Dwarf Conifer – A Journey into the Miniature
By Bernie Dinter
Dwarf conifers allow the creation of gardens that fit your actual space. Gardens are shrinking as modern residences are built on smaller lots. Many species that we know as large trees are available in dwarf forms with their hardiness, interesting colours, textures and range of shapes. All the major conifer genera will be reviewed to show what is available to create a beautiful, small-scale garden.
True Fir
Abies balsamea ‘Nana’
Abies concolor
True Cedar
Cedrus deodora ‘Feeling Blue”
Cedar of Lebanon
Cedrus libani ‘Hedge Hog’
Cedrus libani ‘Sargentii’
Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca Pendula’
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Fastigiata’
Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Hedgehog’
Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’
Yellow Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Green Arrow’
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula
Port Orford Cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Ellwoodiii’
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Stewartii’
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Minima Aurea’
Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens ‘Tiny Tower’
Arizona Cypress
Cupressus arizonica ‘Raywoods Weeping’
Monterey Cypress – Lemon Cypress
Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Wilma’
Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Wilma Goldcrest
Larch
Larix kaempferi ‘Diana’
Larix decidua ‘Pendula’
Norway Spruce
Pices abies ‘Pendula’
Picea abies ‘Little Gem’
Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’
Picea abies ‘Ohlendorffii’
Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca ‘Conica’
Picea glauca ‘Jean’s Dilly’
Picea glauca ‘Elf’
Picea glauca ‘Rainbow’s End’
Colorado Spruce
Picea pungens ‘Procumbens’
Picea pungens ‘Globosa’
Picea pungens ‘Sesters Dwarf’
Picea pungens ‘Pendula’
Bald or Pond Cypress
Taxodium distichum ‘Peve Minaret’
Yew
Taxus X H. M. Eddie
Taxus cuspidata ‘Dwarf Bright Gold’
Taxus cuspidata ‘Nana Aurescens’
Taxus baccata ‘Repandens’
Taxus baccata ‘Goldener Zwerg’
Cedar or Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’
Thuja occidentalis ‘Danica’
Thuja orientalis ‘Aurea Nana’
Thuja occidentalis ‘Degroot’s Spire’
Thuja occidentalis ‘Jantar’
Thuja plicata ‘Whipcord’
Thuja orientalis ‘Franky Boy’
Blue Star Creeper
Isotoma fluviatilis
Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Gracilis’
Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Nana Lutea
Threadbranch Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Gold Mops’
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Filifera’
Sawara Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Boulevard’
Chamaecyparis pisifera ‘Golden Pin Cushion’
Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides ‘Heatherbun
Japanese Cedar
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Cristata’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Globosa Nana’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Tansu’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Little Champion’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Spiralis’
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Black Dragon’
Maidenhair Tree
Ginko biloba ‘Mariken’
Juniper Upright
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Skyrocket’
Juniperus scopulorum ‘Wichita Blue’
Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Mother Lode’
Juniper Spreading
Juniperus x media ‘Old Gold’
Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wiltonii’
Juniperus sabina ‘Calgary Carpet’
Pine Small Trees
Pinus sylvestris ‘Fastigiata’
Pinus sylvestris ‘Waterii’
Pinus cembra glauca
Pinus parviflora
Dwarf Pine
Pinus mugo ‘Pumilio’
Pinus mugo ‘Slowmound’
Pinus sylvestris ‘Trollguld’
Pinus sylvestris ‘Beacon Hill’
Pine Unusual Varieties
Pinus contorta ‘Chief Joseph’
Pinus contorta ‘Taylor’s Sunset’
Pinus mugo grafted onto pine branches
Plum or Yew Pine
Podocarpus laurencei ‘Blue Gem’
Podocarpus laurencei ‘Red Tip’
Japanese Umbrella Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata ‘Mitsch Select’
Sciadopitys verticillata ‘Joe Koze
Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Tsuga mertensiana
Tsuga canadensis ‘Pendula’
Tsuga canadensis ‘Coles Prostrate’
Tsuga canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’
Tsuga diversifolia ‘Minikin’