Thuja plicata 'Elegantissima'
Elegant Giant Arborvitae

Thuja plicata ′Elegantissima′ - Overall Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage:
Green (Lustrous dark green to dull bluish-green evergreen foliage)
 Fruit:
Brown (Cone)
 Ultimate Height:
50-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-25 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
Fairly adaptable, but best on moist to wet soils with good aeration
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Long-pointed scales on leading shoots, more blunt scales on lateral shoots, with leaves being opposite in 4 rows. White waxy leaf markings (like butterfly wings) are often visible beneath, on the dull green side of the branchlets (sometimes not clear). Branches horizontal or drooping, but turning upward at the end, especially the lower branches.
 Special Characteristics:
  • Fast Growth Rate 228
  • Notable Texture 280
  • Hedge 235
  • Mass Plantings 275
  • Screen 171
  • Specimen 604

    • Additional Information

    One of the best plants for screening when grown in wet, but not saturated soils. An important timber tree in the western US. Subject to several pests (especially bagworms), all of which usually can be controlled with timely spraying.

    When Thuja plicata 'Elegantissima' has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12009_13392*AHORTPARK
    22009_13393*AHORTPARK

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