Arborvitae Emerald Green Evergreen

Arborvitae 'Emerald Green' 

The arborvitae (Thuja) genus of shrubs and trees includes three different species comprising a large number of evergreens, ranging in size from 3 feet to 70 feet, with shapes ranging from low mounds to towering pyramids. Their popularity as landscape plants is due to their fast-growing, easy-to-care-for nature, and the year-round visual interest they bring to a landscape. One of the more popular cultivars of the Thuja occidentalis species of arborvitae is 'Emerald Green,' highly prized as a hedge or screen plant. This cultivar is sometimes known as 'Smaragd,' because the plant was originally developed in Denmark (Smaragd is the Danish word for emerald).While other members of the T. occidentalis species can be towering specimens as much as 60 feet tall, 'Emerald Green' is a semi-dwarf cultivar that has a narrow pyramid shape. The foliage consists of flat sprays of glossy bright green. The tree has urn-shaped cones about 1/2 inch long that turn reddish brown in fall. Most specimens are 7 to 15 feet in height, occasionally reaching 20 feet.This is a very popular plant for hedges and screens, especially in colder climates. It can also make a good foundation plant and is sometimes planted singly as a landscape specimen plant. Occasionally, this plant is pruned to form spiral

Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis. 'Emerald Green'

Common Names: 'Emerald Green' arborvitae, 'Smaragd' arborvitae

Plant Type: Needled evergreen

Mature Size: 12 to 14 feet tall, with a spread of 3 to 4 feet

Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Soil Type: Wide range of soil tolerance, but prefers moist well-drained loams that are neutral to alkaline in pH

Soil pH: 6 to 8

Bloom Time: Does not bloom

Flower Color: Does not bloom

Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7

Native Areas T. occidentalis is native to eastern and central Canada south to northern Illinois, Ohio and New York, with smaller populations found in the Appalachians to North Carolina.

Thuja Emerald Arborvitae growing in the greenhouse in one gallon pots

EMERALD GREEN ARBORVITAE - THUJA EMERALD