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  • About
  • 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

Abies

Abies koreana 'Kohout's Icebeaker' (Kohout's Icebreaker Korean Fir)
Abies pinsapo 'Horstmann' (Horstmann Spanish Fir)

Cedrus

Cedrus atlantica 'Sahara Ice' (Sahara Ice Atlantic Cedar)
Cedrus deodara 'Feelin' Blue' (Feelin' Blue Deodar Cedar)

Chamaecyparis

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (Bloom Moon Sawara Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Curly Tops' (Curly Tops Falsecypress )

Cupressus

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

Juniperus

Juniperus chinensis 'Maney' (Maney Juniper)
Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' (Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper)
Juniperus scopulorum Blue Creeper™ (Blue Creeper Rocky Mountain Juniper )

Picea

Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' (Globosa Colorado Blue Spruce )
Picea pungens 'Glauca Prostrata' (Prostrate Colorado Blue Spruce)
Picea pungens 'Montgomery' (Montgomery Blue Spruce)
Picea pungens 'The Blues' (The Blues Colorado Blue Spruce )

Pinus

Pinus sylvestris 'Glauca Nana' (Glauca Nana Scots Pine)

Podocarpus

Podocarpus alpinus 'Blue Gem' (Blue Gem Podocarpus )

Contact Info

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

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