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Top native conifers

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 3 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 5 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 5

Soil

Sand 2 Loam 4 Clay 2 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 3

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Salt 2 Wind 2 Erosion 1 Fire 1 Pollution 1 Poor soil 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 4 Perennial 3 Shrub 1
  • 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
  • Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla caterpillars 94 food 6 flowers 2 shelter 2
  • Baldcypress Taxodium distichum caterpillars 15 hosts 8 food 9 flowers 3
  • Canada Yew Taxus canadensis caterpillars 1 food 9

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