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In addition to their ornamental value, evergreen trees can serve as windbreaks, privacy screens, and winter shelter for birds and other wildlife. Many conifers also have fragrant foliage and colorful berries, and some broadleaf evergreens will produce showy blossoms and edible fruit.

The Korean fir is one of the smaller fir species. It grows slowly and fits into most landscapes. This conifer starts to produce cones when the tree is less than three feet tall.Aug 17, 2021

To keep miniatures very small try planting them in their arrival pot into your pot or tough and sinking just below ground level to hide the original pot. This restricts the root growth but the plant can still grow out of the drainage holes. In effect you are semi-bonsai-ing the plant.

Evergreens do not lose their leaves and remain green year round. These include conifers such as pine, spruce, and cedar trees. Evergreens can add drama to landscapes, especially in winter where they make beautiful backdrops amid a blanket of white snow.Dec 7, 2020

What are the fastest-growing trees for privacy? Hybrid poplar tops the list. It can grow upwards of five feet per year. The Leyland cypress, green giant arborvitae, and silver maple are all close seconds because they add about two feet to their height each year.Sep 13, 2018

Evergreens are trees that stay green year round. While deciduous tree leaves change color, and then drop to the ground as the trees go into their winter dormancy, evergreen trees appear to just keep growing.

Selecting an Ornamental Tree

Most begin the season with blossoms and, if taken care of properly, follow with fruit or nuts. Make sure the variety you select is what you thought you were getting. There are fruit-bearing and nonbearing (such as cherry, pear and plum) fruit trees.

Here is the list of most common ornamental trees and garden plants in India with common name and picture. Popular ornamental garden plants and trees of India also include Ashoka tree, flame trees, Indian Cork tree, African Tulip Tree, Sago palm, Nerium oleander and very rare African Sausage tree.

Always worthy of a special spot in the garden. Pine – two of the most widely grown Dwarf Evergreens are pines – the Mugo Pine and the Dwarf White Pine. Mugo pine is available in a range of forms, some more dwarf than others, while a popular Tree Form is made from the Dwarf White Pine.