Deer-Resistant Conifers

Conifers for structure and screening that deer tend to leave alone. Compare mature size, growth rate, and hardiness zone.

Loblolly Pine

Nana

Common Juniper

Ginkgo

Conifers hold their shape through winter, when the rest of the garden is bare. There are evergreens here, and most keep their needles through winter. Most settle in and then look after themselves. They grow slowly and keep the same outline, which makes them easy to plan around.

conifers: 61
hardiness zones: 2 to 10
mature height: 20 to 100 ft (6 to 30 m)

There are no flowers to speak of, but the evergreen habit is what keeps the garden standing in February.

evergreen: 57

A single group, but not a single look: there are conifers here for specimen planting and woodland edges. Pinus, Juniperus and Picea have the most entries.

specimen planting: 38
woodland edges: 34