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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 alba 'Barabit's Star' (Barabit's Star European Silver Fir)
Abies alba 'Pendula' (Weeping European Silver Fir)
Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader' (Golden Spreader Nordmann Fir)

Cedrus

Cedrus deodara 'Gold Cascade' (Gold Cascade Deodar Cedar)
Cedrus deodara 'Silver Mist' (Silver Mist Deodar Cedar)

Chamaecyparis

Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Lutea' (Nana Lutea Hinoki Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Snowflake' (Snowflake Hinoki Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Templehof' (Templehof Hinoki Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Torulosa' (Torulosa Hinoki Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis thyoides 'Red Star' (Red Star White Cedar)

Cryptomeria

Cryptomeria japonica 'Black Dragon' (Black Dragon Japanese Cedar)

Cupressus

Cupressus lusitanica 'Blue Swirl' (Blue Swirl Mexican Cypress)
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma Goldcrest' (Wilma Goldcrest Cypress)

Metasequoia

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Miss Grace' (Miss Grace Dawn Redwood)

Pinus

Pinus aristata 'Bashful #75' (Bashful #75 Bristlecone Pine)
Pinus densiflora 'Golden Ghost' (Golden Ghost Japanese Red Pine)
Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' (Tanyosho Pine)
Pinus nigra 'Moseri' (Moseri Austrian Pine)
Pinus strobus 'Pendula' (Weeping (Eastern) White Pine)
Pinus thunbergii 'Ogon' (Golden Japanese Black Pine)

Sciadopitys

Sciadopitys verticillata 'Gruene Kugel' (Gruene Kugel Japanese Umbrella Pine)

Taxodium

Taxodium distichum 'Peve Minaret' (Peve Minaret Baldcypress )

Contact Info

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

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