Thuja occidentalis

Commonly used upright landscape evergreen-multi-stem form opens in heavy snow-very susceptable to bagworms.

Thuja occidentalis

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Common Name arborvitae
Landscape Zone LZ3
Firewise Rating NOT Firewise (4)
Urban Use Medium
Invasive No
Native Yes
Utility Use Yes
Ladder Potential without Pruning Yes
Cold Hardiness Zone 5
Heat Tolerance Zone 8
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil pH Adaptable
Tolerance to Poorly Drained Soils Medium
Salt Tolerance No
Drought Resistance Medium
Pest Resistance Low
Growth Rate Medium
Plant Form Columnar
Plant Height Mature Size in feet 15
Plant Height Mature Size in meters 4.5
Trunk Size Multi-stem < 6,
Bark Shreddy
Leaf Arrangement Needle
Leaf Persistance Evergreen
Leaf Color Green Yellow & Green; Dark Green
Leaf Type Scale
Leaf Characteristics Oily-dense

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