{"id":10273,"date":"2017-12-21T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10273"},"modified":"2017-12-20T20:48:07","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T01:48:07","slug":"five-evergreens-for-small-garden-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2017\/12\/21\/five-evergreens-for-small-garden-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Evergreens For Small Garden Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thuja occid ‘DeGroot Spire’<\/p><\/div>\n

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‘Green Arrow’ Alaskan cedar<\/p><\/div>\n

The following five evergreen shrubs are smaller versions of the larger growing species. They make a better fit in smaller urban gardens.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Gyokuryu Japanese cedar<\/strong> (Cryptomeria japonica<\/em>\u00a0\u2018Gyokuryu\u2019) is a fast-growing, broadly conical selection with coarse bluish-green evergreen foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green through most of the winter in zone 6 and points south. Neither the flowers nor the fruit are\u00a0of little significance. The peeling reddish bark is an added plus.\u00a0After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 12 feet (4 m) tall and 8 feet (2.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 12 to 15 inches<\/p>\n

De Groot Spire arborvitae<\/strong>\u00a0 (Thuja occidentalis<\/em> ‘DeGroot Spire’) – is the smaller version of Emerald arborvitae\u2122. <\/strong>It\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0<\/strong>a dwarf, slow-growing cultivar with an upright, pyramidal habit and twisted, scale-like, medium green foliage. De Groot Spire can reach 15-20 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide in 15-20 years.<\/p>\n

Dawn redwood<\/strong> (Metasequoia glyptostroboides<\/em>)\u00a0 -two selections:<\/p>\n

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  • ‘Northlight’ (‘Schirrmann’s Nordlicht’) is a dwarf shrub form of dawn redwood. It\u00a0forms a rounded crown of closely spaced stems. Foliage is variegated with irregular cream-white markings.<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0‘Little Giant’ | Little Giant Dwarf Dawn Redwood- small erect tree to 15 feet, a mini of its lovely parent, with light chocolate brown bark and feather-light deciduous needles, can grow up to 10 inches annually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Alaskan cedar<\/strong> (Chamaecyparus nootkatensis<\/em>) – two cultivars to choose:<\/p>\n

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    • ‘Van den Akker\u00b4is a Northwest native that is an extremely narrow upright.\u00a0 It may reach\u00a0 over 20 feet tall while remaining only about 1 – 1\/2 feet wide.\u00a0 It has strongly pendulous (weeping) branches are covered with scale-like blue green foliage.<\/li>\n
    • ‘Green Arrow’ exhibits an extremely narrow growth habit.\u00a0Lateral branches hang close\u00a0to the trunk. This vertical evergreen is\u00a0perfect for small gardens or tight spaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Bald cypress<\/strong> ‘Peevee Minuret’ (Taxodium distichum<\/em>)\u00a0is an exceptional dwarf\u00a0selection of our large native bald cypress.\u00a0Branching of this pyramidal tree form is upright like its larger kin. Feathery, dark green, deciduous foliage (needles) turn a rust color in fall before falling. Papery, chestnut-red bark is\u00a0an added winter feature. Peevee Minuret grows\u00a05-6\u00a0feet tall\u00a0in 10 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The following five evergreen shrubs are smaller versions of the larger growing species. They make a better fit in smaller urban gardens. Gyokuryu Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica\u00a0\u2018Gyokuryu\u2019) is a fast-growing, broadly conical selection with coarse bluish-green evergreen foliage. The needles are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green through most of the winter in zone 6 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,357,809,728,834,868,299,440,605,710,144,1049,851,1333,778,674,806,800,604,774,853,742,551,627,1457,843,1060,951,601,729,1321,777,630,646,7,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10273"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10403,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10273\/revisions\/10403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}