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.
