25 hardy and evergreen ornamental trees

Evergreen and hardy are numerous shrubs and trees that you can plant in the garden or cultivate in pots. The ornamental trees inspire with their application possibilities and colors over the winter time. Evergreen and hardy: 25 ornamental trees presented:

Ornamental trees from A - E

Abelie(Abelia x grandiflora)

• Origin: China, Japan, Mexico
• Winter hardiness: -15 ° C
• Winter protection recommended (brushwood, straw)
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, humus, well-drained, rich in nutrients, sheltered from the wind
• Growth: slow, compact, overhanging habit
• Height: 100 cm to 200 cm
• Spread: 80 cm to 150 cm
• Foliage color: dark green
• Flowering period: July to mid-September
• Flower color: white, soft pink
• ideal for keeping in pots

Chokeberry(Aronia melanocarpa)

• Synonyms: black chokeberry, bald chokeberry
• Origin: North America
• Winter hardiness: -30 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, sandy, loamy, well-drained
• Growth: upright, overhanging
• Height: 100 cm to 300 cm
• Spread: 100 cm to 200 cm
• Foliage color: dark green
• Flowering period: May to early June
• Flower color: pure white
• suitable for urban climate
• forms edible fruits
• attracts birds and insects

Barberry(Berberis)

• Origin: Europe to the Caucasus, Northern Europe and the British Isles excluded
• evergreen species: Berberis julianae, Berberis thunbergii
• numerous varieties also hardy and evergreen
• Winter hardiness: -23.4 ° C
• Location: partially shaded, undemanding, well-drained, humic
• Habit: dense branching, varied habit
• Height: 100 cm to 300 cm
• Spread: up to 150 cm
• Foliage color: deep green
• Flowering period: May to mid-June
• Flower color: yellowish
• suitable as a hedge plant
• armed with thorns
• suitable for urban climate

Embankment myrtle(Lonicera pileata)

• Origin: China
• Winter hardiness: -23.4 ° C
• Location: sunny to shady, humic, moist, normal
• Growth: flat, covering the ground
• Height: 50 cm to 80 cm
• Spread: up to 120 cm
• Foliage color: light green
• Flowering period: mid-May to July
• Flower color: white
• Berries slightly poisonous
• suitable for urban climate

Boxwood(Buxus sempervirens)

• Origin: Europe to Northern Iran
• Winter hardiness: -23.4 ° C
• Winter protection recommended
• Varieties with colored foliage are only partially hardy
• Location: sunny to shady, protect from midday and winter sun, calcareous, normal, loamy
• Growth: compact, slow growing, densely branched
• Growth height: up to 800 cm, depending on the cut
• Spread: up to 400 cm, depending on the cut
• Foliage color: intense green
• Flowering period: March to mid-April
• Flower color: yellowish green, inconspicuous
• well tolerated by cutting

Scented flowers(Osmanthus)

• Origin: Tropics and subtropics of the Old World (Paleotropic), southern USA, Central America
• Winter hardiness: -15 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, protected, normal, well-drained, loose
• Habit: upright, slow growing, compact
• Height: 150 cm to 1,000 cm
• Spread: depending on species
• Foliage color: dark green
• Flowering time: depending on the species
• Flower color: mostly white
• Dried flowers are used as tea
• pleasantly fragrant

Fragrant shade flower(Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis)

• Synonym: Himalayan slimeberry
• Origin: Himalaya, East Asia
• Winter hardiness: -28 ° C
• Location: partially to shady, humus, well drained, rich in nutrients
• Growth: dense growth, spreading
• Height: 40 cm to 65 cm
• Spread: up to 50 cm
• Foliage color: glossy dark green
• Flowering period: January to the end of March
• Flower color: white
• aromatic fragrant

Real bearberry(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)

• Synonym: evergreen bearberry
• Origin: North America, Europe, Asia, Guatemala
• Winter hardiness: -35 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, acidic, low in lime, poor
• Habit: ground covering, densely branched
• Growth height: up to 25 cm
• Spread: 100 cm to 180 cm
• Foliage color: deep green
• Flowering period: April to mid-May
• Flower color: white, pink

Strawberry tree(Arbutus unedo)

• Origin: Mediterranean
• Winter hardiness: -17 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, poor in lime, well-drained, loamy, humic
• Habit: shrub or tree, upright, loose
• Height: 300 cm to 1,000 cm
• Spread: up to 300 cm
• Foliage color: green
• Flowering period: October to early February
• Flower color: white
• forms edible fruits

Decorative trees from F - O

Firethorn(Pyracantha coccinea)

• Synonyms: European firethorn, Mediterranean firethorn
• Origin: southern Europe to the Caucasus, Western Asia
• Winter hardiness: -23.4 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, well-drained, nutrient-rich
• Growth: upright, good branching, individual branches stick out
• Height: 200 cm to 500 cm
• Spread: 60 cm to 150 cm
• Foliage color: intense green
• Flowering period: mid-May to August
• Flower color: white
• attracts insects

broom(Genista germanica)

• Synonyms: German gorse
• Origin: Europe to Russia, except Northern Europe
• Winter hardiness: -35 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, well-drained, sandy, loamy, low in lime
• Growth: upright, loose
• Height: 20 cm to 60 cm
• Spread: up to 40 cm
• Foliage color: intense green
• Flowering period: mid-May to August
• Flower color: golden yellow
• poisonous in all parts of the plant
• older specimens develop thorns
• hairy

Medlars(Photinia)

• Origin: Asia
• Winter hardiness: -20 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, normal
• Habit: trees, irregular, upright, spreading
• Height: 300 cm to 1,500 cm
• Spread: up to 200 cm
• Foliage color: dark green
• Flowering period: June
• Flower color: white
• attracts bees

Evergreen magnolia(Magnolia grandiflora)

• Origin: Southeast North America
• Winter hardiness: -23.4 ° C
• Winter protection recommended
• Location: sunny, sheltered from the wind, loamy, nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist
• Habit: pyramidal, densely branched
• Height: up to 3,500 cm
• Spread: different
• Foliage color: deep green
• Flowering period: April to mid-June
• Flower color: white
• aromatic fragrant
• well tolerated by cutting

Evergreen snowball(Viburnum rhytidophyllum)

• Synonyms: Wrinkled Snowball, Evergreen Tongue Snowball
• Origin: China
• Winter hardiness: -30 ° C
• Location: sunny to shady, sheltered from the wind, garden soil, well-drained, humic, moist, fresh
• Growth: loose, broad, upright
• Growth height: up to 400 cm
• Spread: 200 cm to 350 cm
• Foliage color: deep green
• Flowering period: mid-May to mid-June
• Flower color: white

Japanese spindle bush(Euonymus japonicus)

• Origin: Japan, Korea, China
• Winter hardiness: -23.4 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, protected, humic, well-drained, fresh
• Habit: upright, compact, densely branched
• Growth height: up to 200 cm
• Spread: up to 150 cm
• Foliage color: green
• Leaves shine
• Flowering period: June to July
• Flower color: green-yellow, inconspicuous

Johannis herbs(Hypericum calycinum)

• Synonyms: Large Chalice St. John's Wort, Evergreen St. John's Wort
• Origin: Turkey, Greece, southeastern Bulgaria
• Winter hardiness: -32 ° C
• Location: sunny to shady, dry, normal, well-drained
• Habit: small shrub, ground covering, overhanging
• Height: 20 cm to 60 cm
• Spread: up to 50 cm
• Foliage color: intensely green on the top, blue on the underside
• Flowering period: July to mid-September
• Flower color: golden yellow

Cherry laurel(Prunus laurocerasus)

• Synonym: laurel cherry
• Origin: Asia Minor
• Winter hardiness: -20 ° C
• Location: sunny to shady, sheltered from the wind, undemanding, humus, moderately dry, nutrient-rich, sandy
• Habit: upright habit, bushy
• Height: 200 cm to 700 cm
• Spread: depending on the cut
• Foliage color: deep green
• Flowering period: April to mid-June
• Flower color: creamy white
• cooked or dried berries are edible
• Seeds contain cyanogenic glycosides

Tree of life(Thuja)

• Origin: North America, Korea, China, Japan
• Winter hardiness: -35 ° C to -21 ° C (depending on the species)
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, undemanding, well-drained
• Habit: upright, dense branching, slender
• Height: 200 cm to 5,300 cm (depending on the species)
• Spread: 200 cm to 400 cm, often more
• Foliage color: green, reddish in winter
• well tolerated by cutting
• ideal as a hedge plant

Privet 'Aureum'(Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum')

• Synonym: Goldliguster
• Origin: Japan, South Korea
• Winter hardiness: -20 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, undemanding
• Habit: upright, arched shape, well branched
• Growth height: up to 600 cm
• Spread: 50 cm to 100 cm
• Foliage color: light green, edge golden yellow
• Flowering period: June to the end of July
• Flower color: white
• well tolerated by cutting
• ideal as a hedge plant

Bay rose(Kalmia latifolia)

• Synonym: mountain laurel
• Origin: North America
• Winter hardiness: -34 ° C
• Winter protection can't hurt
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, acidic to slightly acidic, humic, well-drained
• Growth: slow, well branched, broad bush
• Height: 100 cm to 1,200 cm
• Spread: 80 cm to 150 cm
• Foliage color: deep green
• Flowering period: mid-May to June
• Flower color: soft pink, carmine pink

Oregon grape(Mahonia aquifolium)

• Synonyms: Thorn-Leaved Oregon Grape, Common Oregon Grape
• Origin: North America
• Winter hardiness: -30 ° C
• Location: sunny to shady, tolerates root pressure, humic, sandy, normal, well-drained
• Growth: compact, bushy, upright, unarmed, with numerous trunks
• Height: 80 cm to 180 cm
• Spread: 70 cm to 100 cm
• Foliage color: dark green, autumn color red in bronze
• Flowering period: April to the end of May
• Flower color: intense golden yellow
• poisonous in most parts of the plant
• attracts bees

Orange flower(Choisya ternata)

• Origin: Central America, southern North America
• Winter hardiness: -18 ° C
• Winter protection recommended
• Location: sunny, lime-free, nutrient-rich, slightly acidic
• Habit: dense branching, clumpy, compact
• Height: 100 cm to 300 cm
• Spread: 80 cm to 150 cm
• Foliage color: deep green
• Flowering period: mid-May to June
• Flower color: white
• aromatic (reminiscent of oranges)

Evergreen and hardy: ornamental trees from S - Z

Skimmie(Skimmia japonica)

• Synonym: Japanese fruit skimmia
• Origin: Japan, China, Korea
• Winter hardiness: -20 ° C, young plants need winter protection
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, acidic to slightly acidic, well-drained, humic, fresh, moist
• Growth: compact, robust, wide
• Height: 60 cm to 700 cm
• Spread: 100 cm to 300 cm
• Foliage color: deep green
• Leaves are leathery
• Flowering period: May
• Flower color: white, yellowish
• slightly poisonous

Holly(Ilex aquifolium)

• Synonyms: European holly, common holly, pod
• Origin: North Africa, Europe
• Winter hardiness: -28.9 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, nutrient-rich, humic, well-drained
• Habit: tree, shrub, compact
• Height: 100 cm to 1,500 cm
• Spread: 200 cm to 400 cm
• Foliage color: medium green, dark green, glossy surface
• Leaves are armed with thorns
• Flowering period: May to June
• Flower color: white
• Berries and leaves are slightly poisonous
• ideal as a hedge plant

Witch hazel(Hamamelis intermedia)

• Synonym: hybrid witch hazel
• Origin: China, Japan
• Winter hardiness: -28.9 ° C
• Location: sunny to partially shaded, slightly acidic, well-drained, humic, moist
• Growth: well branched, upright, slow
• Growth height: up to 500 cm
• Spread: 120 cm to 200 cm
• Foliage color: green
• Flowering period: late December to mid-April
• Flower color: yellow, orange, dark red, red-brown
• available in numerous varieties