|
Common Name |
Latin Name |
Family |
Type
[1] |
Beginner
Topiary
Plants |
|
Balsam Fir[2] |
Abies balsamea |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Fraser Fir2 |
Abies fraseri |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Silver Maple (pollarded) |
Acer saccharinum |
Aceraceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Wintergreen Barberry |
Berberis julianae |
Berberidaceae |
Medium shrub |
|
|
Common or American Boxwood |
Buxus americana |
Buxaceae |
Medium shrub |
x |
|
Littleleaf or Japanese Boxwood |
Buxus microphylla (B. japonica) |
Buxaceae |
Medium shrub |
x |
|
Weeping Deodar Cedar |
Cedrus deodara ‘Pendula’ |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Flowering Dogwood |
Cornus florida |
Cornaceae |
Small tree |
|
|
Japanese-Cedar |
Cryptomeria japonica |
Cupressaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Leyland Cypress (variegated and plain) |
X
Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Silver Dust’
and typical cultivar |
Cupressaceae |
Large tree |
x |
|
Burning Bush |
Euonymus alatus |
Celastraceae |
Large shrub |
|
|
Evergreen Euonymus3
(Variegated & plain) |
Euonymus japonica ‘Ovatus aureus’ or ‘Viridi
variegata’ anad typical variety |
Celastraceae |
Large shrub |
|
|
Chinese Holly |
Ilex cornuta |
Aquifoliaceae |
Large shrub/ small tree |
|
|
Burford Holly |
Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’ |
Aquifoliaceae |
Large shrub/ small tree |
|
|
Japanese Holly varieties |
Ilex crenata ‘Compacta’, ‘Sky Pencil’ and other
cultivars |
Aquifoliaceae |
Small to
medium shrub |
x |
|
Yaupon Holly |
Ilex vomitoria |
Aquifoliaceae |
Small tree |
|
|
Dwarf Yaupon Holly |
Ilex vomitoria ‘Nana’, ‘Stokes Dwarf’ and/or
‘Schillings Dwarf’ |
Aquifoliaceae |
Small shrub |
x |
|
Weeping Yaupon Holly |
Ilex vomitoria ‘Pendula’ |
Aquifoliaceae |
Small tree |
|
|
Foster Holly |
Ilex X
attenuata ‘Fosteri’ |
Aquifoliaceae |
Small tree |
|
|
Savannah Holly |
Ilex X
attenuata ‘Savannah’ |
Aquifoliaceae |
Small tree |
|
|
Chinese Juniper |
Juniperus chinensis ‘Blue Vase’ and other
cultivars |
Cupressaceae |
(varies) |
|
|
Hollywood Juniper (regular and variegated) |
Juniperus chinensis ‘Kaizuka’ or ‘Torulosa’ |
Cupressaceae |
Large shrub/ small tree |
x |
|
Groundcover and shrubby-type Junipers |
Juniperus conferta, J. davurica ‘Parsoni’,
J. horizontalis and/or Juniperus sabina ‘Tamariscifolia’ |
Cupressaceae |
Groundcover or small shrub |
x |
|
Eastern Red-Cedar |
Juniperus virginiana |
Cupressaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Curly Privet |
Ligustrum japonicum ‘Rotundifolium’ |
Oleaceae |
Small shrub |
|
|
Winter Honeysuckle |
Lonicera fragrantissima |
Caprifoliaceae |
Large shrub |
|
|
Mondo-grass |
Ophiopogon japonicus |
Liliaceae |
Groundcover |
|
|
Holly Osmanthus (Tea-Olive) |
Osmanthus heterophyllus (O. ilicifolia) |
Oleaceae |
Large shrub |
|
|
Redtip Photinia[3] |
Photinia X
fraseri |
Rosaceae |
Small tree |
|
|
Norway Spruce |
Picea abies |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Colorado Blue Spruce2 |
Picea pungens |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Eastern White Pine |
Pinus strobus |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Loblolly Pine |
Pinus taeda |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
|
Hardy Orange |
Poncirus trifoliata |
Rutaceae |
Large shrub/ small tree |
|
|
Scarlet Firethorn (topiary or espalier) |
Pyracantha coccinea |
Rosaceae |
Medium shrub |
|
|
Formosa Firethorn (topiary or espalier) |
Pyracantha koidzumii |
Rosaceae |
Large shrub |
|
|
Live Oak |
Quercus virginiana |
Fagaceae |
Large Tree |
|
|
Baby’s-breath Spiraea |
Spiraea thunbergii |
Rosaceae |
Medium shrub |
|
|
Yew |
Taxus species |
Taxaceae |
Medium shrub |
x |
|
Oriental Arborvitae |
Thuja orientalis |
Cupressaceae |
Large shrub/ small tree |
|
|
Hemlock |
Tsuga species |
Pinaceae |
Large tree |
|
Prepared by Patricia E. DeHond, Horticulturist
[1]
Type: Groundcover = < 1’ tall; Small shrub = 1 - 4’ tall; Medium Shrub = 4
- 6’ tall; Large shrub = 6 - 12’ tall
Small tree = 12 - 35’ tall; Large
tree = 35’ tall +
[2]
Not “supposed” to grow here (at or beyond the limit of its natural range or
suggested hardiness zone, therefore not recommended for planting in Zone 8)
[3]
Disease problems (not recommended for planting)
