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Pine
12 kinds in My Garden
Bosnian PineFull sun · 28–40 ft. tall
Lacebark PineFull sun · 30–50 ft. tall
Limber PineFull sun – part shade · 30–60 ft. tall
Shortleaf PineFull sun · 80–100 ft. tall
Southwestern White PineFull sun · 40–60 ft. tall
Varieties to ask about
SatellitRowe ArboretumVanderwolf’s PyramidBlue Shag
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Spruce
5 kinds in My Garden
Black Hills SpruceFull sun · About 30 ft. tall
Norway SpruceFull sun · 40–60 ft. tall
Serbian SpruceFull sun – part shade · 50–60 ft. tall
Colorado Blue SpruceFull sun – part shade · 30–60 ft. tall
Oriental SpruceFull sun · 50–60 ft. tall
Varieties to ask about
Dwarf Alberta SpruceJean’s DillyPendulaCupressina
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Chamaecyparis (False Cypress)
4 kinds in My Garden
False Cypress Golden MopFull sun – part shade · 50–70 ft. tall
Hinoki CypressFull sun – part shade · 50–75 ft. (dwarf cultivars 3–6 ft.) tall
Atlantic White CedarFull sun – part shade · 60–80 ft. (compact cultivars much smaller) tall
Nootka CypressFull sun – part shade · 20–120 ft. tall
Varieties to ask about
BoulevardFiliferaGolden MopPendula
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Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
- Part shade – shade
- Moderate during establishment water
- 40–70 ft. tall × 25–35 ft. wide
- Blooms Not showy (small cones)
- Zones 3–7
Kansas City: Part shade – shade, 40–70 ft tall; blooms Not showy (small cones).
- Feeding: Light. Spring: late March–April, before new growth starts.
- Watering: Water thoroughly during establishment, then adjust to soil moisture, weather, and species-specific needs.

Holly
6 kinds in My Garden
Possumhaw HollyFull sun – part shade · 7–15 ft. tall
Winterberry HollyFull sun – part shade · 6–10 ft. tall
American HollyFull sun – part shade · 15–30 ft. tall
Blue HollyFull sun – part shade · 3–8.5 ft. tall
Inkberry HollyFull sun – part shade · 4–8 ft. tall
Varieties to ask about
AfterglowBerry HeavyBerry NiceBright Horizon
See all 6 in My Garden ›Photo credits
- Pine: ubovich / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (source)
- Lacebark Pine: Alain Bigou / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr (source)
- Limber Pine: doug / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (source)
- Shortleaf Pine: Aaron Liston / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (source)
- Southwestern White Pine: socogonzalez / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
- Spruce: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Herman et al., North Dakota Tree Handbook / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (source)
- Norway Spruce: Ivar Leidus / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee (source)
- Serbian Spruce: Rasbak / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
- Colorado Blue Spruce: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (source)
- Oriental Spruce: Karduelis / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (source)
- Chamaecyparis (False Cypress): David J. Stang / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
- Hinoki Cypress: David J. Stang / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
- Atlantic White Cedar: mark935 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (source)
- Nootka Cypress: John B. from Highland Park, NJ, United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (source)
- Hemlock: Hladac / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
- Holly: Wikimedia Commons contributor, Public domain (source)
- Winterberry Holly: Photo (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5 (source)
- American Holly: Ryan Hodnett / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
- Blue Holly: Neelix at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (source)
- Inkberry Holly: Famartin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)