Most dwarf conifers available in nurseries are from eight classic conifer groups. And as it turns out, the two that may be the least familiar to the uninitiated, Chamaecyparis and Cryptomeria, provide the greatest number of selections for building a dwarf conifer bed.
Abies koreana – Korean fir
Abies balsamea ‘Nana’ – Dwarf balsam fir
Cedrus deodara ‘Feeling Blue’ – Deodar cedar
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana – Lawson false cypress
‘Barry’s Silver’
‘Blue Surprise’
‘Golden Surprise’
‘Rimpelaar’
‘Treasure Island’
Chamaecyparis obtusa – Hinoki cypress
‘Gold Drop’
‘Nana Lutea’
‘Spiralis’
Chamaecyparis pisifera – Sawara cypress
‘Curly Tops’
‘Gold Mop’
‘Snow’
‘True Blue’
Cryptomeria japonica – Japanese cedar
‘Elegans Compacta’
‘Knaptonensis’
‘Mushroom’
‘Nana’
‘Spiraliter Falcata’
‘Vilmoriniana’
Juniperus communis – Common juniper (dwarf varieties)
Juniperus horizontalis – Creeping juniper
Juniperus procumbens ‘Nana’ – Bonin Island juniper
Juniperus squamata – Singleseed juniper
‘Blue Star’
‘Floriant’
Picea abies – Norway spruce
‘Little Gem’
‘Pendula’
Picea glauca ‘Conica’ – Dwarf Alberta spruce
Pinus contorta ‘Spaan’s Dwarf’ – Beach pine
Pinus mugo ‘Pumilio’ – Mugo pine
Pinus sylvestris ‘Gold Coin’ – Scot’s pine
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