This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
This group contains types of evergreens which are valuable for accent and for specimen purposes. They should be planted on the open lawn or where there is ample space for them to develop their natural habit of growth. Evergreens from this list, and the low-growing types of a more informal character from Groups IX-A and IX-B should be selected for the refined mass plantings of evergreens as illustrated in Figure I Plate XL
Abies concolor globosa (spherical) Globe White Fir
Chamaecyparis obtusa nana (conical) Dwarf Japanese Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa nana aurea (conical) Dwarf Golden Japanese Cypress
Juniperu virginiana globosa (globose) Globe Red Cedar
Picea excelsa clanbrasiliana (compact broad conical) Cone-shaped Norway Spruce
Picea excelsa compacta (sub-globose) Compact Norway Spruce
Picea excelsa gregoriana (sub-globose and compact)
Gregory's Dwarf Norway Spruce Picea excelsa nana (depressed sub-globose)
Dwarf Norway Spruce
Picea excelsa pygmaea (dense, small pyramid) Dwarf Pyramidal Norway Spruce
Picea excelsa tabulaeformis (low and flat) Tablet-shaped Norway Spruce
Picea orientalis nana (low, broad pyramid) Dwarf Oriental Spruce
Picea pungens compacta (dwarf conical) Dwarf Blue Spruce
Pinus cembra compacta (dwarf conical) Dwarf Swiss Stone Pine
Pinus densiflora umbraculifera tanyosha (vase form) Dwarf Japanese Red Pine
Pinus koraiensis (dense, broad pyramid) Corean Pine
Pinus montana mughus (globose) Dwarf Mountain Pine
Pinus strobus umbraculifera (vase form) Bush White Pine
Pinus strobus brevifolia (compact and round) Dwarf White Pine
Pinus sylvestris pumila (globose) Globe Scotch Pine
Pseudotsuga douglasi globosa (globose) Globe Douglas Spruce
Taxus baccata repandens (sub-globose) Spreading English Yew
Taxus cuspidata densa (hemispherical) Dwarf Japanese Yew
Thuja occidentalis compacta (globose) Compact Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis dumosa (dense dwarf) Dwarf Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis ellwangeriana (low, broad pyramid) Ellwanger s Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis globosa (globose and very dwarf) Globe Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis hoveyi (dense ovate) Hovey's Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis (Little Gem) (flat ovate) Little Gem Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis nana (compact globose) Dwarf Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis pumila (dense dwarf) Dwarf Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis reidi (broad dwarf) Dwarf Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis wagneriana (globose) Dwarf Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis woodwardi (dense globose) Woodward's Dwarf Arborvitae Tsuga canadensis globosa (dense globose)
Globe Hemlock Tsuga canadensis nana (depressed and spreading) Dwarf Hemlock Tsuga canadensis pendula (sargenti) (flat topped depressed) Sargent's Weeping Hemlock
 
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