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Techny Arborvitae
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About Techny Arborvitae and Sotol

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Shrub

Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Number of Varieties

1-
0 40000
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Habitat

Forests, gardens, Roadsides
Desert, Lower slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-712-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm270.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Olive, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Brown, Black
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Rosette

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Wood
Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'
DASYLIRION texanum

Common Name

White Cedar
Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

In Hindi

Techny Arborvitae
sotol

In German

Techny Lebensbaum
Dasylirion texanum

In French

Techny Arborvitae
sotol

In Spanish

Techny Arborvitae
sotol

In Greek

Techny Arborvitae
sotol

In Portuguese

Techny Arborvitae
sotol

In Polish

Techny Tuja
sotol

In Latin

Techny Arborvitae
sotol

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Pinophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Pinopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Pinales
Liliales

Family

Cupressaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Thuja
Dasylirion

Clade

Dicotyledonous
Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

1300
1 27800
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Properties of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol

Wondering what are the properties of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol? We provide you with everything About Techny Arborvitae and Sotol. Techny Arborvitae doesn't have thorns and Sotol doesn't have thorns. Also Techny Arborvitae does not have fragrant flowers. Techny Arborvitae has allergic reactions like and Sotol has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol

Season and care of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol is important to know. While considering everything about Techny Arborvitae and Sotol Care, growing season is an essential factor. Techny Arborvitae season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sotol season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Techny Arborvitae is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Sotol is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Techny Arborvitae is Acidic, Neutral and for Sotol is Neutral, Alkaline.

Techny Arborvitae and Sotol Physical Information

Techny Arborvitae and Sotol physical information is very important for comparison. Techny Arborvitae height is 300.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol are as follows:

  • Techny Arborvitae flower color:

  • Techny Arborvitae leaf color: Dark Green

  • Sotol flower color: Yellow

  • Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol

Care of Techny Arborvitae and Sotol include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Techny Arborvitae pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed and Sotol pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Techny Arborvitae needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sotol needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.