Majhno, pokončno do povešavo drevo, iglavec (V12m, Š 5-7m). Krošnja sprva široko viseča, pozneje ovalna do široko kroglasta, neenakomerna, slikovita. Veje široko razprte do vodoravne, na koncih rahlo povešene. Lubje temno sivo, grobo luskasto. Iglice kratke (1-3 cm), v gostih šopih po 20 in več skupaj, tanke, koničaste, temno sivo-zelene. Cvetovi ločeni moški in ženski, moški v debelih mačicah, rumeno-rjavi. Storži temno zeleni do rjavi, široko ovalni, s širokimi, tankimi luskami, razpadejo že na drevesu. Dobro prenaša vročino in sušo. Dobro uspeva na odcednih, delno peščenih tleh, na toplih, sončnih rastiščih.
Plants for destinctively sunny sites need and tolerate a lot of direct sun radiation (eg. roses, even more spurge (euphorbia myrsinites) , sea buckthorn, sedum, most of rock-garden plants, cactuses etc). Mostly, but not necessarily, these plants can also tolerate drought. Roses need more water and noursihments and rich, deep, fetile soil, while white stonecrop survives more weeks in dry soil without rain or watering and can grow normally in poor, sandy soil as well.
Conifers have woody stems (i. e. tree trunk and branches) and are also called woody plants or trees. Their leaves are transformed into needles or scales, usually being hard and leathery.
Leaves or needles remain on the plant for several consecutive years, usually 2 to 5 years. Our descriptions contain the word evergreen.
Plant can in otherwise appropriate environment survive cold down to - 23 °C.
Porous or dry soils are normally light and loose, there is no stagnant water but relatively quickly flows in deeper layers; such ground are more airy and warmer, yet drier and usually contain less humus and for such undergrowth it is often to for drought to appear (e. g. rockgardens, walls, by paths and roads, on gravel, also on gravel surface in towns and close to buildings ...), plants of such undergrowth need well-drained soil, they tolerate drought but cannot tolerate constant moisture or even flooding.
Woody plant, normally with a remarkable tree trunk and a tree top. May have several stems - multistemmed tree. The tree top may be of different shapes, dense or thin, symetric or uneven. Most trees reach a height of more than 3 metres.
Among described plants in this category we marked those, which are particulary resistant (to various environmental conditions), do not require much maintanance and thereby suitable fot planting in public areas.
