Topiaries

What are Topiaries?

Topiaries are plants or trees that are pruned or, in some cases, grafted to create a tree form or a certain shape. These trees are elegant and add an upscale look to your landscape. Topiaries are often grown in pots for an even more polished look.

How to Care for Topiaries

Topiaries require the same care as regular plants except for the additional pruning. Topiary plants will need to be trimmed once or twice per year to keep their shape. For most topiaries, the best time to prune is in late spring or early summer after the first big flush of growth. This makes it easy to keep the clean lines by simply removing the new growth each year.

Popular Topiaries Include

1. Blue Point Spiral Juniper
   Growing Zones: 4 to 9
   Mature Height: 10 to 12 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 6 feet wide
   Add some curves and instant curb appeal to your landscape! This spiral juniper is an outstanding plant that is adaptable and easy to grow.
2. Blue Star Juniper Tree
   Growing Zones: 4 to 8
   Mature Height: 3 to 4 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 2 to 3 feet wide
   This dwarf topiary tree is a popular juniper bush grafted to hardy tree stock. It is amazing in pots and has great color. If you have problems with deer, this lollipop-shaped tree is a good choice. It is very deer resistant.
3. Dwarf Alberta Spruce Spiral
   Growing Zones: 3 to 8
   Mature Height: 6 to 10 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 5 to 6 feet wide
   This spiral spruce tree adds elegance to your entryway and looks phenomenal in containers. This topiary tree is incredibly cold hardy and holds up to high winds and deer.
4. Dwarf Japanese Garden Tree
   Growing Zones: 5 to 9
   Mature Height: 4 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 5 feet wide
   This grafted tree is absolutely gorgeous. It stays small and has a nice weeping canopy. This small tree is ideal for growing in pots. It is easy to maintain and is disease, pest, and deer resistant.
5. Dwarf Japanese Garden Serpentine Tree
   Growing Zones: 5 to 9
   Mature Height: 3-4 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 3-4 feet wide
   The snake-like curves on this tree make it really stand out in the home landscape. This serpentine tree is super unique and ideal for rock and zen gardens.
6. Royal Purple Smoke Tree Standard
   Growing Zones: 5 to 9
   Mature Height: 10 to 15 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 10 to 15 feet wide
   This small deciduous tree has spectacular purple color in both it’s leaves and its billowy plumes. This tree is a single-trunked purple smokebush. It is a tough plant that is drought tolerant and deer resistant.
7. Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar Serpentine
   Growing Zones: 6 to 8
   Mature Height: 10 to 15 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 15 to 20 feet wide
   This magnificent tree is a showpiece. The cascading evergreen branches fall against the unique curving trunk. But it isn’t just a beautiful tree, this weeping cedar is also tolerant of drought and pollution and is pest and disease resistant.
8. Wichita Blue Spiral Juniper
   Growing Zones: 3 to 7
   Mature Height: 10 to 15 feet tall
   Mature Spread: 4 to 5 feet wide
   This expertly shaped topiary tree has outstanding blue-green color and dense foliage. Plant two on either side of your front door and you will be the envy of the neighborhood!