Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis Smaragd
Common Names: White Cedar, Swamp Cedar, Arborvitae, Conifer,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Conical, Dense, Upright
Description:
A popular evergreen conifer with a conical shape. It has an attractive appearance with dark green fan like flattened foliage getting up to a height of about 2m tall within 10 years. Great for use as a formal or informal hedge or as feature planting. It can be lightly pruned to keep shape or formed into a topiary, They make fantastic formal spirals.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mites
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Cupressaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low, Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: High
.png "Plant Finder")