Arborvitae
(Thuja)
Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
Thuja occidentalis
'Emerald Green' or 'Smaragd'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Slow/Moderate
Mature size: 15'h x 4'w
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Thick, bright green and sturdy. Color that holds through winter. Specimen or hedge.
Little to no pruning, forming a slender, pyramidal spire.
Thuja occidentalis
'Dark Green'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature size: 25'h x 12'w
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Holds dark color through winter. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge. Prune to shape or grow into natural, pyramidal shape.
Thuja occidentalis
'Nigra'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature size: 20'h x 10'w
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Deep green, thick and holds winter color. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge.
Prune to shape or grow into natural, pyramidal shape.
Thuja occidentalis
'Holmstrup'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Slow/Moderate
Mature size: 12'h x 5'w
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Dark green, thick and holds winter color. Grows slower and maintains a Christmas tree shape...all with little to no pruning.
Thuja occidentalis
'Yellow Ribbon'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature size: 12'h x 4'w
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Yellow tinged foliage, bronzing in winter. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge. Prune to shape or grow into natural, pyramidal shape.
Thuja occidentalis
'Elegantissima'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature size: 25'h x 12'w
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Holds dark color through winter. Rich, dark green with foliage tipped in cream color. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge. Prune to shape or grow into natural, pyramidal shape.
Thuja occidentalis
'Lutea' or 'George Peabody'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature size: 25'h x 12'w
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Yellow tinged foliage, bronzing in winter. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge. Prune to shape or grow into natural, pyramidal shape.
Thuja occidentalis
'Degroot's Spire'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Slow/Moderate
Mature size: 25'h x 6'w
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Holds rich, dark color through winter. Little to no pruning. Grows into natural spire shape. Excellent specimen or focal point.
Thuja occidentalis
'Golden Globe'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature size: 4'h x 4'w
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Yellow tinged foliage, bronzing in winter. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge. Prune to shape or grow into a natural globe shape.
Thuja occidentalis
'Little Giant'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Slow/Moderate
Mature size: 4'h x 4'w
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Holds dark color through winter. Rich, green sprays of foliage that hold up well in the winter. No pruning; naturally growing into an almost perfect globe.
Thuja occidentalis
'Woodwardii'
Zones 3-7
Growth rate: Moderate/Fast
Mature size: 10'h x 15'w
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Holds dark color through winter. Prune to shape or grow into natural, globe shape.
Western Red Cedar
Thuja plicata
Thuja standishii x plicata
'Green Giant'
Zones 5 - 8
Growth rate: Fast
Mature size: 35'h x 15'w
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A proven, fast growing privacy screen. Holds dark color through winter. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge. Prune to shape or grow into natural, pyramidal shape.
Thuja standishii x plicata
'Steeplechase'
Zones 5 - 8
Growth rate: Fast
Mature size: 25'h x 8'w
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More dense and feathery than 'Green Giant'. Holds dark color through winter. Wind and privacy barriers, specimen or hedge. Prune to shape or grow into natural, pyramidal shape.
Korean Arborvitae
Thuja koraiensis
Thuja koraiensis
'Glauca Prostrata'
Zones 5 - 7
Growth rate: Slow/Moderate
Mature size: 2'h x 3'w
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Native to Korea and northeastern China. This variety has graceful sprays of fern-like foliage. Green above, blue-tinged underneath. Little to no pruning, it will assume a natural rounded shape..
