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Spring Plants (Spring 2022)
Terms in this set (90)
Straight species native; evergreen; compact, narrow pyramidal form; ~6'
H; vertical sprays; upright cone-like structures; scale-type leaves; no
awls or stomatal lines on arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' (Holmstrup
Eastern Arborvitae)
Straight species native; evergreen; primary branches ascend; excurrent
trunk; pyramidal columnar form; ~20' H; foliage mostly scale-like in
sprays; blue-green berry-like cones; medium green color even in winter
Juniperus virginiana 'Emerald Sentinel'
(Emerald Sentinel Eastern Redcedar)
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Not native; weeping (pendulous) appearance; leaves curve off twig,
evergreen shrub; flat leaves, top darker; generally dioecious; ~4' H;
Taxus baccata 'Repandens' (Weeping English
Yew)
Not native; broadleaf evergreen shrub; pyramidal shape; urn fruit;
opposite, small, glaucous leaves; terminal buds round
Buxus x 'Green Mountain' (Green Mountain
Boxwood)
Straight species native; evergreen; rounded, oval form; bright green
foliage in spring; ~3' H+W; All scales, no awls or stomatal lines; upright
cone-type structure
Thuja occidentalis 'Canadian Green'
(Canadian Green Arborvitae)
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US native; semi-evergreen; simple, alternate, spatulate leaf with
serration on end; colonizing shrub; axillary buds (at junction between
leaf and stem), imbricate buds turn pink in winter; dioecious; blue or
white berry fruits that have small bumps; terminal bud is a cluster
Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
Not native; shape can be very narrow; underside of green needle has
stomatal lines making it look silvery; swooping habit; cone is 2-3" with
half rounded scales; <30' in cultivation; orange color new growth
Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce)
Not native; broadleaf evergreen shrub; serrated; monoecious; capsule
fruit follows flowers; leaves; green with yellow along center vein; new
twig growth and buds yellow; light yellow/green non-showy flowers in
Euonymus fortunei 'Thunderbolt' May/June; orange fruit in Sept to late fall; ~2-3' H x 4' W
(Thunderbolt Euonymus)
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Not native; broadleaf evergreen shrub; serrated; monoecious; capsule
fruit follows flowers; small, erect form with dense branching;
pronounced white variegation on deep green leaf (pink tinged in
winter); light yellow/green non-showy flowers in May/June; orange fruit
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald-N-Gaiety' in Sept to late fall;
(Emerald-N-Gaiety Euonymus)
Not native; evergreen shrub; horizontal sprays end in fan; stomatal lines
on bottom of leaf; only scales on sprays; round "soccer ball" cone ~1/2";
~4' H x 3' W
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis' (Dwarf
Hinoki Falsecypress)
Not native; evergreen shrub; excurrent trunk; terminal sprays thin and
scales; awls on inside; ~12-18" H x 6' W; blue berry-like cones;
monoecious; purple-ish foliage in winter
Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana Compacta'
(Compact Chinese Juniper)
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Spring Plants (Spring 2022)
Terms in this set (90)
Straight species native; evergreen; compact, narrow pyramidal form; ~6'
H; vertical sprays; upright cone-like structures; scale-type leaves; no
awls or stomatal lines on arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' (Holmstrup
Eastern Arborvitae)
Straight species native; evergreen; primary branches ascend; excurrent
trunk; pyramidal columnar form; ~20' H; foliage mostly scale-like in
sprays; blue-green berry-like cones; medium green color even in winter
Juniperus virginiana 'Emerald Sentinel'
(Emerald Sentinel Eastern Redcedar)
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Not native; weeping (pendulous) appearance; leaves curve off twig,
evergreen shrub; flat leaves, top darker; generally dioecious; ~4' H;
Taxus baccata 'Repandens' (Weeping English
Yew)
Not native; broadleaf evergreen shrub; pyramidal shape; urn fruit;
opposite, small, glaucous leaves; terminal buds round
Buxus x 'Green Mountain' (Green Mountain
Boxwood)
Straight species native; evergreen; rounded, oval form; bright green
foliage in spring; ~3' H+W; All scales, no awls or stomatal lines; upright
cone-type structure
Thuja occidentalis 'Canadian Green'
(Canadian Green Arborvitae)
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US native; semi-evergreen; simple, alternate, spatulate leaf with
serration on end; colonizing shrub; axillary buds (at junction between
leaf and stem), imbricate buds turn pink in winter; dioecious; blue or
white berry fruits that have small bumps; terminal bud is a cluster
Myrica pensylvanica (Northern Bayberry)
Not native; shape can be very narrow; underside of green needle has
stomatal lines making it look silvery; swooping habit; cone is 2-3" with
half rounded scales; <30' in cultivation; orange color new growth
Picea omorika (Serbian Spruce)
Not native; broadleaf evergreen shrub; serrated; monoecious; capsule
fruit follows flowers; leaves; green with yellow along center vein; new
twig growth and buds yellow; light yellow/green non-showy flowers in
Euonymus fortunei 'Thunderbolt' May/June; orange fruit in Sept to late fall; ~2-3' H x 4' W
(Thunderbolt Euonymus)
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Not native; broadleaf evergreen shrub; serrated; monoecious; capsule
fruit follows flowers; small, erect form with dense branching;
pronounced white variegation on deep green leaf (pink tinged in
winter); light yellow/green non-showy flowers in May/June; orange fruit
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald-N-Gaiety' in Sept to late fall;
(Emerald-N-Gaiety Euonymus)
Not native; evergreen shrub; horizontal sprays end in fan; stomatal lines
on bottom of leaf; only scales on sprays; round "soccer ball" cone ~1/2";
~4' H x 3' W
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis' (Dwarf
Hinoki Falsecypress)
Not native; evergreen shrub; excurrent trunk; terminal sprays thin and
scales; awls on inside; ~12-18" H x 6' W; blue berry-like cones;
monoecious; purple-ish foliage in winter
Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana Compacta'
(Compact Chinese Juniper)
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