Arborvitaes, Latin name thuja, are evergreens that make great additions to landscape plantings. Their evergreen habit provides visual interest all-year-round in gardens and landscapes and are commonly used for privacy screens and hedges. Arborvitaes are classified in two categories - Thuja plicata (Western red cedar/Giant Arborvitae) and thuja occidentalis (American Arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Eastern or Northern White Cedar). The shrubs of the thuja genus vary from narrow to broad, pyramidal, or globular shapes. Thuja plicata's rich, green foliage does not discolor in winter to the degree of thuja occidentalis (American Arborvitae), which often turns yellow-green or muted green, especially when exposed to winter winds. Thuja plicata grows in moist, acidic, well-drained soils but can also take heavy clay like in the Midwest. Thuja occidentalis grows in almost any soil: varied acidic and alkaline soils or limestone.​

Please contact the nursery for availability each season.

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Anna's Magic Ball® Thuja occidentalis 'Anna van Vloten'

Zone: 6 to 9
Average Size: 4-6' Tall, 3-5' Wide; Compact, pointed globe habit; Slow-growing
Foliage: Needled evergreen; chartreuse needles will emerge bright, golden yellow when grown in full sun; rich bronze in winter
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: No

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Fire Chief Thuja occidentalis 'Congabe'

Zone: 5 to 8
Average Size: 2-4' Tall & Wide; Compact, slow growing, globe habit
Foliage: Needled evergreen; new growth emerges fiery red-orange and matures to golden-edged green in spring; deep red fall color
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: No

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Golden Globe Thuja occidentalis

Zone: 4 to 8
Average Size: 4' Tall & Wide; Moderate growth rate; Broad, dense, globular habit
Foliage: Needled evergreen; bright, golden yellow, scale-like leaves that transition to yellow green on inner branches 
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: No

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Hetz Midget Thuja occidentalis

Zone: 3 to 7
Average Size: 3-4' Tall & Wide; Compact, slow-growing habit
Foliage: Needled Evergreen; rich green needles that grow in flat, layered sprays
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: No

Adaptable to wide range of soil types

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Holmstrup Thuja occidentalis

Zone: 3 to 7
Average Size: 6-15' Tall, 2-5' Wide; Dense, compact, narrow pyramidal/columnar habit
Foliage: Needled evergreen; Vertical sprays of green, scale-like leaves 
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: No

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Morgan Thuja platycladus

Zone: 5 to 8
Average Size: 2-4' Tall & 2-4 Wide; Compact, conical, dwarf habit; Slow growth rate
​Foliage: Needled Evergreen; deep green sprays of scale-like leaves; new growth is chartreuse in spring
Light: Full Sun to Partial Sun
Deer Resistant: Mostly

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Mr. Bowling Ball® Thuja occidentalis

Zone: 3 to 7
​Average Size: 2-3' Tall & Wide
​Foliage: Needled Evergreen; bright green, scale-like leaves in sprays
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: No

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Rheingold Thuja occidentalis

Zone: 4 to 8
Average Size: 3-5' Tall & Wide​
Foliage: Needled Evergreen; bright gold needles turn coppery in winter
Light: Full Sun to Light Shade
Deer Resistant: No

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Woodwardii Thuja occidentalis

Zone: 3 to 7
Average Size: 8-10' Tall, 15' Wide; Globe habit
​Foliage: Needled Evergreen; Dark green needles take on bronze color in winter
Light: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Deer Resistant: No

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