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Botanical Name:
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Common Name: Giant Sequoia
Height:
Up to 70'
Spread:
Up to 30'
Zone:
6 to 8
Water Requirements:
x
Fall Color:
Rusty
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| Grown successfully in Santa Fe since the early 40's. Gigantic specimen living in Rose Park on Galisteo. |
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Botanical Name:
Cupressus arizonica
Common Name:
Arizona Cypress
Height:
32 to 40'
Spread:
15 to 24'
Zone:
5 to 9
Water Requirements:
x
Color:
Green, gray-green to blue-green
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| Excellent specimen, windbreak or tall screen. |
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Botanical Name:
Pinus nigra
Common Name:
Austrian Pine
Height:
38 to 48'
Spread:
16 to 32'
Zone:
3b to 7
Water Requirements:
x
Flower:
clustered yellow to yellow-green
Fall Color:
Dark green
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| A very reliable, adaptable specimen. Grows like wildfire at the Tree Farm. |
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Botanical Name:
Pinus aristata
Common Name:
Bristlecone Pine
Height:
6 to 16'
Spread:
irregular
Zone:
4 to 7
Water Requirements:
x
Flower:
x
Fall Color:
Dark bluish green with white
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| Great character, shrubby and slow growing. One of the oldest living plants on earth. |
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Botanical Name:
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'
Common Name:
Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
Height:
32 to 48'
Spread:
24 to 32'
Zone:
5 to 8
Water Requirements:
x
Color:
Light green to silvery blue
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| A beautiful showpiece for the landscape. Can be trained and shaped. |
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Botanical Name:
Juniperus virginiana
Common Name:
Eastern Redcedar
Height:
32 to 40'
Spread:
8 to 16'
Zone:
2 to 9
Water Requirements:
x
Fall Color:
Yellow-green to brown-green
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| Highly adaptable. Often used for screening or in groupings. |
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Botanical Name:
Pinus cembroides
Common Name:
Pinyon Pine
Height:
12 to 20'
Spread:
irregular
Zone:
5
Water Requirements:
x
Flower:
x
Fall Color:
dark green
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| Often the only pretty thing between you and your neighbor. |
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Botanical Name:
Pinus thunbergii
Common Name:
Japanese Black Pine
Height:
16 to 62'
Spread:
variable
Zone:
5 to 8
Water Requirements:
x
Flower:
x
Fall Color:
Dark green
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| Salt tolerant, best in full sun; displays heat and drought tolerance.Older bark is blackish gray. |
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Botanical Name:
Picea pungens
Common Name:
Colorado Blue Spruce
Height:
30 to 60'
Spread:
8 to 16'
Color:
grey-green to blue green
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| A staple for color in the landscape. Do the right thing and give this gem lots o' room. |
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Botanical Name:
Juniperus scopulorum
Common Name:
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Height:
14 to 32'
Spread:
3 to 12'
Zone:
3b to 7
Water Requirements:
x
Fall Color:
Various shades of green
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| Withstands drought conditions very well. Valued for use as screens, hedges and background plants. |
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Botanical Name:
Cedrus atlantica
Common Name:
Atlas Cedar
Height:
32 to 48'
Spread:
24 to 32'
Zone:
5 to 8
Water Requirements:
x
Color: Light green to silvery blue
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| Usually planted as a specimen or focal point in the landscape. Also available in weeping form. |
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Botanical Name:
Abies concolor
Common Name:
White Fir
Height:
24 to 40'
Spread:
12 to 24'
Zone:
4 to 7
Water Requirements:
x
Fall Color:
Bluish or greyish-green
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| Good substitute for the spruce. Native to New Mexico. |
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Botanical Name:
Pinus ponderosa
Common Name:
Ponderosa Pine
Height:
30 to 60'
Spread:
15 to 24'
Zone:
4 to 6 or 7
Water Requirements:
x
Color:
Dark or yellowish-green.
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| A dependable native in New Mexico. Branches usually begin higher up on the trunk. The Tree Farm offers some mature specimens with lots of character. |
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