
How far apart evergreens should be planted is not easy to 
say—even for one kind at a time. Evergreens are so very 
long-lived that what is correct in youth is crowded after 
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29 or 50 years. Generally speaking, lining-out sizes under 12 
inches should be put in beds until older; shaped plants from 
12 to 36 inches should be spaced two to three feet apart and 
removed at the end of 5 to 10 years by rearranging the en- 
tire planting. Trying to leave enough space for more than 
10 years’ growth means spending the first five of those 
years looking at empty space. Slow-growing dwarf varieties 
are, of course, most easily planned for. 

First four years from seed 
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DWARF EVERGREENS 
Low, Spreading Dwarfs 
Juniperus horizontalis 
Juniperus chinensis Sargenti 
Juniperus communis depressa 
Taxus baccata repandens 
Taxus cuspidata nana 
Tsuga canadensis Sargenti 
Narrow, Upright Dwarfs 
Juniperus excelsa stricta 
Juniperus communis hibernica 
Picea canadensis conica 
Taxus baccata fastigiata 
Taxus Hunnewelliana 
Taxus cuspidata columnaris 
Taxus media Hicksi 
Tsuga canadensis fremdi 
Bushy Dwarfs 
Chamaecyparis obtusa nana 
Chamaecyparis filifera aurea 
Juniperus chinensis Pfitzeri 
Juniperus Sabina 
Juniperus squamata Meyeri 
Picea excelsa Gregoriana 
Picea excelsa Maxwelli 
Picea excelsa nidiformis 
Picea excelsa pymaea 
Pinus montana Mughus 
Thuja occidentalis globosa 
Thuja occidentalis Ellwan- 
geriana 
Thuja occidentalis, Little Gem 
Taxus canadensis stricta 
Taxus cuspidata Vermeulen 
Taxus media Kelseyi 
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