Eliminating Evergreen Errors

Ground covers (typically no greater than 18’’ tall):

• Euonymus: Purpleleaf Wintercreeper, Emerald ‘n Gold, Emerald Gaiety, Moonshadow, Thorndale English Ivy, 
• Juniper: Blue Star, Blueberry Delight™, Calgary Carpet, Daub’s Frosted, Dwarf Japanese Garden, 
• Evergreen: Green-leaf and Variegated Pachysandra, Bowles Vinca Minor

Intermediate height (2-6 ft tall):

• Arborvitae: Fire Chief, Hetz Midget, Woodward Globe
• Evergreen Azaleas
• Boxwood: Green Mountain, Green Velvet, 
• Daphne Carol Mackie
• Falsecypress: Fernspray Gold, Kosteri, Mops
• Hemlock: Gentsch White
• Hollies
•  Juniper: Sea Green
• Pieris Brouwer’s Beauty
• Rhododendron
•  Spruce: Blue Tear Drop, Dwarf Alberta, Little Gem, Bird’s Nest, Pusch, Barnes’ Oriental
• Yews: Chadwick, Densiformis, Dark Green Spreader, Dwarf Yellow, Emerald Spreader, Everlow

Dwarf (6-10ft tall):

•  Arborvitae: Sunkist, Technito, Woodward Globe
•  Pine: Irish Bell’ Bosnian & Bristlecone  
• Dwarf Alberta Spruce 

Hedging (refers to more formal pruning with flat tops and pruned sides):

•  All Boxwood 
• Canadian Hemlock 
• Yews: Chadwick, Dark Green Spreader, Densiformis & Hicks 

Screening (less formal pruning; somewhat uniform in width, with pruning at the top for uniformity of height):

Up to 10ft at maturity: 

•  Arborvitae: Sunkist, Technito
• Yew: Beanpole, Viridis 

• Arborvitae: Degroot’s Spire, Emerald Green, North Pole, Techny
• Canadian Hemlock
• Juniper: Skyrocket, Spartan, Taylor, Trautman
• Swiss Stone Pine
• Loose Upright Yew 

•  Arborvitae: American Pillar, Dark Green, Green Giant, Pyramidal
• Pine: Korean, Vanderwolf’s Pyramid
• Norway Spruce