The 18 Best Conifer Trees for Year-Round Beautiful Landscaping
网页2024年3月20日 · When you think of conifers, a Christmas tree probably comes to mind. Yet these cone-bearing plants come in various shapes, sizes, and colors. Use our guide to the best choices to provide year-round beauty and structure to your landscape. Choose from spruce, fir, pine, and other conifer tree types.
Pinus contorta (Shore Pine) - Gardenia
网页Pinus contorta (Shore Pine) is a medium to large, conical or domed, intricately branched, evergreen conifer. In coastal plantings, it is often sculpted by the wind and quite picturesque. Stiff and often twisted, the yellow-green to dark green needles, 2-3 in. long (5-7 cm), are borne in pairs and persist 3 to 8 years on the tree.
Pinus contorta - Wikipedia
网页Pinus contorta, with the common names lodgepole pine and shore pine, and also known as twisted pine, [3] and contorta pine, [3] is a common tree in western North America. It is common near the ocean shore and in dry montane forests to the subalpine, but is rare in lowland rain forests.
Chief Joseph Lodgepole Pine | Conifer Kingdom
网页Chief Joseph’s colorful foliage stands out against a backdrop of dark green companion trees and shrubs planted behind it, such as yews, hollies, boxwoods, azaleas, rhododendrons, mountain laurels, arborvitae, junipers, and cypress.
Pinus strobus ‘Contorta’ (Eastern White Pine) - Gardenia
网页Pinus strobus ‘Contorta’ (Eastern White Pine) is an upright, evergreen conifer of loose-pyramidal habit with a twisted trunk and gracefully twisted branches, branchlets, and fluffy, light green needles. Grows up to 15-40 ft. tall (4-16 m) and 10-30 ft. wide (3-9m). Performs best in full sun in preferably neutral to acidic, medium moisture ...
Shore Pine - Pinus contorta 'Contorta' - PNW Plants
网页Shore Pine (also called Beach Pine) is a Northwest native conifer that grows along the Pacific ocean from Alaska south into northern California. It is widely utilized in the landscape for its tough stature and adaptability.
Pinus contorta - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
网页The distinctive feature of this evergreen is its needles which are short and grow in groups of two alternately along the stem. The woody cones are egg-shaped and tend to point back toward the stem. The stems are cinnamon or orangish-brown colored. The trunk of the tree is twisted or contorted in shape.
Pinus contorta (lodgepole pine) description - conifers.org
网页2023年2月26日 · Description. Tree: Shrub or tree to 50 m tall and 90 cm dbh, straight to contorted, with crown varying according to genetic race; lower branches often descending, the upper spreading or ascending. Bark: Brown to gray- or red-brown, platy to furrowed, variable in thickness both between and within populations.
Pinus strobus 'Torulosa' | Pinus strobus 'Contorta' | Contorted …
网页Pinus strobus 'Torulosa' is an evergreen conifer tree with blue and green foliage. Attracts birds. Grows well with sun and even moisture water. Does well in clay, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.
Pinus contorta contorta, Shore Pine - Woodbrook Native Plant …
网页Common from sea level to timberline, this medium sized pine tree is useful both in sandy areas subjected to salt spray or in ornamental gardens. It is a good choice for erosion control on seaside slopes. It frequently grows in contorted shapes.