UVM Virtual Plant Walk 11: Coniferous evergreen groundcovers, shrubs & small trees
List of Plants by Size and Family
Plants with links can be found on or near the UVM campus.
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Coniferous evergreen groundcovers, shrubs & small trees
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula') |
"weeping Alaskan cedar" | |
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2.)
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta' | "compact Hinoki falsecypress" | |
| 2a.) Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea' | "golden Hinoki falsecypress" | ||
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3.)
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard' | "Boulevard falsecypress" | |
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4.)
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Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aurea' | "golden threadleaf falsecypress" | |
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5.)
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Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii' | "Hetz juniper" | |
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6.)
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Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana' | "Pfitzer juniper" | |
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7.)
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Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka' | "Hollywood juniper" | |
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8.)
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Juniperus formosana | "prickly cypress" | |
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9.)
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor' | "Bar Harbor juniper" | |
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10.)
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Compacta' | "compact Andorra juniper" | |
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11.)
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni' | "blue rug juniper" | |
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12.)
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Juniperus procumbens | "Japanese garden juniper" | |
| 12a.) Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' | "dwarf Japanese garden juniper" | ||
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13.)
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Juniperus sabina var. tamarisifolia | "tam juniper" | |
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14.)
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Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue' | "Wichita Blue juniper" | |
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15.)
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Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star' | "Blue Star juniper" | |
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Microbiota decussata | "Russian arborvitae" | |
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Platycladus orientalis (Thuja orientalis) 'Aurea Nana' | "Berckman's golden arborvitae" | |
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18.)
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Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget' | "dwarf globe arborvitae" | |
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19.)
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Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' | "emerald arborvitae" |
Pinaceae (pine family)
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20.)
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Picea abies 'Nidiformis' | "bird's nest spruce" | |
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21.)
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Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica' | "dwarf Alberta spruce" | |
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22.)
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Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa' | "dwarf Colorado blue spruce" | |
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Pinus mugo var. mugo | "mugo pine" |
Taxodiaceae (yew family)
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24.)
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Taxus x media | "intermediate yew" |
Map of Plants on Campus with List of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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Photos of Plants (in the order suggested for the walk)
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| (no photo available) | Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'
"Boulevard falsecypress" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Chamaecyparis pisifera page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Juniperus chinensis 'Pfitzeriana'
"Pfitzer juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii'
"Hetz juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Juniperus chinensis 'Kaizuka'
"Hollywood juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'
"emerald arborvitae" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' (Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula') "weeping Alaskan cedar" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Chamaecyparis nootkatensis page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Taxus x media
"intermediate yew" Taxaceae (yew family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Juniperus scopulorum 'Wichita Blue'
"Wichita Blue juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'
"dwarf Colorado blue spruce" Pinaceae (pine family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Juniperus formosana
"prickly cypress" Cupressaceae (cypress family) View Juniperus formosana page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Picea abies 'Nidiformis'
"bird's nest spruce" Pinaceae (pine family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Picea glauca var. albertiana 'Conica'
"dwarf Alberta spruce" Pinaceae (pine family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta'
"compact Hinoki falsecypress" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Plumosa Compacta'
"compact Andorra juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Juniperus horizontalis page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Juniperus sabina var. tamarisifolia
"tam juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Juniperus procumbens 'Nana'
"dwarf Japanese garden juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
"Blue Star juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltoni'
"blue rug juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Juniperus horizontalis page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Juniperus horizontalis 'Bar Harbor'
"Bar Harbor juniper" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. View Juniperus horizontalis page in the UConn Plant Database |
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Microbiota decussata
"Russian arborvitae" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'
"dwarf globe arborvitae" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
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Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea'
"golden Hinoki falsecypress" Cupressaceae (cypress family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |
| (no photo available) | Pinus mugo var. mugo
"mugo pine" Pinaceae (pine family) Click on the photo for a larger image. |