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Colorful Conifers

By Kris Wetherbee


In This Article
Color, Texture, Form
Measuring Up
Show Your Colors

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Cedrus deodara 'Snow Sprite'. Intermediate. Broad, compact form revealing new ivory-white spring growth aging to creamy-yellow. Grows upright. (Zone 7)

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Plumosa Compressa'. Dwarf. Compact, bushy habit with foliage emerging a creamy yellow green that changes to medium green later in the year. (Zone 4)

Juniperus communis 'Gold Cone'. Dwarf. Columnar form with bright golden yellow foliage in spring and summer. Grows upright. (Zone 4)

Juniperus chinensis 'Daub's Frosted'. Dwarf. Variegated foliage frosted with light golden yellow spring growth against the interior bluish-green foliage. Spreads horizontally. (Zone 4)

Juniperus horizontalis 'Mother Lode'. Intermediate. Rich golden yellow foliage changes to a yellow-bronze hue tinged with plum in the winter landscape. Spreads horizontally. (Zone 3)

Picea glauca 'Rainbow's End'. Dwarf. Narrowly cone-shaped, with new growth in light green, with bright, creamy yellow tips that glow against the forest green older foliage. Grows upright. (Zone 4)

Pinus mugo 'Pot o' Gold'. Dwarf. A rounded mound that stays neat and compact. Emerald green summer color changes to a glowing lemon yellow in winter. (Zone 2)

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