Small Pyramidal Evergreen Accent Plants

These smaller evergreens can be used when an accent plant is needed and the space requires a slower growing and more narrow evergreen plant. They also work well for privacy screening.

Boxwood - Buxus

BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS ‘DEE RUNK’
Upright conical
12’ x 2’
Zone 6 - 8

BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS ‘FASTIGIATA’
12’ x 4’
Zone 6 - 8

BUXUS SEMPERVIRENS ‘GRAHAM BLANDY’
12’ x 2’
Zone 6 - 8

False Cypress - Chamaecyparis

CHAMAECYPARIS LAWSONII - Oregon Cedar
30’ – 40’ Tall
Doesn’t thrive in excessive heat
Zone 5 – 7 (8)

Holly - Ilex

ILEX CRENATA
   ‘SKY PENCIL’ - 11’ x 3’
   ‘CHESAPEAKE’ - 6‘ – 7’
   tall pyramidal

ILEX CRENATA ‘FASTIGATA’
   Pyramidal

Juniper - Juniperus

JUNIPERUS CHINENSIS ‘SPARTAN’
15’ – 20’ x 5’ – 6’
Zone 5 – 9

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM ‘BLUE HEAUDO’
20’
Zone 5 – 9

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM ‘GRAY GLEAM’
15’ X 5’
Zone 5 - 9

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM ‘MEDORA’
10’ – 12’ x 3’
Zone 5 - 9

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM ‘PATH FINDER’
20’ X 6’
Zone 5 - 9

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM ‘WELCHI’
10’ – 12’ x 4’
Zone 5 - 9

JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM ‘WITCHITA BLUE’
12’ x 5’
Zone 5 - 9

JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA ‘EMERALD SENTINEL’
Pyramidal – Columnar
Dirr – Excellent performance in Georgia trails
15’ - 20’ x 6’ – 8’ wide
Zone 8 – 9

JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA ‘GREEN SPIRE’
Excellent rich green foliage
Fastigiate – Columnar

Conard-Pyle Co. (West Grove PA) has many pyramidal forms of Juniperus virginiana

Yew - Taxus

TAXUS CUSPIDATA ‘CAPITATA’
Pyramidal
25’ X 15’
Zone 4 – 7

TAXUS CUSPIDATA ‘STRICTA’
Narrow Columnar

TAXUS x MEDIA ‘BEAN POLE’
Dwarf, narrow, columnar
8’ X 2’

TAXUS x MEDIA ‘FLUSHING’
Narrow fastigiated
Zone 4 – 7

TAXUS x MEDIA ‘PYRAMIDALIS’
Very narrow – Rare

TAXUS x MEDIA ‘SENTINALIS’
One of the narrowest of all

Arborvitae - Thuja

THUJA OCCIDENTALIS ‘DEGROOT’S SPIRE’
6’ – 12’ x 3’ – 5’

THUJA OCCIDENTALIS ‘PYRAMIDALIS’
(‘Columnar’, ‘Fastigiata’)
12’ – 25’ x 3’ – 8’

THUJA OCCIDENTALIS ‘SMARAGD’
(‘Emerald’) (‘Emerald Green’)
10’ – 15’ x 3’ – 4’

Hemlock - Tsuga

TSUGA CANADENSIS - Canadian Hemlock
40’ x 60’
This is shearable to 8’ – 9’ x 4’ – 5’
Zone 3 – 7 (8)