Conifers For Partial Shade

Be forewarned though their growth in partial shade is often less dense than it would have been in full sun.

Conifers for partial shade. Allow for a 25 foot height and a 20 foot spread at maturity. Hemlocks perform especially well in shade but only certain varieties are immune to the woolly adelgid a tree killing bug. The fuzzy appearance of this conifer will make you want to hug it. Plum yew s foliage is rougher and coarser and a softer green than the yew.

For the best variegation keep it in partial shade and well drained soil. Do not choose cedrus cedar and juniperus juniper for the shady garden as they usually require good levels of light. As a rule of thumb shade tolerant species include most abies fir taxus yew thuja arborvitae and tsuga hemlock. Irregular upright yew with golden color taxus cuspidata nana aurescens.

Cypress the golden thread leaf cypress thrives in partial shade in moist well drained neutral to acidic soil. Deer love all chamaecyparis so be sure to protect this beauty. The second tree on our list of shade loving conifers is called plum yew cephalotaxus spp and despite its common name it s a completely different plant. In partial shade your choice of conifers improves significantly in partial shade and you can dare to try spruces picea spp false cypresses chamaecyparis spp arborvitaes thuja spp and firs abies spp among others.

These conifers for shade are not as picky about soil as the yew. Note that in each list trees from different climate zones with different growing conditions may be mixed together. Low flat yew with golden edges amersfoort. The elkhorn arborvitae sometimes called hiba cedar thujopsis dolabrata is a tree that will perform well in half day shade or even all day dappled shade in our region.

Taxus x media viridis. This tree is bright yellow in summer and golden in the winter. Bear in mind that the less sun a tree gets the slower it usually grows. Narrow dwarf form stovepipe.

Taxus baccata dwarf bright gold. Seedling of hick s yew the. Most cedars cedrus spruce picea pines pinus and junipers juniperus are not. One word of caution.

Many conifers do best in full sun and there are a few that require shade so what are the choices if you have half day sun and half day shade and want to plant a conifer. Vase shaped habit with rounded. Conifers suitable for partial shade conditions include balsam fir abies balsamea pfitzer juniper juniper chinensis pfitzeriana savin juniper juniperus sabina sargent juniper juniperus chinensis sargentii and swiss mountain pine pinus mugo. In general terms firs genus abies yews taxus hemlock tsuga and arborvitae thuja are all relatively shade tolerant.