If your landscape has limited and narrow space, but you need some vertical visual interest then these columnar trees and shrubs are just for you! 

 

Douglas Fir  

Our Douglas Fir is a beautiful, tall-growing, conical form tree with spreading horizontal branches that are quite flexible. Needles are 1 inch long, and soft bluish-green color. A rapid-growing tree that prefers moist, acidic soil and wind protection. Requires a well-drained soil. Matures to be around 40-60' high.

Douglas Fir Quick Facts:

Color:Green, BluePlant Size:Around 40-60' tall x 12-20' wideSunlight:Full SunSoil Conditions:Normal, Sandy, Clay, Acidic, DryGrowing Zones:4 - 6

Taylor Juniper

  

Taylor Juniper is an excellent, extremely narrow upright selection. It has dark green color in summer and a purple tone in winter. It's the perfect evergreen for a narrow space to create a screen in the landscape. This conifer needs full sun and well-drained soil. At its maturity, it will grow to be 18-20' tall x 2' wide.

Taylor Juniper Quick Facts:

Color: Green, Purple (purple tone in winter)Plant Size: Around 18-20' tall x 2' wideSunlight: Full Sun Soil Conditions: Normal, Sandy, Clay, Acidic, DryGrowing Zones:4 - 7

Holmstrup Arborvitae

Photo credit: Gammon Landscape Nursery

 The Holmstrup Arborvitae is an introduction from Denmark. It's a very compact, slow-growing, pyramid with rich-green foliage. This evergreen does well in light shade and poor drainage. It's an excellent plant for smaller landscapes. Great year-round color. Mature size is around 6-8' tall x 3-4' wide.

Holmstrup Arborvitae Quick Facts:

Color:GreenPlant Size:Around 6-8' tall x 3-4' wideSunlight:Full Sun to Partial ShadeSoil Conditions:Normal, Sandy, Clay, Acidic, WetGrowing Zones:3 - 7  

  

Cleveland SelectPear 

The Cleveland SelectPear is an excellent ornamental pear. It has a pyramidal shape and is one of the hardier Callery Pears. It has dark, glossy-green foliage and very odoriferous white flowers. The foliage turns a brilliant red and purple color in the fall. This pear tree does not produce any fruit. Mature size is around 25'-30' tall x 15' wide. Hardiness zone 5.

Cleveland Select Pear Quick Facts:

Bloom Time:MayColor:Green, Purple, Red, WhitePlant Size:Around 25-30' tall x 15' wideBloom Color:WhiteFall Color:Red-purpleSunlight:Full SunSoil Conditions:Normal, Sandy, Clay, Acidic, DryGrowing Zones:5 - 8 

 

 

Upright Red Chokeberry

  

The Upright Red Chokeberry is an excellent replacement in the landscape for Columnar Buckthorn. It has a very pronounced, upright growth with exceptional red fall color. This plant does well in heavier soils and is quite shade tolerant. This shrub has excellent red fruit that grows in clusters. Otherchokeberryspecimens showcase dark purple fruit clusters.

UprightRed Chokeberry Quick Facts:

Bloom Time:MayColor:Green, Orange, Red, White, YellowPlant Size:Around 5-7' tall x 5-7' wideFlower Color:WhiteFall Color:Red, yellow, orangeFruit:RedSunlight:Full Sun to Full ShadeSoil Conditions: Normal, Sandy, Clay, Acidic, Wet, DryGrowing Zones:4 - 8 

 

 Pydramidal Arborvitae

The Pyramidal Arborvitae is a fast growing and narrow evergreen. It has a formal, fan-shaped outline with bright-green, soft foliage. This evergreen requires little or no trimming to maintain its narrow form. This will mature to be around 18-25' tall x 3-5' wide.

Pydramidal Arborvitae Quick Facts:

Color:GreenPlant Size:Around 18-25' tall x 3-5' wideSunlight:Full Sun to Partial ShadeSoil Conditions:Normal, Sandy, Clay, Acidic, WetGrowing Zones:3 - 7