Evergreen trees. Evergreens play an important role as windbreaks when planted perpendicular to the prevailing wind about 25 to 50 feet from the house. Ideally a windbreak should consist of several ...
Evergreen trees and shrubs, including white pine, red pine, Austrian pine, Norway spruce, white spruce, arborvitae, mugo pine, balsam fir and more, need water until the ground freezes.