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Top native conifers

7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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7 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 3 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 7 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 6

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 4 Loam 5 Clay 2 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 7 Neutral 4 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 2 Poor soil 2 Salt 2 Wind 2 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Heat 1 Pollution 1 Storm damage 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Pyramidal 34 Erect 23 Conical 15 Dense 14 Open 10 Spreading 10 Rounded 9 Columnar 8 Oval 7 Horizontal 6 Ascending 5 Broad 4 Irregular 3 Arching 1 Cascading 1 Multi stemmed 1 Prostrate 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Tree 7 Perennial 2
  • Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii caterpillars 134 hosts 15 food 26 flowers 19 shelter 7
  • Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta caterpillars 112 hosts 13 food 30 flowers 4 shelter 6
  • Table Mountain Pine Pinus pungens caterpillars 96 hosts 5 food 37 flowers 4 shelter 2
  • Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla caterpillars 94 food 6 flowers 2 shelter 2
  • Grand Fir Abies grandis caterpillars 71 hosts 6 food 11 shelter 3
  • Sand Pine Pinus clausa caterpillars 69 hosts 3 food 32 flowers 5 shelter 2
  • Baldcypress Taxodium distichum caterpillars 15 hosts 8 food 9 flowers 3

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