Category Archives for Conifers
Conifer Trees: Thujopsis
THUJOPSIS Thujopsis dolobrata Medium Tree. After ten years: 2-3m. Ultimate Height: 10-20m. The genus Thujopsis is closely related to Thuja with T. dolobrata being the only species represented although it has produced a few cultivars. It makes a small to … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Thuja
THUJA This genus although being only a small one has produced many fine garden plants. In many ways they are similar to the Chamaecyparis, forming shrubs or trees of mainly conical habit and reproducing freely from seed. The tendency for … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Taxus or Yew Trees
TAXUS The “Yews” have been much maligned in the British Isles as garden plants in recent years, bringing to most peoples minds visions of old country gardens and churchyards! They are in fact among the most useful of garden conifers, … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Taxodium
TAXODIUM This genus is closely related to Metasequoia but originates from South Eastern United States and Mexico and not China. It is a small genus of deciduous trees with erect or spreading branches. The foliage is frond-like giving the trees … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Sequoiadendron giganteum
SEQUOIADENDRON This genus again is only represented by one species S. giganteum, more commonly known in England as the “ Wellingtonia”. This also originates from California and is famous for its tremendous size and stature. It differs from Sequoia in … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Sequoia
SEQUOIA There is only one species represented in this genus which is well known as the “Californian Redwood”. This species S. sempervirens cannot in any way be considered a garden cultivar on account of its ultimate size, but no book … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Sciadopitys
SCIADOPITYS Sciadopitys verticillata Medium Tree. After ten years: 1-1.5m. Ultimate Height: 10-20m. This unique and attractive tree is the only species in the genus. It is known as the “Japanese Umbrella Pine” and although not a Pine, its apparent similarity … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Pseudotsuga
PSEUDOTSUGA This is a small genus consisting of only five species. They are rather similar to the genus Abies, but have generally much smaller buds, similar in shape to the Common Beech and the cones are pendulous rather than erect. … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Podocarpus
PODOCARPUS This is a large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, but coming as they do from the warm temperate and tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, very few species are hardy even in the mildest parts of Great Britain. … Continue reading
Conifer Trees: Pinus
PINUS The “Pines” form a large genus containing a great many species and cultivars some of which are of excellent garden value. Most of the larger growing species are conical or rounded in shape when young, becoming irregular and flat-topped … Continue reading