Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Number of Varieties
11
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40000
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Habitat
Wet ground, Wet lands
Forests, gardens, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
76.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green, Brown, Black
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Dry, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Wood
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PINUS rigida
THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'
Common Name
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
White Cedar
In Hindi
सनोबर
Techny Arborvitae
In German
Pitch pine
Techny Lebensbaum
In French
pitch pine
Techny Arborvitae
In Spanish
pino
Techny Arborvitae
In Greek
πίσσα πεύκο
Techny Arborvitae
In Portuguese
resina de pinheiro
Techny Arborvitae
In Polish
Pitch sosny
Techny Tuja
In Latin
pice pinus
Techny Arborvitae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Pinales
Family
Pinaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Pinus
Thuja
Clade
-
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1151
1
27800
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