{"id":7112,"date":"2016-10-27T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=7112"},"modified":"2016-10-18T11:37:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T15:37:23","slug":"conifers-for-small-garden-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2016\/10\/27\/conifers-for-small-garden-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Conifers for Small Garden Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dwarf Blue Colorado spruce with other conifers<\/p><\/div>\n

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Abies koreana ‘Silberlocke’ at Atlanta Botanical Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n

Some properties can not accommodate the enormous size of tall evergreen trees. In the world of conifers, a\u00a0select number of genetically dwarf species and varieties are better fits for small spaces. Most evergreens are sun lovers and require a well-drained soil. Mulching around trees and shrubs also benefits to conserve soil moisture and keep\u00a0roots cool.<\/p>\n

Here is a collection\u00a0of conifers that you should try in your landscape\/garden. Mr. Duane Ridnour at Beaver Creek Nursery in Knoxville, TN and Michael Balogh, owner of Mountain Meadows Nursery in Weaverville, NC, assisted in developing this list. Any list\u00a0is never complete and additional numbers of excellent\u00a0dwarf conifers could\u00a0be added.<\/p>\n

‘Silberlocke’ Korean fir<\/strong> (Abies koreana<\/em>) -best grafted on Abies firma<\/em> rootstock in clay soils<\/p>\n

Shrub selections of Deodar cedar<\/strong> (Cedrus deodara<\/em>) \u00a0-two selections: ‘Feelin’ Blue’ – spreading evergreen with bluish-green needles; ‘Divinely Blue’ \u00a0-dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Zones 6 (with protection) – 9)<\/p>\n

Shrub selections of Japanese cedar <\/strong>(Cryptomeria japonica<\/em>) – ‘Gyokuri’ – <\/strong>18 feet high intermediate form\u00a0or ‘Elegans Nana’ <\/strong>(compact shrub form).<\/p>\n

‘Sester’s Blue’ Colorado spruce<\/strong> (Picea pungens<\/em>\u00a0var. glauca)\u00a0is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form; retains its silvery blue needle foliage color\u00a0through the winter (zones 3-7).<\/p>\n

Shrub selections of Bosnian pine<\/strong> (Pinus leucodermis<\/em>), formerly P. heldreichi,<\/em>\u00a0comprises a number of excellent dwarf\u00a0selections\u00a0(USDA hardiness zones 4-8); thrives\u00a0at home in\u00a0dry limestone soils. Dwarf selections include\u00a0‘Compact Gem’, ‘Irish Bell’, and ‘Schmidtii’.<\/p>\n

‘Bergman’\u00a0Japanese White Pine<\/strong> (Pinus parviflora<\/em> ‘Bergman’) is a\u00a0compact upright shrub or small tree with\u00a0slightly twisted blue-green needles.<\/p>\n

‘Thunderhead’ Japanese black\u00a0pine<\/strong> (Pinus thunbergii\u00a0‘Thunderhead’<\/em>) \u00a0is an 8-10 feet high shrub with superior disease and insect resistance.<\/p>\n

‘DeGroot Spire’ Eastern Arborvitae<\/strong> (Thuja occidentalis<\/em>\u00a0‘DeGroot Spire’) grows about one-third the size of popular cultivar\u00a0Emerald\u00ae.<\/p>\n

‘Roger’s Aurea’ Western arborvitae<\/strong> (Thuja plicata<\/em> ‘Rogers Aurea’) grows 4 to 6 feet tall and wide with bright golden foliage (zones 5-9).<\/p>\n

‘Van den Akker’ Alaskan cedar<\/strong> (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis<\/em>\u00a0‘Van den Akker’) \u00a0is a narrow vertical form that grows\u00a0less than half the height of the species.<\/p>\n

Most conifers listed here are available for regional nurseries specializing in dwarf conifers. Many large west coast U.S. nurseries ship to independent garden centers across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some properties can not accommodate the enormous size of tall evergreen trees. In the world of conifers, a\u00a0select number of genetically dwarf species and varieties are better fits for small spaces. Most evergreens are sun lovers and require a well-drained soil. Mulching around trees and shrubs also benefits to conserve soil moisture and keep\u00a0roots cool. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,809,868,144,674,806,617,604,853,551,952,843,729,777,1210,630,831,7,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7112"}],"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=7112"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9197,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7112\/revisions\/9197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}