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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Thuja L. species
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Arborvitae
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Cupressaceae
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3-7
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evergreen tree or shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Dense, pyramidal- culitvars are globular, narrow or upright.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun, moist well-drained soils. Tolerates limestone.
FUNCTIONS:
Specimen, accent, massing, screen.
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Bagworms, juniper blight, spider mites, scorch (physiological condition prevalent
in winter in exposed sites), ice storm damage (especially on multiple trunked
specimens).
NATIVE RANGE:
Northeastern North America south to North Carolina; western United States, Alaska
to California
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 3-7
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
'Techy,' 'Nigra,' and 'Emerald'- all selected because they retain their green
color in the winter. These are
examples of Thuja occidentalis, eastern arborvitae. 'Giant Giant' is
a selection of western arborvitae,
Thuja plicata.
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