Monday, November 30, 2009

Evergreen Shrub Of The Day

Thuja occidentalis 'Milleri'
Eastern Arborvitae, American Arborvitae, Siberian Arborvitae, Northern White Cedar, White Cedar


Type Shrub, woody plant
Hardy range 3A to 7B
Height 24" to 4' / 60cm to 1.20m
Spread 5' to 6' / 1.60m to 1.80m
Growth rate Slow
Form Spreading or horizontal
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Evergreen

Bloom Color Yellow
Bloom Time Spring

Environment

This plant tolerates some drought, occasional wetness and a little salt.

This plant will grow in dry to occasionally wet soil.

Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.

The pH preference is an acidic to alkaline (less than 6.8 to more than 7.7) soil.

Leaf Color Green

Fall Color No change in fall color

Culture Notes

Transplanting is moderately easy if plants are root-pruned and either balled and burlapped or potted. White-Cedar likes high humidity and tolerates wet soils and some drought, but not salt exposure of any kind. The foliage turns brownish in winter, especially on cultivars with colored foliage and on exposed sites open to the wind.

Foliage turns brown with the onset of cold winter temperatures. Some of the cultivars, including this one, retain their green foliage well into winter.

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