Other Conifers
Araucaria
Monkey Puzzle Tree
Araucaria araucana
Zone: 7
60′ x 30′
Full sun
Forms a large conical tree with unique, dark green, triangle shaped foliage like ropes along the branch. Sharp to touch.
Pseudotsuga
Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Zone: 4
90′ x 20′
Full sun
A fast growing Pacific Northwest native that forms a tall pyramid. The most prominent conifer in Oregon
Sciadopitys
Japanese Umbrella Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata
Zone: 5
50′ x 20′
Full sun
Slow growing to a nice compact pyramidal habit with lush dark green whorled needles that resemble an opened umbrella.
Winter Green Japanese Umbrella Pine
Sciadopitys verticillata ‘Winter Green’
Zone: 5
40′ x 15′
Full sun
Slow growing to pyramidal habit with soft foliage that whorl at the tips. Keeps good color throughout the year.
Sequoia
Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Zone: 3
150′ x 50′
Full sun
Fast growing giant that forms a nice conical habit with fresh green foliage and spongy red bark.
Aptos Blue Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens ‘Aptos Blue’
Zone: 3
100′ x 35′
Full sun
A slightly dwarfed variety compared to the species that has blue green foliage.
Sequiadendron
Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Zone: 6
200′ x 40′
Full sun
Forms a large tree with dense foliage and a handsome conical habit. Specimens from this species are the largest living things in the world.
Weeping Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum ‘Pendula’
Zone: 3
35′ x 5′
Full sun
Forms a narrow, tightly pendulous, conifer that twists and bends irregularly.
Tsuga
Canadian Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Zone: 3
40′ x 20′
Full sun to shade
Forms a slender, upright conifer with yellow-green new growth that matures to a grey-green.
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Zone: 6
90′ x 25′
Full sun to shade
A Pacific Northwest native with a narrow conical form and pendulous horizontal branching pattern.
Mountain Hemlock
Tsuga martensiana
Zone: 3
30′ x 8′
Full sun to shade
Slow growing, tall, narrow conifer with a graceful habit and a well defined leader.