| Balsam Fir |
Abies balsamea |
3, 4, 5 |
More shade tolerant than other firs |
45-75 ft (National Champion 100 ft by 45 ft in Fairfield, PA.) |
20-25 ft |
| Concolor Fir |
Abies Concolor |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Full sun (will tolerate light shade) |
30-50 ft; can grow to 100 ft or more (National champion is 94 ft by 48 ft) |
15-30 ft |
| Douglas Fir |
Pseudotsu gamenziesii |
4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full sun |
60 ft |
35 ft |
| Canadian Hemlock |
Tsuga canadensis |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Unlike most conifers tolerates shade well; can also grow in full sun |
40-70 ft, national champion in 165 ft by 38 ft in the great Smoky Mountains |
25-35 ft |
| Scotch Pine |
Pinus sylvestris |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full Sun |
30-60 ft; can grow 80-90 ft |
30-40 ft |
| Eastern White Pine |
Pinus strobus |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full Sun |
50-80 ft; can grow to 150 ft |
20-40 ft |
| Austrian Pine |
Pinus nigra |
3b, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full Sun |
50-60 ft but can grow to 100 ft |
20-40 ft |
| Red Pine (Norway Pine) |
Pinus resinosa |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full Sun |
50-80 ft; can grow to 125 ft and more |
Variable |
| White Spruce |
Picea glauca |
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Full sun, partial sun |
40-60 ft National champion; 130 ft by 28 ft in Koochiching County MN |
10-20 ft |
| Colorado Green Spruce |
Picea pungens |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full Sun |
30-60 ft in avg landscape conditions; 90-135 ft in the wild |
10-20 ft in height in average conditions; 20-30 ft in the wild |
| Colorado Blue Spruce |
Picea pungens var. glauca |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full Sun |
30-60 ft in avg landscape conditions; 90-135 ft high in the wild |
10-20 ft in height in avg conditions; 20-30 ft in the wild |
| Black Hills Spruce |
Picea glauca var densata |
3, 4, 5, 6 |
Full sun, partial sun |
40 ft |
35 ft |
| Norway Spruce |
Picea abies |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Full Sun |
40-60 ft; can grow to 100 ft and more |
25-30 ft |
