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February 27, 2011
Technito Arborvitae, Thuja occidentalis ‘Bail John’ PP 15,850 is a Johnson's Nursery introduction plant. Technito® Arborvitae is ideal for screening or as a windbreak.
February 6, 2011
Star Power™ Juniper is a Johnson's Nursery conifer with fast-growing and urban approved qualities. Star Power™ has blue-green, star-like prickly foliage and dense branching that holds it shapes well.
December 4, 2010
Oldfield Common Juniper is a Wisconsin native, low-growing evergreen typically used in restoration or slope stabilization plantings.
October 6, 2010
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides Description & Overview Dawn Redwood is a deciduous, coniferous tree that has an upright, pyramidal form slowly reaching heights of up to 100 feet. New foliage emerges light green in spring and turns into an appealing red-bronze color in fall. This conifer is deciduous, meaning it […]
August 5, 2010
Tamarack (Larix laricina) is a large Wisconsin native deciduous conifer. Unlike most evergreens, Tamarack loses it needles each winter. Great for wet sites.
April 27, 2010
Trautman Juniper (or Trautman Chinese Juniper) is a compact-sized, coarse-textured evergreen with berry-like cones. Trautman Juniper matures to 12' tall and makes an excellent privacy screen.
March 5, 2010
Native to Wisconsin, Canadian Hemlock is an elegant tree with delicate, small cones that resemble lanterns. Tolerant of heavy shade, Canadian Hemlock is a perfect evergreen for those darker areas of the landscape.
March 3, 2010
Eastern White Pine is a Wisconsin native evergreen, with long, soft needles. Preferring full sun, Eastern White Pine grows very large and has tremendous wildlife value to native species.
February 16, 2010
Northern White Cedar is a Wisconsin native conifer with a tall and slender form and flattened yellowish-green scale-like leaves. Furrowed bark is reddish-brown to gray. Northern White Cedar is a good choice for screening in moist to low-growing areas.
February 14, 2010
Everlow Yew is a slow-growing, low-maintenance, low-spreading landscape conifer hardy to the Midwest with beautiful dark green foliage. A versatile option, Everlow Yew can be planted in full sun or full shade!
February 14, 2010
Hicks Yew Taxus x media ‘Hicksii’ Description & Overview Hicks yew has a very narrow vertical form and works well for hedges, topiary forms, or any place where a columnar evergreen would be desired due to space requirements. Like all yews, it grows well in sun or shade. Very long […]
February 11, 2010
Eastern Red Cedar is a Wisconsin native conifer with a dense columnar to pyramidal shape and fragrant grayish-green to bluish-green foliage. Excellent for roadside plantings as they handle heat, dryness, and road salt. The female Eastern Red Cedar produces small silvery-blue berries that songbirds and wildlife covet, particularly Cedar Waxwings.
February 3, 2010
Pusch Dwarf Norway Spruce is a small, slow-growing evergreen that works as a creative accent addition to rock, Zen, and contemporary gardens.
February 2, 2010
White Fir is an outstanding handsome, large evergreen with distinctive soft, blue-green needles.
January 31, 2010
White Spruce is a classic Wisconsin native evergreen, noted for its adaptability and hardiness to extreme temperatures. Beneficial for local wildlife, White Spruce is a great addition to any landscape.
January 31, 2010
Norway Spruce is one of the most recognizable spruces in Wisconsin with its distinctive cones and dark green color. Available in many different cultivars, finding a Norway Spruce to fit the landscape is easy!
January 14, 2010
Emerald Spreader® Yew Taxus cuspidata ‘Monloo’ Description & Overview Emerald Spreader® Yew is a low-maintenance Japanese yew that is noted for its short, wide, emerald green needles that are very bright in color. The low spreading stature and extreme density of this plant makes it useful for small areas where […]
September 27, 2000
Coming soon! We’re currently writing the plant profile for Taylor Juniper. Please check back later.
April 26, 2000
An intermediate-sized spruce, somewhere between an Alberta Spruce and a Black Hills Spruce, Midway White Spruce is dense and sturdy, and significantly more burn resistant than other spruce. Useful in smaller residential landscapes where a full-size spruce would be too large, Midway White Spruce has great urban tolerance and spider mite resistance. A naturally dense habit that doesn't require shearing.
April 26, 2000
Native to Wisconsin, American Dark Green Arborvitae is a dense, columnar to broad pyramidal evergreen, with soft-textured foliage. Requiring little maintenance, American Dark Green Arborvitae look wonderful as a foundation planting, privacy screen, or as an accent or specimen.
February 17, 2000
Creeping Juniper is a Wisconsin native evergreen, sprawling in form and adaptable to a range of conditions. Green to blue-green scale-like needles are tinged with a unique purple tone in winter. Creeping Juniper is an excellent groundcover or when used along rock walls and slopes for erosion control.
February 16, 2000
Canadian Yew is a sprawling Wisconsin native evergreen with flat, narrow, dark green needles. At home in part shade areas, they prefer moist conditions and are solid options for stabilizing soils along streams, ponds, bogs, or as a groundcover.
February 15, 2000
Red Pine is a Wisconsin native conifer with a conical shape and oval to rounded crown. Named for its reddish cinnamon-colored bark, Red Pine has yellow-green to dark green soft yet brittle needles. Cones mature to a dark chestnut brown in the second year of growth. Red Pine provides nesting sites for eagles and other birds, as well as seeds for sustenance.
February 15, 2000
Jack Pine is a Wisconsin native conifer noted for its short, stiff, olive green needles and curved cones. Somewhat shrubby and flat-topped in appearance, Jack Pine is a medium-grower getting as large as 50 feet tall. Very cold tolerant, Jack Pine are nesting sites for the endangered Kirtland Warbler.
February 8, 2000
Kings Gold Falsecypress has unique arching threadlike stems that grow into a graceful mound of golden foliage. Bringing rich color, Kings Gold Falsecypress is excellent as a foundation plant, accent, or as a stand-alone specimen. Its gold color persists through summer when other varieties turn greenish.
February 8, 2000
Golden Mop Falsecypress is a low-growing delightful evergreen with bright, golden, thread-like foliage. Soft and fluffy, Golden Mop Falsecypress looks magnificent combined with taller perennials or as a border to soften edges.
February 8, 2000
Threadleaf Falsecypress has long, finely textured green foliage on pendulous branches. Globular in shape and bringing a softness to the garden, Threadleaf Falsecypress is an excellent specimen tree or a backdrop for other rough-textured perennials.
February 8, 2000
Thoweil Hinoki Cypress is a uniquely playful conifer with deep green foliage that seems to undulate. Slower growing, Thoweil Hinoki Cypress is perfect for spaces needing a smaller vertical accent.
February 8, 2000
Dwarf Gracilis Hinoki Cypress is a popular small-sized conifer that maxes out around 6' tall. With beautiful dense and rich green foliage, Dwarf Gracilis Hinoki Cypress is wonderful as a specimen or nestled amongst other perennials.
February 8, 2000
Jade Waves Fernspray Falsecypress is a unique smaller-sized conifer with a handsome pyramidal form featuring curved branches holding sprays of soft green foliage. An elegant accent providing vertical height in the landscape, Jade Waves Fernspray Falsecypress is lovely on its own or as a screen.
February 8, 2000
Weeping Falsecypress is a stately tree with sweeping branches and pendulous branchlets that create a graceful curtain of deep green foliage. An elegant specimen tree with a distinctive form, Weeping Falsecypress is impressive in any landscape.
January 4, 2000
Black Spruce is a native to Wisconsin evergreen with a conical and narrow shape, short needles, and small, egg-shaped cones. Twigs, leaves, and seeds provide food for wildlife. Cones are produced at approximately 15 years of age and ripen in September.
January 3, 2000
Balsam Fir is a tall-growing coniferous tree native to Wisconsin. Widely known as a Christmas tree with fragrant, long-lasting needles, this gorgeous fir makes a wonderful specimen tree with cones that sit upright on its branches. Balsam Fir is a commanding focal point in any landscape.