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Cedar, "Baby Bear"

Thuja occidentalis 'Skinner's'

Baby Bear is a dwarf upright cedar with rich green foliage. It keeps a uniform shape and does not need pruning.

Mature Width:

2 - 3'

Mature Height:

5 - 6'

Plant Care:

•Prefers a moist, well-drained location with shelter from the afternoon sun in winter

Cedar, "Brandon"

It has a beautiful upright form, and makes an attractive year-round hedge, or a focal point in a shrub bed.

Mature Width:

3 - 4'

Mature Height:

12 - 18'

Plant Care:

Prefers a moist, well-drained location with shelter from the afternoon sun in winter

Hedge spacing is 2' - 2.5'

Cedar, "Skybound"

Thuja occidentalis 'Skybound'

This cedar is almost identical to the Brandon cedar except that it is more winter hardy and has less chance of getting winter burn. It has a beautiful upright form, and makes an attractive year-round hedge, or a focal point in a shrub bed.

Mature Width:

3 - 4'

Mature Height:

12 - 18'

Plant Care:

•Prefers a moist, well-drained location with shelter from the afternoon sun in winter

•Hedge spacing is 2' - 2.5'

Cedar, "Wareana/Siberian"

Thuja occidentalis 'Wareana'

A teardrop-shaped cedar with coarsely textured foliage. One of the hardiest cedars for the prairies. Growth rate of 6-8” per year.

Mature Width:

6 - 8'

Mature Height:

8 - 10'

Plant Care:

•Prefers a moist, well-drained location with shade from the winter afternoon sun

Juniper, "Medora"

Juniperus scopulorum 'Medora'

This juniper is the hardiest of all the upright varieties. Maintains a dense, narrow, pyramidal form with excellent light blue colour that holds throughout the winter.

Mature Width:

6 - 8'

Mature Height:

10 - 12'

Plant Care:

•Needs a minimum of 8 hours of sunshine to retain thickness and retain bright colour

•Needs a dry area with good top soil to grow in

Pine Scots

Pinus sylvestris

A very common pine used in shelterbelts and forestry. An open-branched tree with bark turning picturesque orange as it gets older.

Mature Width:

10 - 20'

Mature Height:

50 - 60'

Plant Care:

•Needs a sunny, well-drained location

Pine Scots "Shan Oaks"

Hardiest selection of Scots pine. Beautiful green colour retention over winter. More upright, uniform shape.

Mature Width:

15'

Mature Height:

40'

Pine Swiss Stone

Pinus cembra

Swiss Stone is a very hardy, compact, upright evergreen. Grows fairly slowly. It produces pine nuts that are edible.

Mature Width:

8 - 10'

Mature Height:

25 - 30'

Plant Care:

•Prefers a well-drained, sunny location, and can tolerate drought once it is established

Spruce, "Baby Blue"

Picea pungens 'Baby Blue'

"Baby Blue" is a very blue, thickly branched selection of Colorado blue spruce.

Mature Width:

15 - 20'

Mature Height:

30 - 35'

Plant Care:

•Needs a well-drained location with even moisture; for the first few years we recommend shielding the south and west sides (or all around) with burlap attached to stakes (burlap should not touch the needles)

Spruce, "Black Hills"

Picea glauca 'Densata'

Black Hills spruce is a variety of white spruce with dark green colour. The tree holds a dense branching pattern with short needles and maintains its tight branching pattern into old age. Has a better resistance to winter burn than blue spruce. It's lifespan is about 80 years in good growing conditions, and grows at a rate of 12"-18" per year.

Mature Width:

20 - 30'

Mature Height:

40 - 50'

Plant Care:

•Grows best in well-drained soils