Thuja sp.
Arborvitae

 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Juvenile foliage is needle-like and mature foliage is scale-like; evergreen, but may turn a brownish-yellow in winter, especially T. occidentalis)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Small cones; not ornamentally important)
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Moist, well-drained, fertile soils
 Range:
North America and eastern Asia
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The juvenile leaves are needle-like, while mature leaves are scale-like, narrowly-wedged to diamond-shaped, imbricate, and in 2 ranks of opposite pairs. Crushed foliage is generally aromatic.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Foundation 202
  • Groupings 211
  • Hedge 277
  • Mass Plantings 288
  • Screen 190
  • Wind Break/Barrier 10
  • Wind Tolerant 25

    • Additional Information

    The Arborvitae genus, Thuja, is comprised of six species of monoecious, evergreen coniferous trees or shrubs and numerous cultivars. The common name, Arborvitae, means "tree of life" and originated when Native Americans showed early French settlers how to use the foliage to treat scurvy.

    27 Thuja sp. found

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