1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia, China
Northwestern United States, Canada
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Lake margins, River side, Swamps, Waste areas
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
460.00 cm760.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow green
Light Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Brown, Sienna
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow, Yellow green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Dark Green, Bronze
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Needle like
Scale-like imbricate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Pollution, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Rooted stem cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Caterpillars, Red blotch
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Wet Site
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Versatility
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Headache, Sedative, Stomach pain
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant
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
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SALIX babylonica f. tortuosa
THUJA plicata
7.2 Common Name
Corkscrew Willow
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
7.2.1 In Hindi
पेंचकश विलो
Pacific redcedar
7.2.2 In German
Korkenzieher-Weide
Riesen-Lebensbaum
7.2.3 In French
Tire-bouchon Willow
Thuja plicata
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tire-bouchon Willow
Thuja plicata
7.2.5 In Greek
τιρμπουσόν Willow
Thuja plicata
7.2.6 In Portuguese
corkscrew salgueiro
Thuja plicata
7.2.7 In Polish
korkociąg Willow
Żywotnik olbrzymi
7.2.8 In Latin
corkscrew Willow
Thuja plicata
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Salicoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species