South West USA to North Mexico. Narrowly conical, evergreen, light grey bark, blue-grey or grey-green foliage. Very attractive. Tolerates drought, Used as a Christmas tree in USA. Seedlings grown from this 'bluest' of all conifers. Parent has pale whitish blue needles up to 5 cm long and arching upwards. Erect cones are dark blue and break up when ripe.

Mexico, Guatamala in the mountains. Conical evergreen, dark green needles, silvery beneath. Erect 10-15cm cones, blue when young. Frost tender in first winter, tolerated -9C later. Fastest growing Silver fir, to 75cm in 2nd year.

S. Japan & S.E. China. Northern most Podocarpus. A coniical evergreen small to medium tree with bright green 6-12mm strap-like leaves. A popular screening tree in Auckland and mild areas of Nelson.

Broadly conical or spreading when open grown, evergreen. Huge trunks on old trees. Bark peels in long strips. Tiny fruits attract birds. Timber is prized for carving & interior joinery.