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Evergreen
Trees
Evergreen
trees have many uses in the landscape
garden. Evergreen trees can be effectively
used to create visual screens and buffers
from noise, wind and light. They can also
be used as espalier against open tall
walls on homes and other structures. Some
varieties, such as the southern Magnolias
produce attractive flowers. The evergreen
trees listed below have been selected
for their hardiness in Zone
8..
Name:
Arborvitae
'Green Giant'
Botanical:
Arborvitae
Height
x Width:
30'+
H x 6'+ W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Low once established
Features:
Very
fast growing evergreen best
used as a screen. Tolerates
moisture well and no diseases.
An excellent alternative for
Leyland Cypress.
Companions:
Combines
nicely with Cryyptomeria, Nellie
Stephens Holly, Carolina Sapphire
Cypress, Magnolias, Weeping
Yaupon and other screen plants.
Name:
Deodora
Cedar
Botanical:
Cedrus deodora
Height
x Width:
50' H x 30' W
- Space 20' part for screen
Exposure:
Full Sun
Foliage
Color:
Grey-Blue turning to Dark
Blue-green with age
Growth
Rate:
Very fast
Water:
Drought tolerant
Features:
Considered
the most refined cedar of all.
Graceful weeping habit with
outstanding blue-gray foliage.
Pyramidal form to 50' height.
Excellent for screening, on
the corners of three story homes
or buildings, or as a specimen.
Companions:
Combine
with Cryyptomeria, Leyland Cypress,
D.D. Blanchard magnolia, Pines,
Cedars, Carolina Sapphire Cypress,
and tall Hollies for screenings.
Name:
Cryptomeria
'Yoshino'
Botanical:
Cryptomeria japonica
Height
x Width:
30-40' H x 12-15'
W - Space 10-12' for screen
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Foliage
Color:
Rich, bright green turns to
orange in Winter
Growth
Rate:
Very fast!
Water:
Drought tolerant
Features:
Brilliant,
rich green foliage turns to
orange in Winter on this fast
grwoing upright pyramidal evergreen.
Excellent for screening, as
a corner plant on two story
homes or bulidings, or as a
specimen.
Companions:
Deodora
Cedar, Magnolias, Leyland Cypress,
tall growing Hollies, Carolina
Sapphire Cypress, Cedars, and
Pines for screenings.
Name:
Carolina
Sapphire Cypress
Botanical:
Height
x Width:
20-30' H x 12-15'
W - Space 8-12' for screen
Exposure:
Full Sun
Foliage:
Silver-grey
Growth
Rate:
Very fast!
Water:
Drought tolerant
Features:
Outstanding
silver foliage on this upright
pyramidal shape evergreen excellent
for screening, as a corner plant
on two story homes or buildings,
or as a specimen in the perennial
garden.
Companions:
Combine
with Magnolias, tall growing
Hollies, Leyland Cypress, Cedars,
Cryptomeria, Pines, and Wax
Myrtles.
Name:
Leyland
Cypress
Botanical:
Cupressocyparis
Height
x Width:
30'
H x 8-10' W - Space 10'
Exposure:
Full Sun
Water:
Damp or dry soils
Features:
Fast
growing evergreen tree mostly
used for tall screens. Dark
green foliage with an upright,
pyramindal form.
Companions:
Combine
in screen planting with, Carolina
Sapphire Cypress, Cryptomeria
Yoshino, Tall Hollies, Magnolias,
Deodora Cedar, Green Giant Arborvitae,
and others.
NOTE:
Do
not space Leyland too closely.
Overcrowding may cause health
problems later on due to lack
of air circulation. When planting
for screen it is best to stagger
as shown in the picture. Space
at least 10'.
Name:
Tall
Hollies
Botanical:
Ilex
Height
x Width:
12-25' H x 6-12'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Part Shade
Berry
Color:
Most produce a winter crop
of bright red berries
Growth
Rate:
Moderate to fast
Water:
Drought tolerant
Features:
Upright pyramidal
forms on these tall growing
Hollies such as 'Nelli Stephens'
and 'Fosteri' to name a couple.
Most produce a crop of red berries
in Fall and Winter. Useful for
screening, on the corners of
two story homes or buildings,
or as a specimen shrub or tree..
Companions:
Combine
with Deodora Cedar, Carolina
Sapphire Cypress, Magnolias,
Leyland Cypress, Pines, Wax
Myrtles, and Cryptomeria for
screenings.
Name:
Magnolia
'D.D. Blanchard'
Botanical:
Magnolia grandiflora -
Hybrid
Height
x Width:
60' H x 30' W
- Space 15-20' for screen
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White - Fragrant
Bloom
Time:
Summer
Water:
Dry or Damp
Features:
Magnolias are
a legen in the South. Large,
fragrant, creamy white flowers
are produced in Summer against
the dark green, evergreen, glossy
foliage. Leaves have a attractive,
copper-orange underside. Useful
as a screen or specimen.
Companions:
Comine
with Deodora Cedar, Caroliana
Sapphire Cypress, Cryptomeria
Yoshino, Leyland, Cypress, and
Hollies in screen plantings.
Name:
Magnolia
'Little Gem'
Botanical:
Magnolia grandiflora -
Height
x Width:
23' H x 10-12'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White - Fragrant
Bloom
Time:
July to November
Water:
Dry to Damp
Features:
A dwarf Magnolia
excellent for use as a screen,
specimen, or as espalier against
a wall. The highly fragrant
white flowers of 6" in
diameter are produced from June
thru November. Begins blooming
at 2' height!
Companions:
Abelias,
Hollies, Junipers, Spireas,
Ornamental Grasses, Indian Hawthorne,
Lantanas, and many nmore. Combine
in screens with Carolina Sapphire
Cypress, Leyland Cypress, Wax
Myrtle, Crytpomeria Yoshino,
Weeping Yaupon, Pyramidal Hollies,
Hetzi Column Juniper, Hollywood
Juniper, and others.
Name:
Wax
Myrtle
Botanical:
Myrica cerifica
Height
x Width:
10-15' H x 8-10'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
None
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Drought tolerant
Features:
Fast growing
native shrub or small tree is
excellent for screening, as
a corner plant, or tree-form
specimen. Foliage is pleasantly
aromatic. Fits in great around
pools, garden ponds, or other
bodies of water.
Companions:
Hollies,
Junipers, Abelias, Spireas,
Ruby Loropetalum, Gardenias,
Indian Hawthorne, and many other
shrubs. Underplant with Ivy,
Cotoneaster, Liriope, or other
low growing plants.
Name:
Weeping
Yaupon
Botanical:
Ilex vomitoria
Height
x Width:
10-20' H x 6-8'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun
Berries:
Red berries in winter
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Dry or damp
Features:
The weeping
habit of this yaupon adds plenty
of personality to to the landscape.
Let it weep to the ground or
limb it up as a tree form. Excellent
corner plant, screen, or tree-form
specimen. Lots of red berries
in winter!
Companions:
Carissa
Holly, Indian Hawthorne, Miss
Huff Lantana, Junipers, Barberries,
Loropetalums, Ornamental Grasses,
and many more.