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| Number | Type | Representative plants | Ornamental effects |
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| 1 | Cylindrical | Tashan, Xinjiang Yang (Populusalbavar.pyramidalis), Zuantian Yang (Populusnigravar.italica), and so on | Forming a vertical upward line |
| 2 | Steeple-shaped | Xue Song (Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G. Don), Leng Shan (Abies fabri (Mast.) Craib), Nanyang Shan (Araucaria cunninghamii Sweet), and so on | It should be matched with minaret-shaped buildings or mountains |
| 3 | Cone-shaped | Yuan Bai (Juniperus chinensis L.), Yun Shan (Picea asperata Mast.), Jinqian Song (Pseudolarix amabilis (J. Nelson) Rehder), and so on | It should be matched with minaret-shaped buildings or mountains |
| 4 | Round | Qiu Bai (Juniperus chinensis ‘Globosa’), Jia Yang (Populus × canadensis Moench), Maobai Yang (Populus tomentosa Carrière), and so on | Harmonious |
| 5 | Wide-oval | Ce Bai (Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco), yew, Ci Huai (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), and so on | Harmonious |
| 6 | Spherical | Ding Xiang (Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry), Wujiao Feng (Acer mono maxim), Huangci Mei (Rosa xanthina Lindl.), and so on | Harmonious |
| 7 | Steamed-bun shaped | Mantou Liu (Salix matsudana f. umbraculifera Rehd.), Qiantou Chun (Ailanthus altissima ‘Qiantou’), and so on | Harmonious |
| 8 | Flat spherical | Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima BL.), Yuye plum (Amygdalus triloba (Lindl.) Ricker), and so on | Horizontal stretch |
| 9 | Umbrella-shaped | You Song (Pinus tabuliformis Carriere) of old age, Luoyu Shan (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.) of old age, and He Huan (Albizia julibrissin Durazz.) | Horizontal stretch |
| 10 | Hanging chandelier | Chui Liu (Salix babylonica L.), Longzhua Huai (Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Pendula’), Chui Yu (Ulmus pumilavar pendula), and so on | Making people calm |
| 11 | Bell-shaped | Shanmao Ju (Fagus longipetiolata) | Harmonious |
| 12 | Reverse bell-shaped | Huai (Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott) | Harmonious |
| 13 | Wind-shaped | You Song (Pinus tabuliformis Carriere) of old age | Strange |
| 14 | Chandelier-shaped | Longzhua Sang (Morus alba ‘Tortuosa’), Longzhua Liu (Salix matsudana f. tortuosa (Vilm.) Rehd.), Longzhua Huai (Styphnolobium japonicum ‘Pendula’), and so on | Distort, creating bizarre effects |
| 15 | Palm or coconut-form | Zong Lv (Trachycarpus fortunei (Hook.) H. Wendl.), Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) | Constituting a tropical landscape |
| 16 | Semispherical | Jinlao Mei (Potentilla fruticosa L.) | Harmonious |
| 17 | Bush-like | Meigui (Rosa ssp.), Lianqiao (Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl) | Natural |
| 18 | Prostrate form | Pudi Bai (Juniperus procumbens (Endlicher) Siebold ex Miquel), Yingchun (Jasminum nudiflorumLindl), Dijin (Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch.) | Stretching for ground covering |
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