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Conifers are mainly evergreen with a few exceptions such as Larix (Larch) and Gingko which is a broad leaved conifer. Heights vary from just a few centimetres tall to several hundred feet. Growing habits also vary hugely from prostate Junipers which hug the ground to tall erect shapes such as the upright Yew - Taxus baccata fastigiata. Careful choices will give give years of pleasure and interest in the garden however, don't always believe heights on labels. If it states 1.8 metres in say 10 years, unlike most shrubs it doesn't mean that is its ultimate height. You can however trim most conifers with little detrimental effect however if you remove too much green foliage on certain species then you will not get regrowth - so it will remain brown and sad for ever more. Look around at some Leylandii hedges and you will see what I mean!
Medium to large spruce with silver blue underside to leaves and bluish/purple cones
The Monkey Puzzle tree which to be honest will outgrow almost any ordinary sized garden
Smallish slow growing conifer of spreading habit. to about 1.2 m in height.
Early Spring, late Winter flowering heather
Hardy, reliable slow growing prostrate spruce. Love the shape
Slightly prone to windburn, very slow growing with neat habit
Grafted conifer giving a gorgeous weeping effect
Compact conifer - slow growing
Extremely large tree in time. Lovely weeping habit from a very young age.
Compact Pines keeping its conical shape from a very early age. Candle-like new shoots during late Spring and Summer