EVERGREENS
01
Fraser Fir
(Abies Fraseri)
Zone
4-6
Mature Size
60' height, 20-25' spread
Growth Rate
Slow
Light Requirement
Full to partial sun
Tree Shape
Natural Christmas tree shape
Soil Type: Fraser fir requires soil that has a high fertility and excellent drainage, such as well-drained sand or sandy loam soil. Requires acid soil ranging between pH 5.2 and 5.8 and shows little tolerance to soil pH outside of this narrow range.Fraser fir cannot tolerate low soil fertility, wet soil or heavier clay soil.
02
Balsam Fir
(Abies Balsamea)
Zone
3-5
Mature Size
70' height, 20' spread​
Growth Rate
Slow
Light Requirement
Full to partial sun
Tree Shape
Symmetrically pyramidal to open
Soil Type: Moist, acidic soils. Placement near bodies of water so that its deeper roots can tap into the water table (or watering with an irrigation system, such as at Christmas tree farms) assists its summer survival, as does general shelter from the drying winds of summer.
03
Blue Spruce
(Picea Pungens)
Zone
3-7
Mature Size
50' height, 25' spread
Growth Rate
Slow-Medium
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Upright pyramidal
Soil Type: Moist, acidic soils that may be organic, sandy, or loamy; the soils must not be poorly drained or wet. It is also adaptable to a variety of less than favorable conditions, including poor, clay, rocky, dry soils of acidic, neutral, or alkaline pH
04
White Spruce
(Picea Glauca)
Zone
2-6
Mature Size
60' height, 20' spread
Growth Rate
Slow-Medium
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Upright pyramidal
Soil Type: White Spruce prefers moist , acidic soils that may be organic, sandy, or loamy; the soils may be well-drained or moderately drained, but not wet. It is also adaptable to a variety of less favorable conditions, including poor, clay, rocky, dry soils of acidic, neutral, or alkaline pH.
05
Black Hills Spruce
(Picea Glauca Densata)
Zone
2-6
Mature Size
60' height, 25' spread
Growth Rate
Slow
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Broad pyramidal base to conical crown
Soil Type: Acidic, moist loams with full sun, but adapts to a variety of conditions including shade, drought, hot and cold. It is flood intolerant and sensitive to soil compaction.
06
Meyer Spruce
(Picea Meyeri)
Zone
3-8
Mature Size
40' height, 25' spread
Growth Rate
Medium
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Upright pyramidal
Soil Type: Tolerant of both medium to heavy soil condition as well as varying soil acidity. This tree is known to withstand extreme conditions.
07
Norway Spruce
(Picea Abies)
Zone
3-7
Mature Size
60' height, 30' spread
Growth Rate
Medium-Fast
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Pyramidal shape
Soil Type: Acidic, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, sandy, well drained, clay soils
08
White Pine
(Pinus Strobus)
Zone
3-8
Mature Size
80' height, 40' spread
Growth Rate
Rapid
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Irregular
Soil Type: White Pine performs best in evenly moist, rich, well-drained, acidic soils. It is often intolerant of soils that are alkaline in pH and poorly drained. Needle chlorosis (yellowing) and stunted growth are prime symptoms of a soil-related problem.
09
Red Pine
(Pinus Resinosa)
Zone
2-5
Mature Size
50' height, 30' spread
Growth Rate
Medium
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Spreading and symmetrical
Soil Type: Poor, sterile, acidic, sandy .Especially those that are sandy and gravelly, and therefore very well-drained. However, it does not like salt spray to its foliage, or salt deposition in its soil. It grows in zones 2 to 5, preferring regions that have cold climates in winter and cool climates in summer.
10
Scotch Pine
(Pinu Sylvestris)
Zone
3-7
Mature Size
60' height, 40' spread
Growth Rate
Slow-Medium
Light Requirement
Full sun
Tree Shape
Oval
Soil Type: Acidic, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, sandy, well drained, wide range, clay soils. Moderate drought tolerance.
11
Cedar
(Thuja Occidentalis)
Zone
3-7
Mature Size
30' height, 10' spread
Growth Rate
Medium
Light Requirement
Full sun-part shade
Tree Shape
Upright
Soil Type: Performs best in moist soils of alkaline pH, but is very adaptable to poor soils that are rocky, sterile, dry or wet, and of neutral to acidic pH. It can be planted just about anywhere there is full sun to partial sun, with minimal aftercare.
