Low = under 15 feet, Medium = 15 feet to 25 feet, Tall = over 25 feet
Medium Winter Trees
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Acer palmatum 'Sango Kaku' 5 20' X 15' Vase shape. Yellow fall leaves.
Coral Bark Japanese Maple Med. Sun-Shade Coral colored bark
Ilex aquifolium 6 15' X 6' Evergreen. Shiny, spiny leaves. Red
English Holly Med. Sun-Shade berries on female plants.
Low All Year Trees
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Cedrus atlantica 'Pendula' 6 10' X 4' Evergreen. Can be staked as column
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar Low Sun or waterfall. Blue needles.
Cedrus deodara 'Pendula' 7 10' X 4' Evergreen. Can be staked as column
Weeping Deodar Cedar Low Sun or waterfall. Green needles.
Cedrus libani 'Sargentii' 6 10' X 4' Evergreen. Slow growing. Can be
Weeping Cedar Of Lebanon Low Sun staked as column or waterfall.
Chamaecyparis p.'Cyano-Viridis' 4 8' X 4' Evergreen. Blue-green foliage. Slow
Cyano-viridis False Cypr. Med. Sun-Part growing and dense.
Palm, Chamaerops humilis 8 15' X 15' Evergreen. Slow growing. Hardiest
Mediterranean Fan Palm Med. Sun of palms.
Picea abies 'Pendula' 3 8' x 4' Evergreen. Weeping branches. Stake
Weeping Norway Spruce Low Sun to desired height.
Pinus densiflora 'Pendula' 5 8' X 4' Evergreen. Weeping branches. Light
Weeping Japanese Pine Low Sun green needles. Stake for height.
Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera 5 10' X 8' Evergreen. Flattened top. Vase-
Tanyosho Pine Low Sun shaped bottom.
Robinia ambigua 'Twisty Baby' 4 8' X 5' Deciduous. Contorted twigs and
Twisty Baby Black Locust Low Sun leaves.
Ulmus glabra 'Camperdown' 5 10' X 10' Weeping branches that reach to
Camperdown Elm Med. Sun the ground.
Medium All Year Trees
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Abies lasiocarpa 5 25' X 15' Native evergreen. Slow growing.
Alpine Fir Med. Sun-Part Likes cool, moist soil.
Acer capillipes 6 25' X 20' Red young branches turn brown with
Snake Bark Maple Med. Sun-Part white stripes. Red fall leaves.
Acer griseum 4 25' X 15' Reddish brown bark peels like
Paperbark Maple Med. Sun-Part paper. Brilliant red in fall.
Cupressus glabra 6 20' X 10' Narrow evergreens. Blue-green
Arizona Cypress Low Sun-Part foliage.
Cupressus sempervirens 'Glauca' 7 25' X 4' Columnar evergreen. Blue-green
Blue Italian Cypress Low Sun foliage.
Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei 8 20' X 10' Evergreen. 3 foot leaves on toothed
Windmill Palm Med. Sun stalk.
Pinus aristata 5 20' X 15' Evergreen. Slow growing. Irregular
Bristlecone Pine Low Sun shape. White dots on leaves.
Pinus contorta 5 25' X 25' Native rounded evergreen.
Shore Pine Low Sun Drought tolerant.
Sequoiadendron giga. 'Pendulum' 6 15' X 3' Evergreen. Narrow column of weeping
Weeping Sequoia Low Sun branches. Stake to desired height
Thuja occidentalis 3 25' X 6' Evergreen. Narrow tree good for
Pyramidal Arborvitae Any Sun hedges and screen.
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald' 3 20' X 4' Evergreen. Dense. Holds bright
Emerald Arborvitae Any Sun-Part green color through the winter.
Umbelluaria californica 7 15' X 15' Evergreen. Slow growing. Clusters
Oregon Myrtle Low Sun-Part of tiny yellow flowers in spring.
Tall All Year Trees
Scientific name USDA Zone Height X Width Description
Common name Water Exposure
Abies fraseri 4 50' X 20' Pyramidal evergreen. Short, dark
Fraser Fir Med. Sun-Part green needles.
Abies grandis 5 100' X 25'Native pyramidal evergreen. Likes
Grand Fir Med. Sun-Part cool, moist soil.
Abies procera 5 90' X 20' Native pyramidal evergreen. Short
Noble Fir Med. Sun-Part stiff branches. Likes cool, moist
Araucaria araucana 7 50' X 25' Evergreen. Ropelike branches with
Monkey Puzzle Tree Med. Sun closely set, sharp leaves.
Betula jacquemonti 5 40' X 20' White bark. Yellow fall leaves.
Himalayan Birch Med. Sun Upright branches.
Betula pendula 2 30' X 20' White bark. Yellow fall leaves.
European White Birch Med. Sun-Part Drooping branch tips.
Calocedrus decurrens 5 75' X 20' Pyramidal evergreen. Fragrant twigs
Incense Cedar Low Sun-Part are used for garland.
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca' 6 40' X 20' Evergreen. Open pyramidal shape.
Blue Atlas Cedar Low Sun Blue needles.
Cedrus deodara 'Aurea' 7 60' X 25' Evergreen. Open pyramidal shape.
Golden Deodar Cedar Low Sun Golden needles.
Cedrus deodora 7 60' X 25' Pyramidal blue-green evergreen.
Deodar Cedar Low Sun-Part Drooping branches.
Cedrus libani 6 40' X 20' Evergreen. Slow growing. Bright
Cedar Of Lebanon Low Sun green needles.
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 5 40' X 20' Native evergreen. Pyramidal shape
Port Orford Cedar Med. Sun-Part with drooping branches.
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 5 40' X 15' Evergreen. Pyramidal shape. Droop-
Alaska Cedar Med. Sun-Part ing branches.
Cupressoc. leyl. 'Castlewellan' 5 40' X 10' Dense pyramidal evergreen. Fast
Golden Leyland Cypress Med. Sun growing. Golden color.
Cupressocyparis leylandii 5 40' X 10' Dense pyramidal evergreen. Fast
Leyland Cypress Med. Sun growing. Green or blue foilage.
Eucalyptus species 8 50' X 25' Attractive leaves in different
Eucalyptus Low Sun-Part shapes and colors.
Palm, Washingtonia robusta 9 60' X 15' Evergreen. 3' fan leaves on toothed
Mexican Fan Palm Low Sun stalk.
Picea abies 2 80' X 30' Pyramidal evergreen. Fast growing.
Norway Spruce Low Sun
Picea pungens 'Glauca' 3 80' X 15' Pyramidal evergreen. Blue color
Colorado Blue Spruce Low Sun varies.
Pinus contorta murrayana 4 60' X 25' Native Evergreen. Slow growing.
Murrayana Pine Low Sun Narrow in groves, wide alone.
Pinus heldrichii 'Leucodermis' 4 40' X 20' Evergreen. Slow growing. Long, dark
Bosnian Pine Low Sun green needles.
Pinus nigra 4 30' X 20' Evergreen. Dense pyramidal crown.
Austrian Pine Low Sun Black bark.
Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' 5 30' X 20' Evergreen. Bluish green needles
Blue Japanese White Pine Low Sun with white spots.
Pinus ponderosa 6 50' X 25' Evergreen. Long needles. Black and
Ponderosa Pine Low Sun orange bark.
Pinus strobus 3 60' X 25' Pyramidal evergreen. Soft, bluish
Eastern White Pine Low Sun needles.
Pinus sylvestris 3 30' X 20' Evergreen. Irregular shape. Orange
Scotch Pine Low Sun bark.
Pinus thunbergii 4 70' X 30' Evergreen. Irregular shape. Long,
Japanese Black Pine Low Sun dark green needles. Black bark.
Pseudotsuga menziesii 5 100' X 20'Native pyramidal evergreen. Fast
Douglas Fir Low Sun growing.
Salix alba 'Tristis' 3 50' X 30' Weeping branches. Yellow twigs.
Golden Weeping Willow High Sun
Sciadopitys verticillata 5 30' X 20' Evergreen. Long flattened needles.
Umbrella Pine Med. Sun-Part Slow growing.
Sequoia sempervirens 7 100' X 20'Evergreen. Reddish bark. Fast
Coast Redwood Med. Sun-Shade growing.
Sequoiadendron giganteum 6 100' X 20'Narrow evergreen. Fast growing.
Giant Sequoia Low Sun Massive trunk.
Thuja plicata 9 80' X 20' Native evergreen. Narrow with
Western Red Cedar Any Sun-Shade drooping branches.
Thuja plicata 'Aurea' 4 50' X 15' Evergreen. Branch tips are golden
Golden Western Red Cedar Any Sun-Part green.
Tsuga canadensis 4 60' X 20' Pyramidal evergreen. Likes moist
Canadian Hemlock Med. Sun-Shade soil.
Tsuga heterophylla 6 60' X 20' Narrow, pyramidal evergreen.
Western Hemlock Med. Sun White band on bottom of needles.
Tsuga mertensiana 4 30' X 15' Evergreen. Slow growing. Thrives on
Mountain Hemlock Med. Sun-Part cool, moist slope.
