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Thuja occidentalis Smaragd

Botanical Name: Common Names:
Thuja occidentalis Smaragd White Cedar, Swamp Cedar, Arborvitae, Conifer,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs, Conifers 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 / Screening, Mass Planting, Topiary / Espalier, Wind Break, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mites

Cultural Notes:

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
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