April 24, 2010 at 11:37 am (Plants to remember to try)
Tags: clay soil, Needle evergreen, shade tolerant, Shrub
A tough, easy-to-grow narrow evergreen. Seems like you can stick it just about anywhere in the garden. Except, of course, within striking distance of a black walnut tree. Research indicates that all Taxus spp. are highly susceptible to juglone. Oh well, so much for that idea!
July 19, 2009 at 6:50 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Needle evergreen, tree
Identifying characteristics:
1. Tall conical evergreen tree with horizontal branches with pendulous branchlets
2. needles are stiff and pointed, 0.5″ to 1″ long; surround branch; leave petiole on stem when pulled off resulting in rough branchlets
3. long narrow cones
July 19, 2009 at 6:30 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: alternate, Needle evergreen, scale-like, Shrub
Identifying characteristics:
1. Small dark green scale-like leaves, densely packed in flat fan-like sprays
2. Conical shape large shrub/small tree
3. small brown to tan cones 0.33″ to 0.5″ longwith thin, overlapping scales, held pointing up
July 19, 2009 at 3:42 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: awl-shape needles, Needle evergreen, scale-like, Shrub
Identifying characteristics:
1. Both awl-shaped (juvenile) and scale-like (mature) needles on same plant
2. Spreading habit
3. Bright yellow new growth (in full sun)
July 13, 2009 at 12:57 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Needle evergreen, Opposite, scale-like, tree
Identifying characteristics:
July 13, 2009 at 12:47 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Needle evergreen, Opposite, scale-like, sub-opposite, tree
Identifying characteristics:
1. Graceful, slightly pendulous branch habit
2. Fast growth and high tolerance of cultural variability
3. Opposite to sub-opposite scale-like needles
July 13, 2009 at 12:32 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: awl-shape needles, Exfoliating bark, Needle evergreen, tree
Identifying characteristics:
July 8, 2009 at 10:49 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Exfoliating bark, lustrous leaves, Needle evergreen, Shrub
Identifying characteristics:
1. pointed leaf apex
2. Scaly reddish bark
3. Double-ranked evergreen needles
July 4, 2009 at 2:43 pm (A Plant-a-Day(ish))
Tags: Distinctive fruit, Exfoliating bark, Fragrance ID, Needle evergreen, tree
Distinguishing characteristics:
1. waxy (bloomy) sky blue fruit
2. scale-like leaves
3. reddish peeling bark
4. fragrant leaves (like cedar)
