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EVERGREEN

Picea pungens Picea pungens f. glauca
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE Z3/17m
Colorado basin strain from the bluest trees known. The blue dusting of the needles disappears temporarily with transplanting, but soon returns in intensities from cobalt to silver. More drought resistant than most spruce and one of the few plants which horses won't gnaw. Colorados are aggressive growers and hardy from coast to coast.
50 cm transplants       $10 ea.       3 for $24

Picea omorika
BALKAN SPRUCE Z4B/18m
A narrow green-blue spruce with plates of reddish bark. Widely distributed in Europe before the Ice Age isolated it in the central Balkans. Genteel drooping appearance. Attractive in groves. A stately creature yet tolerant of air pollution and variable soils.
80cm       $10 each       3 for $24

Make the world a bit better or more beautiful because you have lived in it.
Edward Bok - Landscaper & Philanthropist

Abies fraseri
FRASER FIR Z4b/12m
Smoky Mt. native named after its Scottish 'discoverer.' A fragrant southern equivalent of our own Balsam Fir with more sparkling greenblue foliage & denser form. Dislikes open windy location. Does well on marsh edges or in damp uplands. Shears readily into a beautiful hedge.A unique & inexpensive addition to the Maritimes & Mid-North.
60-80cm       $10 each       3 for $24

Tsuga canadensis
EASTERN HEMLOCK Z4/18m
Graceful soft branches of pendulous form. One of the few eastern trees with an exotic 'rain forest' look. Superb hedging. Tolerates shade & north slopes but not wind. Lives for centuries.
30-50cm       $10 each       

Thuja occidentalis

Thuja at the Morgan arboretum. West Island, Montreal.

Thuja occidentalis
WHITE CEDAR Z3/10m
One of E. Canada's prize evergreens. We use three seed sources ranging from golden-tipped to dark fastigiate. Makes friendly hedging with a lovely scent and excellent cover for wildlife. Much used for rot-resistant lumber & posts.

Thuja occidentalis

Our good ol' White Cedar used as hedging near Augsburg, Germany

50-100cm       $10 each       3 for $24       10+ $6ea.


LARCH

60-120cm       $10 each       3 for $24       10+ $6ea. (any mix)

The Larch greets the coming spring with an outburst of vivid vitality that no other tree can equal.
C. Clarke Nuttal -Trees & How They Grow

Larix decidua Larix laricina
TAMARACK Z2/18m
Our native tamarack thrives on low land. The phases of its deciduous needles make it an outstanding ornamental particularly in groves that turn lime green in spring and then a range of gold in fall. Heavy, durable wood good for construction & fuel. Birch bark canoes are stitched with tamarack roots.

Larix kaempferi
JAPANESE LARCH Z4/20m
Outstanding ornamental with purple cones, cinnamon bark and spectacular leaf changes. Now the fastest growing tree species in Nova Scotia. Strong, decay-resistant wood has many uses.


Pine

30-50cm       $8 each       3 for $18

Pinus nigra
AUSTRIAN PINE Z4b/16m
Most popular European Pine for landscaping. Dark needles, massive limbs. "Of all the European pines the Austrian is the toughest: it will grow in clay... or lime... or on ground which has been churned up by contractors... You see it in such uncompromising places as the Kennedy airport and Italian gas stations.":
Hugh Johnson - Encyclopedia of Trees

Pinus reinosa
RED PINE Z2/18m
The most cheerful of the red/black pines and our best plantation evergreen. Grows rapidly and as straight as a drill bit, while being narrow enough for small lots. Gorgeous bark, sea-green needles. Far superior to scotch pine, its European cousin.

Pinus strobus
WHITE PINE Z3/30m
Ontario's tallest tree (150' in Haliburton) as well as its provincial emblem. Slate grey bark & plume-like boughs. There is no more beautiful pine on the planet. Valuable lumber as well.

For other Pines & Conifers please see the Evergreen section of the Raraflora page

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