Thuja occidentalis
- BOTANICAL NAME: Thuja occidentalis
- PRONUNCIATION: THU-ya ok-si-den-TA-lis
- COMMON NAME: Eastern Arborvitae
- FAMILY: Cupressaceae
- NATIVITY: Northern New England south through the Mid-Atlantic region west to the Mississippi. Found in bottomlands and swamps.
- GROWTH HABIT: Dense pyramidal tree with spreading flattened sprays. Usually a single trunk..
- SIZE: 30' - 60' in cultivation.
- HARDINESS: Zone 3 - 7
- CULTURE: Full sun. Will tolerate a range of soil moistures from wet to dry.
- SUCCESSIONAL STATUS: Seral
- FACULTATIVE STATUS: Facultative Wetland
- LANDSCAPE USE: Good for hedges, privacy screens and foundation plantings. Can be used as an accent plant.
- FOLIAGE: Scale-like foliage on a flattened spray. Discolors in winter, regreens come spring.
- BUDS:
- BARK: Reddish-brown.
- FRUIT: Cones 1/3"-1/2" long, mostly upright.
- PROPAGATION: Seed, cuttings.
- PESTS: Bagworm, leaf miner, spider mites, deer.
- CULTIVARS:
University of Delaware Botanic Gardens • Newark, DE 19716 • Phone: 302 831-0153 •