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 16+ inches
Van Pelt Lawson Cedar - A hybrid of the Port Orford Cedar, the Van Pelt has very bluish-gray foliage that is graceful and pendent. Like the Port Orford, these can eventually
grow up to 100 feet tall. Best in the cooler partly shaded moist conditions. A very beautiful specimen, and a stunning screen or line!
Zones: 5 to 9
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Ornamental, Containers, Bonsai, Screens
Item Code: CHR-POv-01
Price: $14.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches
Weeping Blue Alaska Yellow Cedar - Deep bluish-green color and graceful pendent foliage on a tree that can grow up to 80 feet tall. Like the Port Orford and Van Pelt, these
prefer cool-moist conditions, and shade helps. Great for bonsai or unique specimens, the Alaskans are currently small but nice.
Zones: 4 to 8
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Half Sun
Uses: Ornamental, Containers, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-AYw-01
Price: $19.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 6+ inches
Canadian Hemlock - Hardy and fast-growing, the Hemlock is great for those areas of full shade. They can grow slowly to fairly quick. Plant these for privacy screens and
windbreaks in the colder zones or where there is a shade challenge. Keep in mind... full sun and moist soils relates to faster growth.
Zones: 3 to 8
Soils: Most
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Windbreaks, Ornamental
Item Code: CHR-CH-01
Price: $3.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Coast Redwood - Very popular and hardy, the "classic" Redwood grows up to 100 feet tall (in our lifetime), and plantable in full shade to full sun. These can be very fast
growing, with thick red fiberous bark. Although not very cold tolerant, they can be potted and moved indoors for the winter.
Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Ornamental, Containers, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-CR-01
Price: $9.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 14+ inches
Albo-Spicata
Redwood - A very interesting hybrid, these have dense short green needles, and the new growth is creamy-white in color. Like the regular Coast Redwood, the Albo grows best in cool-moist areas. The foliage will vary in color but mostly a deep green. A
must-have specimen to add to your collection!
Zones: 7 to 10
Soils: Moist is Best
Moisture: Plenty
Sun: Full Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Ornamental, Containers, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-CRa-01
Price: $19.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 14+ inches
The future... will have more of the Blue Redwoods, so keep the Catalog posted for future changes!
Giant Sequoia - Planted across many parts of the country, the Giant grows up to 100 feet (for all practical purposes), and is very popular. They have a very conical shape, red
fiberous bark, and good for screens or as specimens. Hefty and mighty, the Giants are a must-have!
Zones: 6 to 9
Soils: Most, but Well-Drained
Moisture: Moderate
Sun: Part Shade to Full Sun
Uses: Screens, Specimen, Ornamental, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-GS-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 10+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
Dawn Redwood - Very similar in look to the Coastal Redwood, this fast grower can reach up to 100 feet tall. Red fiberous bark and similar foliage to its Coastal cousin, the
Dawn is a deciduous conifer, dropping its foliage in the Fall like a hardwood!. Very cold-tolerant, plant these where the Coastal can't grow! 
Zones: 3 to 10
Soils: Moist are Best
Moisture: Moderate to Plenty
Sun: Part Shade to Full sun
Uses: Lines, Ornamental, Specimen, Bonsai
Item Code: CHR-DR-01
Price: $5.95
Ships As: Bareroot, 18+ inches (Larger size available... see the Order Forms)
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Last Update: 12/28/2007
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