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Broadleaf Evergreen Trees |
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We have a much large seletion of conifers at the Nursery below is a list of ones we can ship.
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Conifers & Broadleaf
Evergreen Trees
Abies grandisGrand Fir...... 1gal $10.00ea
Native. Ht. 50-80m. Z4. Evergreen. Beautiful full fir with glossy deep green, long needles in two rows along branches and white lines on undersides. Sun to shade. Will reach 15-20m in thirty years. Larger sizes available at the nursery.
Araucaria araucana Monkey Puzzle Tree...... 2gal $35.00ea
Ht.20-30m. Z7. An interesting tree from Chile with dark green, shiny, hard pointed scale-like leaves. The stiff branches are held horizontally in distinct whorls. Plant in humus rich soil in sun to part shade. Reportedly monkeys sit beneath this tree, whiling away the days, puzzling how to ascend this intriguing tree with its spiny scale like leaves. An attractive tree to plant for its lovely silhouette or to see how many monkeys reside in you neighbourhood. This has been upgraded to an endangered species so we can no longer ship to the U.S.A.
Arbutus menzeisii............................................... 2gal $20.00ea.
Native. Ht. Zone7. The unmistakable evergreen tree that grows throughout the Gulf Islands.
Cornus capitata Bentham's Cornel.................. 2gal $25.00ea
Ht. 5-16m. Z7. Evergreen. A nice horizontally branching Dogwood which has leathery, bronze-green leaves with greyish green undersides. Large white bracts surround clusters of tiny white flowers that then are followed by red, strawberry shaped fruit. Tends to be a large multi-stemmed bush or small tree.
Cryptomeria Tanzan................................................. $10.00ea
Ht.25cm. Z5. A nice slow growing dwarf, dense, dark green Cryptomeria with a hint of red in the fall.
Eucryphia x intermedia................................... 1gal $10.00ea
Ht.8-10m. Z7-8. A small evergreen or near evergreen tree with fragrant white flowers in summer.
Juniperus communis ..................................... 2gal $20.00ea
Native. Ht. 30-40cm. Z2. Evergreen. Open spreading selection. Good conifer for a rock garden.
Picea mariana Black Spruce.................................. $10.00ea
Native. Ht.20m. Z2. A medium sized, dark blue-green narrow conifer with red-brown exfoliating bark. Needles are blue-green in colour. These are the dominant trees of the bogs of Northern Canada.
Pinus contorta contorta Shore Pine................... 1gal $10.00ea
Native. Ht.25m. Z6. A small to medium pine that grows straight in average soil and is stunted and twisted in highly acid conditions like bogs or in poor soil.
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine........................... $18.00ea
N.A.Native. Ht.50m. Z3. A broadly conical evergreen tree with blue-green needles in bundles of five on horizontal branches.
Pseudotsuga menziesiiDouglas‑fir ................... 1gal $10.00ea
Native. Ht. 25-90m. Z4. Evergreen. Large, fast growing pyramidal tree. Densely set blue-green needles radiate out in all directions from branches. Reddish brown cones to 10cm in length. Sun to light shade in well drained soils.
Quercus wislizenii Interior Live Oak............... 2gal $20.00ea
Native. Ht. 10-25m. Z8-9. Evergreen. Wide spreading tree with dark glossy green leaves with spiny edges that look very much like holly leaves. Good specimen for sun to light shade in well drained soil.
Trachycarpus fortunei Fan Palm..................... 1gal $15.00ea
....................................................................... 2gal $29.00ea
Ht. 20m. Z7-8. The palm tree of choice on Salt Spring Island. Slow growing to 20m. We offer small 1 gallon plants grown from seed collected on Salt Spring Island from Banana Joe's trees.
Thuja plicataWestern Red Cedar................... 1gal $10.00ea
Native. Ht. 20-60m. Z4. Evergreen. Large, fast growing broadly pyramidal tree with large, drooping and spreading branches. Makes a good specimen or can be sheared into an excellent formal or informal hedge. Sun to shade in humus-rich soil.
Tsuga mertensiana Mountain Hemlock..............2gal $20.00ea
Native. Ht.10-40m. Z2. Evergreen. Blue-green foliage with a silvery cast. Needles grow all around stems to give a soft, tufty appearance. Slow growing in the garden reaching 2-3m in twenty years. Good in sun to shade in humus-rich soil.
Tsuga heterophylla Western Hemlock .............. 2gal $20.00
Native. Ht.20-60M Z5. A great specimen or screening tree for shade to part shade.
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