Low = under 3 feet, Medium = 3 feet to 6 feet, Tall = over 6 feet
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Bamboo, Sasa pygmea 5 30" X 10' Evergreen. Running. Plant in a big Pygmy Bamboo Med. Sun-Part pot to form a clump. Cryptomeria japo. 'Vilmoriniana' 5 18" X 18" Evergreen. Slow growing, dense Vilmoriniana Cryptomeria Low Sun globe. Turns bronze in Winter. Euonymus japonica 'Microphyllus' 6 18" X 12" Evergreen. Slow growing, compact Box Leaf Euonymus Med. Sun shrub. Tolerates heat, poor soil. Ilex crenata 'Helleri' 6 1' X 2' Evergreen. Small leaves. Tiny white Heller's Japanese Holly Med. Sun-Part. flowers. Black berries. Juniperus conferta 5 8" X 3' Evergreen. Low, spreading branches Shore Juniper Low Sun with long needles. Juniperus conferta 'Blue Pacific 5 8" X 3' Evergreen. Low, spreading branches Blue Pacific Shore Juni. Med. Sun-Part with long needles. Juniperus horizont. 'Bar Harbor' 3 3" X 4' Evergreen. Low, spreading. Blue- Bar Harbor Juniper Low Sun-Part green foliage. Good groundcover. Juniperus horizont. 'Youngstown' 3 8" X 4' Evergreen. Flat top spreader. Blue Youngstown Andorra Juni. Low Sun foliage turns purple in winter. Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' 3 3" X 3' Evergreen. Creeping with blue Blue Rug Juniper Low Sun foliage. Needs good drainage. Juniperus procumbens 4 2' X 6' Evergreen. Low, spreading, bright Japanese Garden Juniper Low Sun green foliage. Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' 4 18" X 3' Evergreen. Low mound of dark green Dwarf Japanese Garden J. Low Sun foliage. Juniperus sabina 3 1' X 8' Evergreen. Low, spreading, bright Savin Juniper Low Sun green foliage. Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia 4 2' X 10' Evergreen. Dense symmetrically Tam Juniper Low Sun spreading green mound. Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' 4 2' X 4' Evergreen. Silver blue foliage. Blue Star Juniper Low Sun Rounded shape. Paxistima myrsinites 3 3' X 3' Native evergreen. Drought tolerant. Oregon Boxwood Low Sun-Part No watering or care. Pinus mugo 'Pumilio' 2 30" X 3' Evergreen. Slow growing, rounded Dwarf Mugho Pine Low Sun-Part shrub. Shear candles to shape. Taxus baccata 'Repandens' 4 2' X 6' Evergreen. Low, spreading, dark Spreading English Yew Low Sun-Shade green shrub. Easily sheared. Taxus cusp. 'Emerald Spreader' 5 30" X 8' Evergreen. Low and spreading. Dark Emerald Spreader Yew Low Sun-Part green needles. Red berries. Tsuga canade. 'Cole's Prostrata' 4 2' X 4' Evergreen. Good for creeping over Cole's Creeping Hemlock Med. Sun-Part walls or rocks. Can be staked.
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Abies balsamea 'Nana' 3 3' X 3' Small dense evergreen. Dark green Dwarf Balsam Fir Med. Shade-Part needles. Excellent bonsai plants. Acer palmatum dissectum 5 6' X 8' Low, mounding shape. Red or green Laceleaf Japanese Maple Med. Sun-Part leaves. Needs excellent drainage. Berberis verruculosa 6 3'X 3' Purplish flower and black berry. Warty Barberry Med. Sun Mahogany leaves in winter. Thorns Buxus microphylla japonica 5 4' X 3' Evergreen. Excellent for hedges Japanese Boxwood Med. Sun-Part and topiary. Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa 5 3' X 2' Evergreen. Excellent for low hedge. Dwarf English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part Slow growing. Cephalotaxus harringtonia 6 5' X 2' Evergreen. Lustrous green needles. Japanese Plum Yew Med. Sun_Shade Females have red berries. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta' 4 6' X 3' Evergreen. Dark green foliage. Compact Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part Grows open. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana' 4 3' X 3' Evergreen. Slow growing. Dark green Dwarf Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part Shrub. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Torulosa' 4 6' X 6' Evergreen. Irregular globe with Contorted Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part twisted branches. Chamaecyparis pis. 'Fili. Aurea' 4 5' X 5' Evergreen. Golden, drooping Goldthread Cypress Med. Sun-Part foliage. Coprosma repens 8 5' X 5' Evergreen. Glossy green leaves turn Mirror Plant High Sun red-orange in fall. Cornus alba 'Argenteo-marginata' 2 6' X 8' Deciduous. White and green leaves. Varie. Tartarian Dogwood Med. Sun-Shade Red twigs. Tolerates soggy soil. Cornus stolonifera 2 6' X 8' Deciduous native. White flowers in Redtwig Dogwood Med. Sun-Part winter. Red twigs in winter. Cornus stolon. 'Midwinter Fire' 2 5' X 6' Deciduous. White flowers & berries. Midwinter Fire Dogwood Med. Sun-Part Orange-red twigs all year. Drimys lanceolata 8 6' X 6' Evergreen. Coppery red new leaves Tasmanian Pepper Bush Med. Shade-Part complement red stems. Euonymus japonicus 6 6' X 4' Evergreen. Foliage in many colors. Japanese Euonymus Med. Sun Orange berries in Fall. Feijoa sellowianna 7 6' X 6' Evergreen. Leaves silvery white un- Pineapple Guava Low Sun derneath. Edible flowers & fruit. Ilex cornuta 'Carissa' 6 3' X 3' Evergreen. Glossy green leaves all Carissa Holly Med. Sun year on dense, compact plant. Ilex crenata 'Convexa' 6 4' X 4' Evergreen. Looks like a boxwood but Convex Leaf Japan. Holly Med. Sun-Shade hardier. Black berries. Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil' 6 6' X 1' Evergreen. Tall and very narrow. Sky Pencil Holly Med. Sun-Part Small white flowers, black fruit. Juniperus chinensis 'Gold Coast' 4 3' X 4' Evergreen. Golden foliage. Very Gold Coast Juniper Low Sun drought tolerant. Juniperus chinensis 'Mint Julep' 3 5' X 7' Evergreen. Mint green foliage. Mint Julep Juniper Low Sun Juniperus chinensis 'San Jose' 4 3' X 4' Evergreen. Green foliage with San Jose Juniper Low Sun splotches of yellow. Picea abies 'Nidiformis' 2 3' X 4' Evergreen. Dense blue-green shrub. Bird's Nest Spruce Low Sun Easy to shape. Picea glauca 'Conica' 2 6' X 3' Evergreen. Dense, pyramidal, slow Dwarf Alberta Spruce Low Sun-Part growing. Pinus mugo mughus 2 6' X 8' Evergreen. Slow growing, rounded Mugho Pine Low Sun shrub. Shear candles to shape. Pinus strobus 'Nana' 3 6' X 8' Evergreen. Slow growing. Rounded Dwarf White Pine Low Sun shape. Soft bluish needles. Platycladus orient. 'Aurea Nana' 5 4' X 2' Evergreen. Golden foliage. Very Golden Berkman Arborvit. Med. Sun-Part slow growing. Punica granatum 7 10' X 10' Evergreen. Fine foliage with red Pomegranate Med. Sun flowers, orange fruit. Taxus cuspidata 'Capitata' 5 6' X 3' Evergreen. Column of dark green Pyramidal Japanese Yew Med. Sun-Shade needles. Red berries in Fall. Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' 4 3' X 2' Evergreen. Slow growing, dense cone Rheingold Arborvitae Any Sun-Part shape. Golden foliage. Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii' 4 5' X 5' Evergreen. Slow growing. Globe Woodward Globe Arborvit. Any Sun-Part shaped.
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description Common name Water Exposure Aucuba japonica 6 8' X 6' Evergreen. Large leaves with gold Japanese Laurel Any Shade-Part spots. Red berries on females. Bamboo, Fargesia nitida 5 12' X 5' Evergreen. Hardy clumping bamboo Fountain Bamboo Med. Shade-Part with black stems. Bamboo, Phyllostachys aurea 7 10' X 10' Evergreen. Running. Golden stems. Golden Bamboo Med. Sun-Part Plant in big pot to form a clump. Bamboo, Phyllostachys bambusoid. 7 30' X 15' Runs to form big grove. Plant in a Timber Bamboo Med. Sun-Part big pot to form clump. Bamboo, Phyllostachys nigra 5 7' X 10' Evergreen. Runs. Stems turn black. Black Bamboo Med. Sun-Part Plant in a big pot to form clump. Buxus sempervirens 5 10' X 4' Evergreen. Excellent for tall English Boxwood Med. Sun-Part hedges or topiary. Chamaecyparis obtusa 4 12' X 6' Evergreen. Dark green foliage. Hinoki Cypress d. Sun-Part Open growth. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea' 4 12' X 6' Evergreen. Golden needles. Open Golden Hinoki Cypress Med. Sun-Part growth. Cordyline indivisa 9 10' X 4'- Evergreen. Long, arching strap-like Dracaena Palm Med. Full-Part leaves. Fatsia japonica 8 8' X 5' Evergreen. Large tropical leaves. Japanese Aralia Med. Shade-Part Tolerates all soils but soggy. Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point' 4 8' X 3' Pyramidal evergreen. Blue green Blue Point Juniper Low Sun foliage. Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint' 5 12' X 4' Pyramidal evergreen. Fine, green Spearmint Juniper Low Sun foliage. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' 5 10' X 8' Evergreen. Irregular upright growth Hollywood Juniper Low Sun with dark green foliage. Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone' 3 8' X 3' Evergreen. Bright gold, slow grow- Gold Cone Juniper Low Sun ing. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus sco. 'Tolleson's Blue' 3 15' X 8' Evergreen. Wispy, blue-green, Tolleson's Blue Wpg. Jun Low Sun drooping branches. Juniperus scopulorum 3 15' X 8' Pyramidal evergreen. Silvery blue Rocky Mountain Juniper Low Sun foliage. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus virginiana 4 10' X 6' Evergreen. Green to silvery blue Eastern Red Cedar Low Sun foliage. Very drought tolerant. Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket' 4 15' X 3' Evergreen. Tall, narrow spire with Skyrocket Juniper Low Sun blue gray foliage. Laurus nobilis 8 20' X 10' Evergreen. Dark green leaves are Sweet Bay Low Sun-Part very aromatic. Used in cooking. Myrica californica 7 10' X 8' Native evergreen. Excellent hedge California Wax Myrtle Low Sun-Shade or screen. Photinia fraseri 7 15' X 12' Evergreen. Fast growing shrub for Red Tip Photinia Med. Sun tall hedge or screen. Photinia glabra 7 8' X 8' Evergreen. Fast growing shrub for Photinia Glabra Med. Sun tall hedge or screen. Podocarpus macrophyllus 7 15' X 6' Evergreen. Pyramidal shape. Makes Yew Pine Med. Sun-Part a good screen. Prunus laurocerasus 6 15' X 10' Evergreen. Excellent for tall hedge English Laurel Med. Sun-Shade or screen. Rhamnus frangula 'Columnaris' 2 12' X 8' Deciduous. Narrow column of fine Tallhedge Med. Sun-Part leaves. Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata' 4 15' X 6' Evergreen. Dark Green needles. Red Irish Yew Med. Sun-Shade berries. Easily sheared. Taxus cuspidata 4 8' X 8' Evergreen. Dark green needles. Spreading Japanese Yew Low Sun-Shade Easily sheared. Taxus x media 'Hicksii' 4 8' X 3' Evergreen. Narrow column of dark Hick's Columnar Yew Low Sun-Shade green needles. Easily sheared.
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