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Some of our favorite plants - Trees and Shrubs - P to Q


 

PICEA ABIES - Norway Spruce

Common Name: Norway spruce

Zone: 2 to 7

Habit: Needled evergreen

Family: Pinaceae

Range: Northern & Central Europe

Height: 40 to 60 feet

Spread: 25 to 30 feet

Bloom Color: Non-flowering

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

PICEA OMORIKA - Serbian Spruce

Common Name: Serbian spruce

Zone: 4 to 7

Habit: Needled evergreen

Family: Pinaceae

Range: Balkans

Height: 40 to 60 feet

Spread: 15 to 20 feet

Bloom Color: Non-flowering

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

PICEA PUNGENS GLAUCA - Colorado Blue Spruce

Common Name: Colorado spruce

Zone: 3 to 7

Habit: Needled evergreen

Family: Pinaceae

Range: None

Height: 5 to 6 feet

Spread: 2.5 to 5 feet

Bloom Color: Non-flowering

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

PIERIS JAPONICA - Japanese Andromeda 'Dorothy Wykoff'

Common Name: Japanese pieris

Zone: 5 to 9

Habit: Broadleaf evergreen

Family: Ericaceae

Range: None

Height: 1.5 to 2 feet

Spread: 2 to 3 feet

Bloom Color: White

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: High

PINUS CEMBRA - Swiss Stone Pine

Common Name: Swiss stone pine

Zone: 4 to 7

Habit: Needled evergreen

Family: Pinaceae

Range: Central Europe

Height: 30 to 40 feet

Spread: 15 to 20 feet

Bloom Color: Non-flowering

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

PINUS FLEXILIS - Limber Pine

Common Name: Limber pine

Zone: 4 to 7

Habit: Needled evergreen

Family: Pinaceae

Range: Rocky Mountains

Height: 40 to 60 feet

Spread: 25 to 40 feet

Bloom Color: Non-flowering

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

PINUS STROBUS - Eastern White Pine

Common Name: Eastern white pine

Zone: 3 to 8

Habit: Needled evergreen

Family: Pinaceae

Range: Southeastern Canada, eastern United States

Height: 50 to 80 feet

Spread: 20 to 40 feet

Bloom Color: Non-flowering

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

PINUS STROBUS 'NANA' - Dwarf Eastern White Pine

Common Name: Eastern white pine

Zone: 3 to 8

Habit: Needled evergreen

Family: Pinaceae

Range: None

Height: 2 to 7 feet

Spread: 3 to 10 feet

Bloom Color: Non-flowering

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

PLATANUS ACERIFOLIA - London Planetree

Common Name: London planetree

Zone: 4 to 8

Habit: Tree

Family: Platanaceae

Range: None

Height: 75 to 100 feet

Spread: 60 to 75 feet

Bloom Color: Yellow (male) and red (female)

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: High

QUERCUS COCCINEA - Scarlet Oak

Common Name: Scarlet oak

Zone: 4 to 9

Habit: Tree

Family: Fagaceae

Range: Eastern United States, southern Canada

Height: 50 to 70 feet

Spread: 40 to 50 feet

Bloom Color: Yellowish-green

Sun: Full sun

Water: Dry to medium moisture

Maintenance: Low

QUERCUS PALUSTRIS

Common Name: Pin oak

Zone: 4 to 8

Habit: Tree

Family: Fagaceae

Range: Eastern North America

Height: 50 to 70 feet

Spread: 40 to 60 feet

Bloom Color: Yellowish-green

Sun: Full sun

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Medium