Plants of the Pinaceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Abies

 
 

Genus: Cedrus

 
 

Genus: Larix

 
 

Genus: Picea

  • Picea abies

    Norway Spruce
    A fast growing, tall evergreen tree with an interesting habit and long cones.
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    • Picea abies // Norway Spruce, Common Spruce ("straight species")
    • Picea abies 'Clanbrassiliana' // Lord Clanbrassil's Norway Spruce, Clanbrassiliana Norway Spruce
    • Picea abies 'Cupressina' // Columnar Norway Spruce, Cypress Norway Spruce, Cupressina Norway Spruce
    • Picea abies 'Nidiformis' // Bird's Nest Spruce, Nest Norway Spruce
    • Picea abies 'Pendula' // Weeping Norway Spruce
    • Picea abies 'Pumila' // Dwarf Norway Spruce
    • Picea abies 'Pumila Nigra' // Dwarf Dark Norway Spruce, Dwarf Black Norway Spruce

  • Picea alcoquiana

    Alcock's Spruce
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    • Picea alcoquiana 'Howell's Dwarf' // Howell's Dwarf Alcock's Spruce, Howell's Dwarf Tigertail Spruce

  • Picea chihuahuana

    Chihuahua Spruce
    An endangered species of tall, evergreen tree with great heat tolerance and silvery-blue needles.
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    • Picea chihuahuana // Chihuahua Spruce, Cahuite, Mexican Spruce ("straight species")

  • Picea glauca

    White Spruce
    An excellent, tough, hardy, long-lived, adaptable evergreen tree with gray-green needles.
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    • Picea glauca // White Spruce, Canadian Spruce ("straight species")
    • Picea glauca 'Pendula' // Weeping White Spruce
    • Picea glauca f. conica // Dwarf Alberta Spruce, Dwarf White Spruce

  • Picea omorika

    Serbian Spruce
    One of the best, most attractive and most adaptable spruces, with bicolor foliage and red male flowers.
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    • Picea omorika 'Nana' // Dwarf Serbian Spruce, Nana Serbian Spruce
    • Picea omorika 'Pendula' // Weeping Serbian Spruce
    • Picea omorika 'Pendula Bruns' // Bruns Weeping Serbian Spruce

  • Picea orientalis

    Oriental Spruce
    An excellent, tall, narrow conifer tree that holds its dark green foliage color better than most spruces through the winter.
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    • Picea orientalis // Oriental Spruce, Caucasian Spruce ("straight species")
    • Picea orientalis 'Gowdy' // Gowdy Oriental Spruce
    • Picea orientalis 'Skylands' // Skylands Oriental Spruce

  • Picea pungens

    Colorado Spruce
    A tough, hardy, adaptable, green to bluish needled evergreen tree, more drought-tolerant than other spruces.
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    • Picea pungens 'Fastigiata' // Columnar Colorado Blue Spruce
    • Picea pungens 'Globosa' // Globe Dwarf Colorado Blue Spruce
    • Picea pungens 'Golden Feathers' // Golden Feathers Colorado Spruce
    • Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' // Hoopsii Colorado Blue Spruce
    • Picea pungens 'Lou's Blue' // Lou's Blue Colorado Spruce
    • Picea pungens 'Pendula' // Weeping Colorado Blue Spruce

 
 

Genus: Pinus

  • Pinus aristata

    Bristlecone Pine, Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine, Hickory Pine
    A unique, shrubby evergreen tree for use in small spaces or bonsai.
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    • Pinus aristata // Bristlecone Pine, Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine, Hickory Pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus ayacahuite

    Mexican White Pine, Ayacahuite Pine
    Fast growing pine tree, similar Eastern White Pine, with long, resinous cones.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Pinus ayacahuite // Mexican White Pine, Ayacahuite Pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus banksiana

    Jack Pine
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    • Pinus banksiana // Jack Pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus bungeana

    Lacebark Pine
    Excellent evergreen tree with showy, exfoliating bark. Becomes picturesque with age.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Pinus bungeana // Lacebark Pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus densiflora

    Japanese Red Pine
    Large pine tree with an irregular, leaning habit and showy reddish-brown bark.
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    • Pinus densiflora 'Pendula' // Weeping Tanyosho Pine
    • Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera' // Umbrella Pine, Tanyosho Pine, Japanese Umbrella Pine

  • Pinus densiflora x sylvestris

    Hybrid Pine (Japanese Red Pine x Scotch Pine)
    A hybrid of Japanese Red Pine and Scotch Pine featuring flaky orange bark as it ages.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Pinus densiflora x sylvestris // Hybrid Pine (Japanese Red Pine x Scotch Pine) ("straight species")

  • Pinus flexilis

    Limber Pine
    Bluish-green evergreen tree that holds up well to winter's cold. Young branches are tough and very flexible.
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    • Pinus flexilis // Limber Pine ("straight species")
    • Pinus flexilis 'Extra Blue' // Extra Blue Limber Pine

  • Pinus heldreichii

    Bosnian pine
    A beautiful evergreen, resembling Austrian Pine. Extremely long-lived, with some specimens in its native range reportedly upwards of 1,000 years old.
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    • Pinus heldreichii subsp. leucodermis // Bosnian Pine, White-barked Bosnian Pine

  • Pinus koraiensis

    Korean Pine
    A beautiful evergreen tree, cold-hardy and very adaptable to site conditions.
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    • Pinus koraiensis // Korean Pine ("straight species")
    • Pinus koraiensis 'Silver Ray' // Silver Ray Korean Pine

  • Pinus mugo

    Mugo Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, European Mountain Pine, Dwarf Mountain Pine
    This pine species is highly variable in shape and size, from a sprawling shrub to an 80' tree, depending on the variety selected.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Pinus mugo var. mugo // Mugo Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine, European Mountain Pine, Dwarf Mountain Pine

  • Pinus nigra

    Austrian Pine
    A dark green, very hardy pine tree. However, not recommended because of severe problems with Diplodia Tip Blight fungus.
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    • Pinus nigra // Austrian Pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus parviflora

    Japanese White Pine
    An excellent, picturesque, evergreen tree with bluish-green foliage.
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    • Pinus parviflora 'Early Cone' // Early Cone Japanese White Pine, Early Cones Japanese White Pine
    • Pinus parviflora 'Glauca' // Blue Japanese White Pine
    • Pinus parviflora 'Glauca Brevifolia' // Short Needled Blue Japanese White Pine

  • Pinus peuce

    Balkan Pine, Macedonian Pine
    Medium-sized evergreen tree, with a narrow-pyramidal to columnar shape.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Pinus peuce 'Glauca' // Blue Macedonian Pine, Blue Balkan Pine

  • Pinus rigida

    Pitch Pine
    A tough evergreen tree suited to poor soils and tough sites.
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    • Pinus rigida // Pitch Pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus serotina

    Pond Pine, Pocosin Pine, Marsh Pine
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    • Pinus serotina // Pond Pine, Pocosin Pine, Marsh Pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus strobus

    Eastern White Pine
    A tall, fast-growing evergreen tree with long, soft needles. Susceptible to many problems in unfavorable sites.
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    • Pinus strobus // Eastern White Pine ("straight species")
    • Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata' // Columnar Eastern White Pine, Fastigiate Eastern White Pine, Upright Eastern White Pine
    • Pinus strobus 'Golden Candles' // Golden Candles Eastern White Pine
    • Pinus strobus 'Hillside Winter Gold' // Hillside Winter Gold White Pine
    • Pinus strobus 'Pendula' // Weeping Eastern White Pine

  • Pinus taeda

    Loblolly pine
    A very fast-growing, long-needle pine native to the Southeastern U.S.
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    • Pinus taeda // Loblolly pine ("straight species")

  • Pinus virginiana

    Virginia Pine, Scrub Pine, Jersey Pine
    A medium-height evergreen tree that tolerates clay soils and drought, KY native.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Pinus virginiana 'Wate's Golden' // Wate's Golden Virginia Pine

  • Pinus wallichiana

    Himalayan Pine
    A beautiful, specimen evergreen tree to 50' tall where soils are acid, organic and well-drained, and where wind and cold are not severe.
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    • Pinus wallichiana 'Zebrina' // Zebrina Himalayan Pine, Zebrina Bhutan Pine, Blue Pine

 
 

Genus: Pseudolarix

 
 

Genus: Tsuga

  • Tsuga canadensis

    Canadian (Eastern) Hemlock
    A shade-loving, cold-hardy, medium-sized, pyramidal, short-needled evergreen tree that requires acid soil & good drainage.
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    • Tsuga canadensis // Canadian (Eastern) Hemlock ("straight species")
    • Tsuga canadensis 'Sargentii' // Sargentii Canadian (Eastern) Hemlock