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Arborvitae


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Arborvitae
The Arborvitae for the North, American Arborvitaes (Thuja occidentalis)are very popular landscape trees and shrubs, typically narrowly pyramidal in shape, and valued for their dense foliage. Called variously Northern white cedar and American or Eastern arborvitae, these trees are among the big four evergreens found in American landscapes – the others are yews, spruce, and pine.

Western Arborvitae, Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata) - Hort Answers - University of Illinois Extension
Services include plant and insect identification, diagnosis of disease, insect, weed and chemical injury (chemical injury on field crops only), nematode assays, and help with nutrient related problems, as well as recommendations involving these diagnoses.

Selecting Trees for Your Home - Western Arborvitae, Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata)
Prone to damage from snow and ice. Full sun to partial shade; moist, well drained soils, but tolerates wet soils; tolerant of alkaline soils. Less likely to be browsed by deer than other arborvitae.

Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) - Hort Answers - University of Illinois Extension
Services include plant and insect identification, diagnosis of disease, insect, weed and chemical injury (chemical injury on field crops only), nematode assays, and help with nutrient related problems, as well as recommendations involving these diagnoses.

Tree Selector - Tree Detail - Western Arborvitae, Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata)
United States Full sun to partial shade; moist, well drained soils, but tolerates wet soils; tolerant of alkaline soils Notes: Less likely to be browsed by deer than other arborvitae


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