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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a big fan of Adrian Higgins, as another poster already referenced. His book, [u]The Washington Post Garden Book: The Ultimate Guide to Gardening in Greater Washington and the Mid-Atlantic Region[/u], is my go-to book whenever I am faced with dilemmas like the OP. https://www.amazon.com/Washington-Post-Garden-Book-Mid-Atlantic/dp/0962597155/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1516747712&sr=8-2&keywords=adrian+higgins+washington

His recommended conifers include: Serbian Spruce, Oriental Spruce, Lacebark Pine, Japanese Black Pine, Canadian Hemlock, Blue Atlas Cedar, and Hinoki Falsecypress.

You can also read some of this articles online.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/finding-the-perfect-conifer/2012/11/19/09010060-2eab-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_story.html?utm_term=.075e9744bba0
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/20/AR2010122004936.html

He chose a Himalayan pine for his own garden. 
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This book was published in 1998 (unless there's a more up-to-date edition than the one you linked). The problem is, you really can't rely on tree selection advice from 20 years ago in our new normal of global warming and invasive/non-native pest species. For example, I would never plant a hemlock -- great trees, but between the wooly adelgid (non-native pest) and warmer winters, a lot of our hemlocks aren't doing very well.

This book was also published before the awareness of the importance of planting native trees and native species more generally over non-native ornamentals, both because of better adaptation to our climate (although they have to be chosen with changing climatic conditions in mind) and the importance of supporting native species of insects (and therefore birds and other animals) rather than contributing to the ongoing loss of biodiversity that the old-fashioned focus on ornamental species from anywhere in the world has led to.

I'm a big fan of hollies myself, especially for the evergreen aspect.[/quote]

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