13 Captivating Conifers
Explore different varieties of firs, spruce trees, junipers, pines, cypresses and cedars through the lens of Jan LeCocq.

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Photo By: Chicago Botanic Garden/ChicagoBotanic.org
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Photo By: Image courtesy of courtesy Janice LeCocq
Branch Out With Beautiful Conifers
If your landscape or garden needs a sense of structure, and you want plants with wonderful textures, shapes and colors, consider conifer trees. These are plants with seed-filled cones and needles or spiny foliage. Some of these evergreen tree types shed their needles in winter, but most don’t.
You can find conifers in a wide range of sizes. Some have a pyramidal shape, like trimmed, traditional Christmas trees, while others are low-growing and have flat forms. Pine trees are among the most common conifers in the United States, and blue pine trees, including different varieties of spruces, junipers and cedars, are especially popular and beautiful. Cypress trees and shrubs are also popular conifers, although they’re in a different genus or botanical group. Keep going to find the best conifer for your landscape.
'Blue Star' Juniper
With dense, silver-blue needles, this striking juniper is a stellar addition to borders and rock gardens.
Learn More: How to Choose, Plant and Grow Junipers
'Thunderhead' Black Pine
'Fat Albert' Colorado Blue Spruce
Named after Bill Cosby's jolly cartoon character, this hardy evergreen is favored for its pyramid shape and long, branches full of silvery-blue needles.
Learn More: How to Plant and Grow a Colorado Blue Spruce Tree
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
'Zebrina' Himalayan Pine
'Bush's Lace' Engelmann Spruce
'Blue Chip' Juniper
'Horstmann' Spanish Fir
'Blue Pyramid' Cypress
Growing slowly to a beautiful pyramid shape, Cupressus arizonica 'Blue Pyramid' has delicate, threadlike, blue-gray foliage and makes an excellent accent in the landscape.
Learn More: Cypress Trees: Types and Care