Thuja occidentalis grow and care – tree or shrub of the genus Thuja also known as Arborvitae or White cedar, Thuja occidentalis perennial pinophyta used as ornamental plant, can grow in temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-9.
Leaves color green in scaly shape, the tree grow in a cone shape.
Flower color yellow-brown grow in the end of the leaves look like dandruff.
Seeds brown assembled from lobes that create flower shape the size 1-2 cm
Cold temperature
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Allelopathy
Planting season:
Spring, summer
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
For design but rarely that needed to prune
Size of the plant?
0.5-25 m, 1.8-75 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
No
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
Yellow-brown grow in the end of the leaves look like dandruff
Thuja occidentalis
Planting Season: Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Perennial plant, Pinophyta Conifers, Shrub, Tree
Plant Uses: Bonsai, Colored leaves, Ornamental plants, Shade tree
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 2, Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental fruit, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color: Yellow leaf
Blooming season: Summer flowers
Flower colors: Brown flowers, Yellow flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: