Thuja occidentalisIndiana Native
Eastern Arborvitae

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Monoecious, terminal, and solitary
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous dark green to dull bluish-green evergreen foliage); Brown (Foliage often turns yellowish brown in winter)
 Stem Notes:
Green to brown, thin and resistant to breakage.
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Small cones; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-60 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
10-15 feet
 Soil Water Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Fairly adaptable, but performs best on moist to wet soils with good aeration; tolerates slightly alkaline soils
 Range:
Eastern North America
 Maintenance:
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Abruptly-pointed leaves are darker green above and a lighter dull green below. Leaves on main branches have a small yellowish gland on abaxial surface. Scales of cones overlap (Chamaecyparis cone scales open up). No hooks on cone scales as in Platycladus.

Additional Information

One of the best plants for screening in moist, well-aerated soils. Bagworms can be a problem. Subject to several other insect pests, all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying. Deer may feed on foliage. Winter color can be poor.

When Thuja occidentalis has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

No Flowering Observations Available

Fruiting

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53 Thuja occidentalis found

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Number Accession ID Location
12009_13259*AHORTPARK
22009_13260*AHORTPARK
32018_00931*EFRNY
42009_13252*AHORTPARK
52010_03233*AFWLR
62018_00931*BFRNY
72009_13258*AHORTPARK
82009_13251*AHORTPARK
92018_00931*DFRNY
10ORIG_5008*ASCPA
112013_00683*AHORTPARK
122009_13389*AHORTPARK
132009_13264*AHORTPARK
142010_03232*AFWLR
152009_13255*AHORTPARK
162009_02539*ADAUC
172010_03231*AFWLR
182009_13256*AHORTPARK
192010_03229*AFWLR
202010_03230*AFWLR
212009_13253*AHORTPARK
222018_00931*CFRNY
232013_00619*AHORTPARK
242009_02538*ADAUC
252010_00797*ACARY
262009_13262*AHORTPARK
272009_13254*AHORTPARK
282009_13250*AHORTPARK
292009_13602*AHORTPARK
302010_09955*AMRGN
312018_00931*AFRNY
322009_13261*AHORTPARK
332009_13263*AHORTPARK
342009_13265*AHORTPARK
352009_13257*AHORTPARK
362022_04746*AWOOD
372023_00487*AHORTPARK
382022_15782*AHORTPARK
392023_00587*ASCPA
402023_00587*BSCPA
412023_00587*CSCPA
422023_00725*B2550
432023_00725*C2550
442023_00725*D2550
452015_02459*T2550
462015_00725*C2550
472023_00728*A2550
482024_00130*AWOOD
492024_00187*APSYC
502024_00187*BPSYC
512024_00187*CPSYC
522024_00187*DPSYC
53PUI_ORIG_00492*A

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