Tree Taxodium distichum 'Michelson' [sold as Shawnee Brave®] [Shawnee Brave Baldcypress] Nice planted in groupings around water. Develops cypress knees (possibly for gas exchange), but generally only near water. Mite resistant foliage.
Tree Taxodium distichum var. imbricarium [Pondcypress] Can tolerate wet and dry soils. Does not tend to develop "cypress knees" like the Common Baldcypress.
Tree Indiana Native Thuja occidentalis [Eastern Arborvitae] One of the best plants for screening in moist, well-aerated soils. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage. Winter color can be poor.
Shrub Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget' [Dwarf Eastern Arborvitae] 'Hetz Midget' is a dense, compact, globe-shaped dwarf cultivar. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage. Winter color can be poor.
Shrub Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup' [Holmstrup Eastern Arborvitae] 'Holmstrup' is slow-growing and compact with a narrow pyramidal habit and good winter color. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage.
Shrub Thuja occidentalis 'Minima' [Dwarf Eastern Arborvitae] 'Minima' is a dense, compact, globe-shaped dwarf cultivar. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage. Winter color can be poor.
Tree Thuja occidentalis 'Nigra' [Nigra Eastern Arborvitae] 'Nigra' is a pyramidal to conical form with handsome deep green foliage that holds its color through winter. One of the best plants for screening in moist, well-aerated soils. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage.
