Small Evergreen Trees Pacific Northwest

Evergreen trees keep their leaves or needles during winter. Pacific wax myrtle is a handsome and hardy hedging plant thats native to our region.

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Although this is an evergreen tree it is perhaps most loved for its abundant and fragrant white flowers in spring.

Small evergreen trees pacific northwest. Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem or if not available Baby Grand Both are small broadleaf evergreen trees. The potential of broadleaved evergreen trees has begun to attract more notice in the Northwest but for those who have caught the spirit the problem remains one of availability. Some say the twigs covered in needles give them the look of a dogs tail.

Sierra laurel or Western leucothoe Leucothoe davisiae Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium Twinflower Linnaea borealis. Scattered from northern California into Oregon Idaho Washington and Canada. Either one gives welcomed glossy greenery during winter.

These trees are rather short compared to other evergreens measuring 40 to 60 feet max. As such it performs well in Northwest gardens creating excellent dense hedges and windbreaks. A prince among trees this dwarf southern magnolia has lustrous dark green leaves that are cinnamon colored underneath making them very popular in holiday decorations.

Bark on younger trees is light gray but darkens as a tree ages. Small juniper shrub JuniperusFast growing dwarf evergreen that can have a low-spreading growth habit and is excellent as ground cover plant short hedge or border shrub. They are worth of every inch of the small space they occupy.

Although we are talking about plants that are ideal for small spaces these plants will work great in larger gardens too. For help with Conifer Selection link to our Conifer Guide. It is also best to plant dove trees where they will be protected from strong winds.

The plants on this list meet the following criteria. Little Gem grows in a narrower form and taller to about 20 feet while Baby Grand has a more oval crown and grows to about 12 feet. Conifers are evergreen trees with needles or scales for leaves.

Broadleaf evergreens are trees such as Madrone or Southern Magnolia that keep their leaves year round but dont have needles. Discovered in China this small tree reaches 10-20 feet tall and wide in the Northwest just right for urban gardens. Compact holly shrub Ilex A dwarf thorny evergreen shrub with berries.

This shrub can grow up to 30 feet tall and 10 to 20 feet wide so give it some room in your garden or regular maintenance to keep it smaller. Grow it in full sun or part shade in moist but well-drained soil. To ease the overwhelming choices of Pacific Northwest evergreens here are a few ideas to pique your interest.

Nurseries carry a few thoroughly proven kinds especially the evergreen magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Fraser photinia Photinia x fraseri and English holly Ilex aquifolium but hesitate to stock other little-known plants. These plants are evergreen and look great all year long at least in the Pacific Northwest where we garden. It is a low growing tree that makes it suitable for landscaping in very small yards as a border or ornamental plant.

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