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Arborvitae: Thuja occidentalis

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snowy arborvitaes

Family: Cuppressaceae

Above: snow covered, Below: with red-twigged dogwood Use: screen, hedge, woodland,
arborvitae with red twigged dogwoods

Plant: evergreen conifer to 60'

Origin: eastern North American woodlands

Zone
: 3 - 8

Flowers
: Gymnosperms don't have flowers. Male pollen and female cones on same tree. Wind pollinated.

Foliage: linear, scale like.

Culture
: sun to part shade. Adaptable to most soils. pH neutral to alkaline. Great backdrop in spring and summer too. Timbers resist decay.



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