Plant family
Conifers — Pinophyta
320 species across 27 genera in the Growli library
Conifers are the cone-bearing evergreens (with a few deciduous exceptions like larch) — pines, spruces, firs, junipers, cypresses, yews and the giant redwoods — grown as specimens, hedges, screens and bonsai.
Browse conifers by genus
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All conifers we cover
- African Fern Pine
- African Yellowwood
- Algerian Fir
- Alpine Totara
- Andorra Compact Juniper
- Aptos Blue Redwood
- Arborvitae
- Arizona Cypress
- Arizona Cypress 'Blue Ice'
- Atlantic White Cedar
- Atlas Cedar
- Autumn Gold Maidenhair Tree
- Bald Cypress
- Bald Cypress Bonsai 'Cascade'
- Balsam Fir
- Beuvron Dwarf Scots Pine
- Bigcone Douglas Fir
- Bird's Nest Spruce
- Black Spruce
- Blue Arrow Juniper
- Blue Atlas Cedar
- Blue Carpet Juniper
- Blue China Fir
- Blue Douglas Fir
- Blue Giant Sequoia
- Blue Ice Arizona Cypress
- Blue Pacific Shore Juniper
- Blue Rug Juniper
- Blue Star Juniper
- Blue Surprise Cypress
- Bosnian Pine
- Bosnian Pine 'Compact Gem'
- Boulevard Cypress
- Brazilian Araucaria
- Brewer Spruce
- Brewer's Weeping Spruce
- Bristlecone Pine
- Buddhist Pine
- Bunya Pine
- California Juniper
- California Nutmeg
- Canadian Yew
- Carolina Hemlock
- Cedar of Lebanon
- Cephalotaxus 'Fastigiata'
- China Fir
- Chinese Arborvitae
- Chinese Douglas Fir
- Chinese Hemlock
- Chinese Incense Cedar
- Chinese Juniper
- Chinese Juniper 'Itoigawa'
- Chinese Larch
- Chinese Plum Yew
- Chinese Weeping Cypress
- Chinese White Pine
- Chinese Yew
- Cilician Fir
- Coast Redwood Bonsai
- Cole's Prostrate Hemlock
- Colorado Blue Spruce
- Columnar Douglas Fir
- Columnar Italian Cypress
- Common Juniper
- Compact Alpine Fir
- Compact Gem Bosnian Pine
- Compact Japanese Umbrella Pine
- Compact Plume Japanese Cedar
- Compact White Fir
- Conica Jean's Dilly Spruce
- Cook Pine
- Creeping Juniper
- Crippsii Hinoki Cypress
- Cunninghamia 'Glauca'
- Cyprus Cedar
- Cyprus Cedar
- Dahurian Juniper
- Dahurian Larch
- Danica Globe Arborvitae
- Dawn Redwood 'Gold Rush'
- Dawn Redwood 'Ogon'
- Dawn Redwood Bonsai
- Degroot's Spire Arborvitae
- Densiformis Yew
- Deodar Cedar
- Deodar Cedar 'Karl Fuchs'
- Douglas Fir
- Dwarf Alberta Spruce
- Dwarf Arolla Pine
- Dwarf Balsam Fir
- Dwarf Black Spruce
- Dwarf Blue Lawson Cypress
- Dwarf Blue Spruce
- Dwarf Cedar of Lebanon
- Dwarf Chinese Juniper
- Dwarf Coast Redwood
- Dwarf Common Juniper
- Dwarf Creeping Juniper
- Dwarf Eastern White Pine
- Dwarf Golden Oriental Arborvitae
- Dwarf Hinoki Cypress
- Dwarf Japanese Black Pine
- Dwarf Japanese White Pine
- Dwarf Japanese Yew
- Dwarf Oriental Spruce
- Dwarf Serbian Spruce
- Dwarf White Cedar
- East Himalayan Fir
- Eastern Hemlock
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Ellwoodii False Cypress
- Emerald Green Arborvitae
- Engelmann Spruce
- English Yew Bonsai
- European Cypress (Goldcrest Lemon Cypress)
- European Larch
- Ezo Spruce
- Fastigiata Yew
- Fat Albert Blue Spruce
- Feelin' Blue Deodar Cedar
- Filicoides Hinoki Cypress
- Filifera Aurea Cypress
- Flaky Juniper
- Florida Torreya
- Forrest Fir
- Fortune Plum Yew
- Fortune's Plum Yew
- Four-Leaf Pinyon
- Foxtail Pine
- Fraser Fir
- Giant Sequoia
- Giant Sequoia 'Blauer Eichzwerg'
- Giant Sequoia 'Glaucum'
- Ginkgo 'Autumn Gold'
- Ginkgo 'Fastigiata'
- Ginkgo 'Mariken'
- Ginkgo 'Saratoga'
- Globe Blue Spruce
- Gnome Spruce
- Gold Coast Juniper
- Gold Rush Dawn Redwood
- Golden Deodar Cedar
- Golden Globe Arborvitae
- Golden Spreader Nordmann Fir
- Gowen Cypress
- Grand Fir
- Greek Fir
- Hall Totara
- Hatfieldii Yew
- Hazel Smith Sequoia
- Hiba Arborvitae
- Hicksii Yew
- Himalayan Cypress
- Himalayan Yew
- Hinoki Cypress
- Hinoki Cypress Bonsai
- Holger Juniper
- Holger's Juniper
- Holmstrup Arborvitae
- Hoop Pine
- Hoopsii Blue Spruce
- Horstmann Korean Fir
- Incense Cedar
- Italian Cypress
- Japanese Arborvitae
- Japanese Black Pine
- Japanese Black Pine 'Kotobuki'
- Japanese Black Pine 'Thunderhead'
- Japanese Cedar 'Cristata'
- Japanese Cedar 'Elegans'
- Japanese Cedar 'Globosa Nana'
- Japanese Cedar 'Spiralis'
- Japanese Cedar 'Vilmoriniana'
- Japanese Cedar Bonsai
- Japanese Garden Juniper
- Japanese Larch
- Japanese Nutmeg Yew
- Japanese Plum Yew
- Japanese Umbrella Pine
- Japanese White Pine
- Japanese White Pine 'Glauca'
- Jean's Dilly Spruce
- Jeddeloh Hemlock
- Juniper Bonsai
- Kashmir Cypress
- Korean Arborvitae
- Korean Fir
- Korean Pine
- Lace-bark Pine
- Lawson Cypress
- Little Gem Spruce
- Lobbi Japanese Cedar
- Loblolly Pine Bonsai
- Maidenhair Tree
- Masters' Larch
- Mexican Cypress
- Mexican Pinyon
- Min Fir
- Miss Grace Dawn Redwood
- Modoc Cypress
- Momi Fir
- Monkey Puzzle Tree
- Monterey Cypress
- Montezuma Cypress
- Moonglow Juniper
- Mops Dwarf Mountain Pine
- Mountain Hemlock
- Mountain Pine
- Mr Bowling Ball Arborvitae
- Mugo Pine
- Nana Lutea Hinoki Cypress
- Nikko Fir
- Noble Fir
- Nootka Cypress
- Nootka Cypress
- Nordmann Fir
- Norfolk Island pine
- Northern Japanese Hemlock
- Norway Spruce
- Old Gold Juniper
- Ophir Mugo Pine
- Oriental Arborvitae
- Oriental Spruce
- Ossorio Gold Umbrella Pine
- Pacific Silver Fir
- Pacific Yew
- Parsons Juniper
- Peve Minaret Bald Cypress
- Phoenicean Juniper
- Pinyon Pine
- Podocarpus 'Maki'
- Pond Cypress
- Prickly Juniper
- Prince of Wales Juniper
- Prostrate Blue Noble Fir
- Pumila Norway Spruce
- Pyramidalis Arborvitae
- Red Fir
- Red Pine
- Red Spruce
- Repandens Yew
- Rheingold Arborvitae
- Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine
- Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir
- Rocky Mountain Juniper
- Sakhalin Fir
- Sanders Blue Spruce
- Satellit Bosnian Pine
- Savin Juniper
- Sawara Cypress
- Sciadopitys 'Ossorio Gold'
- Sciadopitys 'Wintergreen'
- Scots Pine
- Sequoia 'Adpressa'
- Serbian Spruce
- Serbian Spruce 'Pendula'
- Sheridan Spire Dawn Redwood
- Shimpaku Juniper
- Shore Juniper
- Shore Pine
- Siberian Fir
- Siberian Larch
- Siberian Pine
- Sichuan Arborvitae
- Sierra Juniper
- Sikkim Larch
- Silberlocke Korean Fir
- Silver Fir
- Single-Leaf Pinyon
- Sitka Spruce
- Skyrocket Juniper
- Slowmound Mugo Pine
- Smooth Arizona Cypress
- Southern Japanese Hemlock
- Spanish Fir
- Spanish Juniper
- Standish's Golden Yew
- Standishii Yew
- Stone Pine
- Stoneham Gold Western Red Cedar
- Subalpine Fir
- Subalpine Larch
- Sulphur Sawara Cypress
- Sungold Cypress
- Taiwan Podocarpus
- Tamarack
- Tamarix-leaf Savin Juniper
- Tannenbaum Mugo Pine
- Tetragona Aurea Hinoki Cypress
- Threadleaf Sawara Cypress
- Tompa Norway Spruce
- Totara
- Turkish Fir
- Upright Plum Yew
- Variegated Hiba Arborvitae
- Variegated Incense Cedar
- Veitch Fir
- Vilmorin Japanese Cedar
- Virginia Pine Bonsai
- Waldbrunn Spruce
- Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar
- Weeping Eastern Hemlock
- Weeping European Larch
- Weeping Giant Sequoia
- Weeping Japanese Larch
- Weeping Nootka Cypress
- Weeping Nootka Cypress
- Weeping Norway Spruce
- Weeping Podocarpus
- Western Arborvitae Zebrina
- Western Hemlock
- Western Larch
- Western Red Cedar
- White Fir
- White Spruce
- Wilson Spruce
- Wiltoni Juniper
- Winter Gold Mugo Pine
- Yew Bonsai
- Yunnan Cypress
Conifers — frequently asked questions
Are conifers toxic to cats and dogs?
Most conifers are not pet-safe. Of the 320 conifers in the Growli library, 228 (71%) carry a toxic or mildly-toxic ASPCA classification and 92 are pet-safe. They are not uniformly safe, so always confirm the exact species on its pet-safety page before trusting it around cats or dogs.
How much light do conifers need?
Most conifers want plenty of direct sun — 259 of the 320 in our library do best there. If yours stretches toward the window or loses its variegation it needs more light; scorched or bleached leaves mean it is getting too much.
Are conifers easy to care for?
Some conifers suit experienced growers — several want strong light, sharp drainage or a specific seasonal rhythm. Check the individual species page for the exact regime before you buy.
What is the Pinophyta family?
The Pinophyta family — the conifers — groups 320 species across 27 genera in the Growli library, most prominently Pinus, Juniperus, Picea. Members share a broadly similar light, water and soil pattern, which is why it pays to learn the family before the individual plant.