EVERGREEN
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
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 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.
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 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