Scientific name: Thuja occidentalis ‘Pyramidalis’
Family: CUPRESSACEAE
Common names: “Thuja” “Arborvitae” “Cedar”
Plant Type: Evergreen conifer shrub
Conditions:
Zone: 2-7
Light: Full sun – semi-shade
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered
Soil: Any – average
Moisture: Moist – average, doesn’t handle drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 8-30′ W 3-9′
Leaf and Stem shape: Fragrant sprays of scale like foliage
Flower: Small ovoid cones
Pruning: Don’t cut the top until it has reached the desired height, only cut where it’s green, never cut into old wood
Maintenance: Medium, requires annual trimming to help it bush out, enjoys a good mulch of grass clippings over the roots but not over the root collar
Landscape use: Hedges and screens, topiary, architectural
Propagate: By cuttings
Pests & Disease: Deer will eat, the majority of times these fail is for lack of water
Comments: Fairly commonly used hedging plant, boring but reliable
