Photo: Paul Barney
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Photo: courtesy of Steven E. Clemants,
NCTA
Canadian Hemlock: This evergreen is a good choice for screening once outside and is a haven for deer and songbirds.
Loblolly Pine: This fast growing pine usually delivers a straight trunk with needles that turn light green to brown during winter.
Spruce Pine: Also called cedar or Walter pine, the Spruce Pine does well near water with foliage that resembles the White pine.
Shortleaf Pine: This pine grows best in deep, well drained soils composed of sandy or silty loam.
Arizona Cypress: This cypress has plenty of smaller needles and its color ranges from pale green to gray green.
Balsam Fir: Northeast classic, the Balsam Fir’s has dark green needles, needles that stay put, and is very fragrant.
Colorado Blue Spruce: Blue spruces reach heights of 65 to 115 feet outdoors, but the narrow, pyramidal shape makes it a Christmas tree favorite.
Fraser Fir: A Fraser’s needles are typically ¾ of an inch long with a shiny dark green top and silvery bottom.
Douglasfir: Needle color are either dark green or blue green and emit a sweet scent when crushed.
Scots Pine: Also called Scotch, this pine had a dark green color and stiff branches that won’t buckle under heavy lighting and ornamentation
White Pine: One of the most popular Christmas trees, and with soft needles could be safer around small children.
Virginia Pine: The classic pine scent of the Virginia makes it a popular choice inside the house, and they respond well to trimming making them a good choice for landscape.
Concolor Fir: Sometimes called a White fir, the Concolor has needles that are usually ½ to 1 ½ inches long with a pointed or notched tip.
Noble Fir: Reaching over 200 feet high in the wild, the smooth barked fir has bluish-green needles that appear silver.
White Spruce: The bluish green needles tend to cluster on the upper half of the branches and likes moist, loamy soils found near streams and shorelines.
