Fir
Concolor (white fir)--Beautiful tree with short thick bluish green needles. Deer
resistant and likes dry areas. Can be seen growing native in the mountains of Colorado.
Will grow to 50 ft tall and 20-25 ft wide. Picture
Pine
Austrian--Excellent pine that does very well in dry areas. At maturity will grow
up to 40 ft tall and 30 ft wide. Not recommended if deer are your neighbors. Picture
Bosnian--Good pine that has a somewhat upright growing pattern. Will grow up to 15
ft tall and 10 ft wide, does well in full sun. Excellent green color. Not deer resistant.
Bristlecone--Beautiful native tree that is deer resistant. At maturity will grow
to 40 ft tall and 25-30 ft wide. Needles are soft and green with a silvery-white
specks. Slow growing. Picture.
Limber Vanderwolf Pyramidal--Soft long bluish needles with a dense pyramidal form.
It will grow to 25 ft tall and 15 ft wide. Is considered deer resistant and will
grow to 6,000 ft elevation. Picture
Mugho, Mops--Low growing mugho that will grow up to 2 ft tall and 2 ft wide. Has
dark green needles. Likes dry areas and needs no pruning. Picture
Mugho, Slowmound--Similar to the Mops, but will grow to 3 ft tall and 3 ft wide.
Very slow grower. Picture
Mugho, Tannenbaum--Can grow to 9 ft in height and 6 ft wide. Has a compact pyramidal
shape and can take full sun exposure. Picture
Pinyon--Wonderful native tree that is deer resistant. Grows to 20-25 ft tall and
15-20 ft wide. Slow growing pine that likes dry areas. Picture
Ponderosa--At maturity will grow to 60 ft tall and 35 ft wide. Needles are a light
green to yellowish color and are on open spreading branches. Bark tends to be red
to dark brown as tree matures. Picture
Scotch--Nice evergreen tree that will grow to 20 ft wide and 40 ft tall. Bark will
turn orangish to add color to any landscape. Picture.
Spruce
Alberta Dwarf--Slow growing conical shaped evergreen. At maturity it will be 6 ft
tall and 3-4 ft wide, however, this will only grow up to 1-2 inches per year. Must
be grown in a well protected area on the north or east side. Picture
Alberta Dwarf Rainbow's End--Similar to Alberta variety except in the Summer a second
set of needles come and they are a nice yellow for a fantastic two tone tree. Picture
Baby Blue Eyes--Dwarf upright spruce that will grow to 15 ft tall and wide. Colors
in blue vary on the tree but will handle a full sun environment and has a naturally
conical shape. Will grow to 8,000 ft elevation. Picture
Blue Totem (fastigiata)--Upright columnar spruce that will grow to 12 ft tall and
6-8 ft wide. New growth is an intense blue, fading to a darker blue as the growth
matures.
Colorado Blue or Green--Spectacular spruce that does very well in Colorado. Can tolerate
more moisture than most pine trees. At maturity will grow up to 60 ft tall and 25
ft wide. Comes in many shades of blue and green. Deer resistant. Picture
Cuppressina-This great columnar spruce has softer green needles. Ideal for tight
locations will grow to roughly 6-8’ wide and 20-25’ tall.. Picture
Globosa--Grows to 3 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Tends to have a flat top and silver-blue
needles and no central leader. Picture
Montgomery--Grows to 5 ft tall and 5 ft wide, and has a central leader unlike the
Globosa variety. Has beautiful silver-blue needles. Picture
St. Mary's Broom--Great small blue colored spruce that will grow to 2 ft tall and
2 ft wide. Picture
Weeping Norway--Slow growing upright spruce with a weeping form as it grows. Can
handle full sun at higher elevations 7500’ and up. Grows to roughly 10’ tall and
6-8’ wide. Picture
Arborvitae
Emerald Green (Smargold)--Softer than a juniper with fan like branching with gold
green needles. This variety will grow to 15 ft tall and 4 ft wide very slowly. Needs
to be protected from winter sun and is not deer resistant. Picture
Hetzi Midget--Dwarf rounded variety that will grow to 3 ft tall by 3 ft wide. Needs
to be protected from winter sun and is not deer resistant. Picture
Spreading Junipers
Blue Chip--Blue foliage with an arching habit that turns purple in the winter. Grows
to 12" tall and 6 ft wide. Picture
Blue Star--Blue foliage, softer than a normal juniper, slightly mounded and a slow
creeper. Likes north or east exposure. Picture
Buffalo--Low spreading form with green foliage throughout the year. Will grow up
to 18" tall and 8 ft wide. Picture
Calgary Carpet (Sierra Spreader)--Similar to the Buffalo but will stay a little smaller
in width only getting to 6 ft wide. Picture
Old Gold– Excellent for color year round with outside foliage being a bright yellow
with a green interior of the juniper. Can grow to 4 ft tall and 6 ft wide. Gold
Coast is slightly smaller by 20%. Picture
Sea Green--Larger juniper that will get up to 6 ft tall and 8 ft wide. Nice green
with arching branches. Picture
Wiltoni (Blue Rug)--Low growing silver blue foliage that turns purple in the winter.
Grow to 6" tall and 8 ft wide. Picture
Upright Junipers
Blue Point--Pyramidal blue upright juniper that will grow to 10 tall and 8 ft wide.
Picture.
Cologreen--Broad conical shape as it matures with light greenish-gray color. Grows
to 18 ft tall and 8 ft wide. Picture
Medora--Wonderful variety that has gray-green foliage with a columnar shape maturing
in size to 10 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Picture
Spartan- (or Spearmint) -Standard upright juniper that will have a conical shape
and a nice green foliage. Grows to 15 ft tall and 5 ft wide. Picture
Topiary--Call for shapes and availability varies by season, typical would be Spiral,
Pom-Pom or 2 tier.
Yew
Emerald Spreader--Compact form with soft dark green needles that can produce bright
red fruit (not edible). will grow to 3 ft tall and 8 ft wide. Must be planted in
a well protected location with very little winter or summer sun.. Picture
Hicks--Upright variety that will get to 8 ft tall and 4 ft wide. Must be planted
in a well protected location with very little winter or summer sun. Picture.
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