Native plants for wetlands, fields or forests and an eclectic mix of other botanic delights

Thuja occidentalis 'Douglasii pyramidalis'

Photo Credit:
Stan Kollar
Photo Credit:
Stan Kollar
Status
In Stock
American Arborvitae
A medium sized evergreen, growing to a height of 15–60 ft. (3–20 m) tall.
Mature Size:
45
' Height /
15
' Spread
Expected Size:
/
Light Preference:
Sun to Part Sun
Soil Preference:
Moist (Mesic)
Price:
$18/gal.; $45/3gal.; $75.00/10 gal.

Thuja occidentalis is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to the Northeast United States and southeasern Canada, but widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. Makes a great screen and tolerates wet conditions.

Common names include white cedar (in the United Kingdom), Northern White Cedar, Yellow Cedar, Eastern White Cedar, Swamp cedar, American Arborvitae or just Arborvitae). The name arborvitae is particularly used in the horticultural trade in the United States. The name 'Arbor vitae', is Latin for "tree of life" - due to the supposed medicinal properties of the sap, bark and twigs. Despite its common names it does not belong to the cedar genus, nor is it related to the Australian White cedar, Melia azedarach. The species was first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753, and the binomial name remains current

We  currently carry the Thuja occidentalis "douglasii", a fragrant, columnar variety that is extremely hardy and often referred to as "pyramidalis", though I don't know why - it's more conical/columnar than pyramidal. It makes a beautiful statement in the garden, or an elegant privacy or wind screen. We also have a few of the 'Elegantissima' variety, a very hardy and graceful plant with golden yellow new foliage.  This variety is also deer resistant.

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We are a small local nursery with limited shipping capability. We will do our best to ship smaller material (usually 1 or 2 gallon), although we can sometimes ship larger plants with the pots removed.

We have some species that are not listed, as we have too few of them to make a full listing plausible. You can always inquire.

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