Thuja plicata 'Elegantissima'
Elegant Giant Arborvitae

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Lustrous dark green to dull bluish-green evergreen foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Cone)
 Ultimate Height:
50-70 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-25 feet
 Soil Notes:
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.

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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2 Thuja plicata 'Elegantissima' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12009_13392*AHORTPARK
22009_13393*AHORTPARK

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