Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango
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Number of Varieties
1006
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
8-1
Sunset Zone
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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
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm1,520.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm760.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown
Brown, Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Irregular
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
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Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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Fragrant Fruit
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Fragrant Leaf
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✘
✔
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Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
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Showy Foliage
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Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
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Invasive
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
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Allergy
Irritation to stomach
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
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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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
APIUM graveolens
THUJA plicata
Common Name
Celery
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
In Hindi
अजवायन
Pacific redcedar
In German
Sellerie
Riesen-Lebensbaum
In French
Céleri
Thuja plicata
In Spanish
Apio
Thuja plicata
In Greek
Σέλινο
Thuja plicata
In Portuguese
Aipo
Thuja plicata
In Polish
Seler
Żywotnik olbrzymi
In Latin
apium
Thuja plicata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Apiales
Pinales
Family
Apiaceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Apium
Thuja
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Apieae
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Subfamily
Apioideae
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Number of Species
115
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27800
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