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Articles tagged Evergreens

  • Intermediate Sized Evergreens (6-20 feet)

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: shrubs, Intermediate-Sized Evergreens, Evergreens, tree selection
    Growing 6-20 feet tall, they retain foliage year-round, and soften structural edges around foundations, under windows, at corners, or against walls. Like mid-sized shrubs, they create structure and depth in mixed plantings, and provide backdrop for...

  • Low Growing Evergreens (generally less than 6 feet)

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: shrubs, Low Growing Evergreens, Evergreens, tree selection
    Generally growing less than 6 feet, these shrubs screen unwanted objects and views all year, can be used to stabilize slopes or embankments, and add color to winter landscapes. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from mounded to upright to...

  • Large Evergreen Trees (over 20 feet)

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Evergreens
    These trees can reach heights of 80 feet, and most hold their needles year-round, providing seasonal color in winter. Many are dense, offering a screen or privacy, and windbreak. Besides green, evergreens can be silver-blue, blue-green, and...

  • Seasonal Needle Drop

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: Evergreens, Needle Drop, seasonal needle drop
    DESCRIPTION: Every year, evergreens experience a seasonal needle drop that is a normal part of the plant's cycle.  Needles of conifers have varying life spans and do not remain attached indefinitely to the tree. Many evergreen needles, as they...

  • Pruning Evergreens

    | Category: Tree & Plant Care | Tags: Horticultural Care, Evergreens, Pruning
    Evergreen refers to a group of plants that retain their foliage during winter. Most evergreens have a strong central branch leader, which requires little pruning except to control plant height, increase the density of branching, or to shear into...

  • Low-Growing Evergreen Shrubs

    | Category: Tree & Plant Selection | Tags: Evergreens, shrubs
    The fine-textured foliage and formal silhouette of Buxus 'Glencoe', Chicagoland Green™ boxwood, offers an important year-round structural element to any landscape Generally grow less than 4 feet tall Include cone-bearing plants with...