Thuja occidentalis 'Green Giant' is perhaps one of the best-known arborvitae plants, and for good reason. This fast-growing evergreen tree will add impact, height and privacy to any plot.

In the chill of winter, the foliage turns a warm, apricot color. In the early 2000s, the Fire Chief arborvitae was discovered as a “sport” of Thuja occidentalis ‘Rheingold.’ ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Eastern Arborvitae, a member of the Cypress family, botanically known as Thuja occidentalis, also is referred to as Eastern White cedar and American Arborvitae. It was named ...

A: Thuja is the botanical name of the genus that most people call arborvitae around here. They're also called Eastern red cedars. Like any plant, they've got their pros and cons.

One of the most widely used landscape plants is the American arborvitae — Thuja occidentalis. Growing naturally in many regions of eastern North America, this native evergreen tree has been ...

Plant arborvitae like any other tree, a process that has changed over the years. Dig a hole that’s twice as wide as the root ball and just deep enough so that the top sits 1 to 2 inches above ...

Thuja arborvitae often are used for screens and no-prune hedges in our area and for a good reason. They behave.

A: Green Giant Arborvitae belongs to the evergreen species, Thuja plicata, that is not winter-hardy enough for our region. It's a Zone 5 shrub, and North Dakota and Minnesota are in Zones 3 and 4 ...

Northern white-cedar prefers a humid climate and where the annual precipitation ranges from 28 to 46 inches. Although it does not develop well on extremely wet or extremely dry sites, the cedar ...