13 most unpretentious coniferous for suburban areas

If you want to land in the country of coniferous plants, with an assortment of problems will not be: today there are more than 700 species of coniferous subclass and a huge number of garden forms. But many of us are in the country not so often, maybe want to devote more time to leisure and not to care for plants. In this case your choice — the most unpretentious of conifers, requiring minimal maintenance.



Most stable when growing natural (natural) species, which because of its considerable size will be suitable only for large suburban areas, so we offer 13 of the most unpretentious among coniferous decorative shapes that will perfectly fit the design of small cottages. Submitted forms, we found among junipers, pines and spruces.
 

Basic requirements for unpretentious coniferous:

• they should spend the winter without shelter;
• they should not be covered with ice in winter;
• they should not be burnt in the spring sunshine;
• they should not be wet;
• they should not dry out;
• they should grow well on all soils (except waterlogged).

 

Unpretentious junipers

The greatest number he is not capricious forms, time-tested, and one cottager, among the junipers. Junipers grow well in fairly loose, water-holding capacity, but not heavy soils, in full sun and in partial shade, some tolerate deep shade. When excess moisture primarily affects low prostrate forms, so it is better to plant in rockeries and slopes.



Particularly effective compositions on the site work in combination with the ferns.



They are harmonious in high flower as a basket plant.



 

1. Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis ‘Old Gold’

 
Luxury Golden juniper, justifying its name — "old gold". It's almost like a cube: height and width up to 2 m. Yellow-bronze color of the needles is retained in winter. Very stable.
 

2. Horizontal juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Andorra Compact’

Especially rich in very beautiful shape horizontal juniper (Juniperus horizontalis). Take horizontal juniper 'Andorra Compact'. This cushion-like shrub with a crown height of 0.3-0.4 m and a diameter of 1 m. the Needles are small, scaly, bluish-gray-green, in the winter acquires a slightly purple hue. Light-requiring, but tolerates a little shade. Grows well in moist, sandy soils.
 

3. Horizontal juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Blue Chip’

Slow growing groundcover shrub for small rocky garden height of 0.2-0.3 cm and a diameter of 1.5 m. the Needles are silver-blue, slightly purple in winter.
 

4. Horizontal juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Wilton’

Groundcover shrub, prostrate dense low carpet. At the age of 10 years reaches the height of 0.1-0.15 M. At such a small height it extends outwards to 2-3 m and more. The needles are silvery blue. Suitable for growing in containers, harmonious in rocky gardens.
 

5. Horizontal juniper Juniperus horizontalis ‘Prince of Wales’

Dense low shrub with a height of 0.2 m and a width of about 2 m. the Needles are scaly, thick, blue-green, in winter grayish-pink tint. Grows best in open Sunny places, tolerates a little shade.
 

6. The scaly juniper Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Spider’

Very low juniper with a height of only 0.3 m, but expanding outwards to 1 m, with amazingly beautiful emerald needles.
 

7. Cossack juniper Juniperus sabina

 
The record for endurance! Powerful, fast-growing species, height 0.3-1.5 m, width of 1.0-2.5 m. Very beautiful needles.
 

Unpretentious pinePine photophilous, grows well in full sun masses, tolerate partial shade; drought-tolerant, thriving in poor soils, sand, but can not tolerate stagnant waterlogged.



In plant compositions pines harmonious with many ground cover plants that love the sun: saxifrage, obrietan, brachycome; krasnolistnyh barbarisme not a contrast of the composition.



Unpretentious first form of mountain pine (Pinus mugo) - ‘Gnom’ and ‘Mops’.
 

8. Mountain pine Pinus mugo ‘Winter Gold’

This Golden pine with a hemispherical, squat, irregularly developed on the sides of the crown shape is very true to its title – "winter gold". Her needles in summer are light green in winter Golden-yellow. After 10 years reaches a height of about 0.5 m in diameter up to 1 m.
 

9. Mountain pine Pinus mugo ‘Ophir’

This is another beautiful Golden winter (summer green needles) of pine mountain. Amazingly regular, rounded crown with age, becomes somewhat sprawling and unequal. At the age of 10 years reaches the height of 0.5 m and diameter 1 m.
 

Unpretentious firSpruce shade tolerant, grow well in damp, but not waterlogged areas, drought tolerate bad! Among the oil very stable showed itself in the culture of the following forms.
 

10. Spruce Picea abies ‘Barryi’

Sturdy, slow-growing dwarf form. At the age of 10 years reaches the height of 2 m. Young plants have a rounded crown, that with age is lost. The needles are shiny, dark green, young shoots are orange-brown.
 

11. Spruce Picea abies ‘Inversa’

Inverted weeping form with very narrow, uneven crown due to cascading almost vertically down shoots. The lower branches are nicely lying on the ground. The height of adult plants of 6-8 m, a width of about 2-2,5 m. the Needles are thick, dark green, shiny. Prized by lovers of conifers due to her strong personality.
 

12. Spruce Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’

Gnezdovja unique dwarf form with a dense cushion-like crown. Since the main trunk is missing, escapes from the centre and diverge like a fan. Grows slowly at the age of 10 years reaches the height of 0.4-0.5 m, width – 1 m. the Needles are short. Very effective in small groups, rockeries.
 

13. Spruce Picea pungens ‘Glauca Globosa’

Slow-growing half-dwarf. At the age of 30 years reaches a height of 3 m, Crown rounded, dense only to old age. The needles are silvery-blue, dense, prickly; stems short. Resistant to smoke and soot.

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