Conifers cover a wide range of trees and shrubs, some used as ornamental plants, others used as screening, hedging or windbreak plants. Conifers are also used as groundcover plants.
Conifers include: Thuja, Pinus (pine trees), Chamaecyparis, Sequoia, Cupressus, Juniperus, Larix, Cedrus, Abies
, Picea, Agathis, Aruacaria and Wollemia
Conifers such as
'Leylandii Leighton Green' and 'Leylandii Castlewellan Gold' (Cupressocyparis leylandii cultivars) are very popular as screening plants.
Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd',
also a conifer, is used widely for privacy screens or as a hedging plant, reaching from 2-3 m. 'Smaragd' is Danish for green....
Abies range from
low growing conifers such as Abies Koreana Starkers Dwarf, to taller species such as Abies Alba Pendula a handsome weeping tree.
Picea, anther conifer, also range from dwarf or grouncover types to tall tree.
