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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

Thuja

Thuja plicata 'Grune Kugel' (Grune Kugel Cedar )
Thuja plicata 'Stoneham Gold' (Stoneham Gold Cedar )
Thuja plicata 'Zebrina' (Zebrina Cedar )

Thujopsis

Thujopsis dolabrata 'Nana' (Dwarf Elkhorn Cedar)

Tsuga

Tsuga canadensis 'Betty Rose' (Betty Rose Canadian Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis 'Cole's Prostrate' (Cole's Prostrate Canadian Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis 'Gentsch White' (Gentsch White Canadian Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis 'Horsford' (Horsford Canadian Hemlock)
Tsuga canadensis 'Little Joe' (Little Joe Canadian Hemlock)
Tsuga heterophylla 'Thorsen's Weeping' (Thorsen's Weeping Western Hemlock)
Tsuga mertensiana 'Elizabeth' (Elizabeth Mountain Hemlock)

Contact Info

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

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