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growing conifer. It produces a soft foliage which requires that it be 

 planted in groups for mutual protection against strong winds. 



Abies concolor 



White Fir 

 Juniperus (in variety) 



Cedar 

 Picea alba 



White Spruce 

 Picea canadensis 



Black Hills Spruce 

 Picea excelsa 



Norway Spruce 

 Picea pungens glauca 



Koster's Blue Spruce 



Pinus nigra austriaca 



Austrian Pine 

 Pinus resinosa 



Red Pine 

 Pinus strobus 



White Pine 

 Pinus sylvestris 



Scotch Pine 

 Pseudotsuga douglasi 



Douglas Fir 

 Thuja occidentalis (in variety) 



American Arborvitae 



Tsuga canadensis 

 Canadian Hemlock 



G. Not Hardy in Minnesota. The following group contains 

 plants which are not hardy when used in the Minnesota section. These 

 plants are generally in one of three groups: the early spring-flow- 

 ering types, the broad-leaved and tender evergreens, and those which 

 ripen their wood late in the fall. As a result of years of experience in 

 landscape planting, these types have not proved hardy, although many 

 of them are extremely hardy when used throughout the northwestern 

 and central portions of the United States. 



Acer palmatum 



Japanese Maple 

 Akebia quinata 



Five-leaved Akebia 

 Azalea (in variety) 



Azalea 

 Benzoin aestivale 



Spice Bush 

 Buxus (in variety) 



Boxwood 

 Callicarpa (in variety) 



Mulberry 

 Catalpa (in variety) 



Indian Bean 

 Cercis canadensis 



Red-bud 

 Chamaecyparis (in variety) 



Japanese Cypress 

 Clethra alnifolia 



Sweet Pepper Bush 



Cornus florid a 



Flowering Dogwood 

 Cornus kousa 



Japanese Dogwood 

 Cornus mas 



Cornelian Cherry 

 Deutzia (in variety) 



Deutzia 

 Exochorda (in variety) 



Pearl Bush 

 Fagus sylvatica 



European Beech 

 Forsythia (in variety) 



Golden Bell 

 Halesia tetraptera 



Silver Bell Tree 

 Hibiscus (in variety) 



Rose of Sharon 

 Ilex (except verticillata) 



Holly 



