Conifers

Abies concolor / Colorado White Fir

A stunning large tree with smooth grey bark.Leaves are an attractive blue-green and the large cones are pale green when young.

Abies koreana / Korean Fir

A slow growing tree with a very neat habit. The cone on this tree are violet-purple and are produced on farely young specimens.

Calocedrus decurrens / Incense Cedar

A very popular tree for specimen planting and maybe the most spectacular of all blue conifers. Leaves are silvery-blue and can grow very large so it will need a lot of space.

Cedrus atlantica Glauca / Blue Cedar

Cedrus atlantica Glauca / Blue Cedar
Cedrus atlantica Glauca / Blue Cedar

A very popular tree for specimen planting and maybe the most spectacular of all blue conifers. Leaves are silvery-blue and can grow very large so it will need a lot of space.

Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata'

Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Fastigiata'

An unusual shrub best described as a large leaved Yew. They similar to Yews in that they grow well in the shade and thrive on chalky soils.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwoods Gold'

A very tidy compact conifer with sprays of foliage tipped with a yellow tinge giving the whole plant a warm glow.

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans' / Japanese Cedar

A conifer with an upright habit and very soft foliage which in the winter turns a reddish-brown to make it stand out from most other evergreens.

Cupressocyparis leylandii

A very large and noble tree with a dense columner habit. As a hedging planted it is hated and admired for the same reasons. Still one of the most popular hedging plants

Cupressus sempervirens 'Piramidalis' / Italian Pencil Cypress

Cupressus sempervirens
Cupressus sempervirens 'Piramidalis' / Italian Pencil Cypress

A tall narrow conifer with a very strict ascending habit and dark green foliage. No mediterranean garden would be without a few of these trees bringing structure to the landscape.

Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree

Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree
Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree

A magnificent tree easily recognised for its unusual fan-shaped ,undivided leaves which turn beautiful clear yellow in the autumn. A brilliant tree for either a single specimen or as an avenue tree.

Juniperus virginiana 'Grey Owl'

A medium sized, vigorous plant with widely spreading branches of soft silvery-grey foliage. Good ground cover.

Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip'

A creeping shrub which in time will grow into a carpet of bright foliage throughout the year making excelent ground cover.

Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket'

Juniperus virginiana
Juniperus virginiana 'Skyrocket'

A wonderfully architechtural tree with a narrow columnar habit and blue-grey foliage. Maximum height is about 15ft which makes it suitable for smaller gardens.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides / Dawn Redwood

A very strong growing deciduous tree with cinnamon-brown bark. Linear leaves which are bright larch green in summer becoming tawny pink in autumn. The tree eventually growing to 30metres in height.

Picea pungens 'Koster'

A pyramidal conifer with a conical crown with beautiful long foliage silvery-blue in colour all year round but especialy in spring. Will cope well in drought conditions.

Pinus austriaca nigra / Austrian Black Pine

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