Evergreen Trees For Winter

Winter Evergreen Trees                                                                                                  Winter highlights the good and bad points of garden design as the structure is laid bare revealing the basic bones of it’s make up. For winter evergreen trees, the winter takes on a unique importance compared to the other seasons. As the summer plants die back to ground level and the deciduous trees have shed their leaves, the evergreens come into their own and become focal points of interest. Their beauty becomes apparent where previously they were hidden by the blooms of summer. Ideally you want to aim to have a garden that provides interest all year round, but based upon solid foundations, which is where evergreen plants come into their primary role.

Of course, evergreen trees come in all shapes, sizes and colors and there is something to suite every garden. You may want to consider unusual, eye-catching shapes that give drama such as weeping and pendulous evergreens like:   

Weeping Norway Spruce - Picea Abies Pendula                                                                       A dark green tree for colder climates, with unique weeping branches shooting away from central stems that have their own drooping branchlets. It will grow to about 15-feet tall and is best left to lean naturally where it is seen at its best 

Sargent’s Weeping Canadian Hemlock - Tsuga Canadensis var.Sargentii                                  It has wonderful weeping evergreen foliage all year round and grows to about 10-feet tall. The only negative it has is that it can grow 20 to 30 feet wide left unchecked, so pruning is therefore essential if you have limited space. 

Weeping Yaupon Holly - Ilex Vomitoria Pendula                                                         Growing to 25-feet high and 12-feet wide, it’s a lovely evergreen with tiny oval shaped leaves. This variety of holly produces an excellent show of bright red berries during the winter. It likes full to partial sun and is semi drought tolerant and is quite adaptable to dry or wet soil. 

Weeping Chinese Elm - Ulmus Parvifolia Sempervirens                                                  F avorite for built up commercial areas where there are office buildings and parking where it makes effective landscaping. It has a wonderful outline and beautiful structure. Typically growing 30 to 40-feet tall, it may lose its leaves in some colder areas, so please seek advice before planting. 

Weeping Bottlebrush - Callistemon Viminalis                                                                    Firstly, this is a tropical evergreen tree and may not be suitable everywhere. Growing to about 25-feet high, it has brilliant red flowers at the end of its branches that look like bottle brushes. The weeping bottlebrush prefers full sun and will require pruning to retain its pendulous shape. 

Ollesons Green Weeping Rocky Mountain Juniper - Juniperus Scopulorum Tolleson’s  Green Weeping                            With very distinctive features provided by its long pendulous branches with drooping foliage, it stands out from other trees making it a central feature. You will need adequate space as it may grow up to 30-feet high and wide. This Weeping Rocky Mountain Juniper prefers full sun with dry to well-drained soil. 

Planning Your Evergreen Winter Show                                                                                                              When planning your evergreen trees for winter, take into consideration how they will interact with the rest of your planting. A mixture of strong well developed evergreen and deciduous trees will bring maturity to a garden and give an established feel. Judge how one tree or plant will look next to another throughout the seasons. For example, a group of evergreen trees may look fine all year round, but may be masked by dogwood grown in front of them, which are primarily grown for their unique stem  color in winter. In winter, deciduous dogwood planted directly in front of a dense backdrop of winter evergreen trees, will lessen the impact of the dogwood. Dogwood require contrast to show them off, with plenty of light reflecting off their  colored stems. 

Evergreen Focal Points                                                                                                                                   Select special winter evergreen trees as focal points around your garden so as to provide interest on the dullest of days and brighten up an otherwise boring view. Just seeing green all year round is a pleasure as it makes the garden come alive and makes the winter shorter. Talking of winter, evergreen trees in winter can look splendid after a fall of snow and your garden can take on a magical appearance not seen at any other time of year. 

So, again plan well, take good advice and do not skimp on investing in quality winter evergreen trees. 

 Evergreen Trees For Winter