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  • Latin Names
  • Common Names
  • Woody Plants of Oregon
  • Woody Plant Search
    • Woody Broadleaf Search
    • Conifer Search
  • Additional Information
    • Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
    • Scientific Plant Names
    • Glossary of technical terms
    • USDA Hardiness Zone Maps of the United States
    • Sunset's Climate Zones
    • References
    • Oregon Master Gardener Training: Identifying Woody Plants

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Conifer Plant Search

Chamaecyparis

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford Cedar )
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' (Nana Lutea Hinoki Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera' (Threadleaf Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea' (Golden Threadleaf Falsecypress)

Cupressus

Cupressus lusitanica 'Blue Swirl' (Blue Swirl Mexican Cypress)

Juniperus

Juniperus 'Grey Owl' (Grey Owl Juniper)
Juniperus chinensis 'Maney' (Maney Juniper)
Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' (Hollywood Juniper)
Juniperus horizontalis (Creeping Juniper)
Juniperus monosperma (Oneseed Juniper)
Juniperus osteosperma (Utah Juniper)
Juniperus sabina 'Tamariscifolia' (Tam Juniper )
Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain Juniper)
Juniperus scopulorum 'Snow Flurries' (Snow Flurries Rocky Mountain Juniper )

Widdringtonia

Widdringtonia nodiflora (Berg Cypress )

Contact Info

Patrick Breen,
CPN (Certified Plant Nerd)
Patrick.Breen@oregonstate.edu
 

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