Life Span
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
-
Number of Varieties
6
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40000
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Habitat
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,520.00 cm
Rank: 28 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Invasive
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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
Other Uses
Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
THUJA plicata
Common Name
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
In Hindi
Pacific redcedar
In German
Riesen-Lebensbaum
In French
Thuja plicata
In Spanish
Thuja plicata
In Greek
Thuja plicata
In Portuguese
Thuja plicata
In Polish
Żywotnik olbrzymi
In Latin
Thuja plicata
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Thuja
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
15
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27800
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