Eastern red cedar grows in 37 US states. Pyramidal creatures grow. This tree's smooth gray bark and aromatic scale-like blue-green, dark, or light green leaves brown in winter.
The most popular privacy screen trees are hybrid cypresses, which may grow five feet per year. The dense, dark green, feathery foliage is ideal for privacy.
Here's the first broadleaf evergreen I promised. One of the stateliest southern trees is the magnolia. Full-size varieties can grow to 70 feet tall and wide, so give them space if you have it.
American arborvitae blocks wind and separates. Rows of its thin pyramid shape look wonderful along an avenue or property line. Their shape makes them very pleasing architectural landscape features.
This evergreen is famous for its use in Tuscan landscaping. Tall spires can reach 40 feet but remain thin, with a five-foot spread. These fast-growing trees grow three feet every year.
I have an anecdote and two tea olive trees in my yard because they are important in the South. My beautiful grandmother-in-law said every home should have an evergreen by the front door.
False cypresses look like cypresses and serve the same purpose in the landscape. Many cultivars are smaller, making them great residential landscaping trees.
Over 100 species of Chinese juniper exist. Popular landscape tree. Some cultivars grow to 40 feet, while others stay modest. Plant this tree away from walkways since its needles are irritating.
Blue spruce enjoys chill. This 75-foot tree rarely exceeds 50 in parks and gardens. Pyramidal live Christmas trees with upturned branches make wonderful yard plants after the holidays.
You may know this tree for its delicious leaves. Bay leaves give flavor to many dishes. Some types grow like bushes, while others exceed 60 feet.