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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

California
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Types

Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Thuja occidentalis 'Techny'

Number of Varieties

251
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Swamps
Forests, gardens, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-113-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-7
7-1

Sunset Zone

17
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal
Pyramidal

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm300.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

370.00 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Dark Green, Brown, Black

Shape

Leaf Shape

Needle like
Compound

Thorns

Season

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

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, 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, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate, Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Bees, Birds

Allergy

Asthma, breathing problems
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem
Wood

Other Uses

Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'

Common Name

Baldcypress, Red cypress
White Cedar

In Hindi

सरू के वृक्ष
Techny Arborvitae

In German

Zypresse
Techny Lebensbaum

In French

cyprès
Techny Arborvitae

In Spanish

Arbol ciprés
Techny Arborvitae

In Greek

κυπαρίσσι
Techny Arborvitae

In Portuguese

Cypress árvore
Techny Arborvitae

In Polish

Cypress drzewo
Techny Tuja

In Latin

cypressus
Techny Arborvitae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Pinophyta

Class

Pinopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Pinales
Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae

Genus

Taxodium
Thuja

Clade

-
Dicotyledonous

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Taxodioideae
-

Number of Species

251
1 27800
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Difference Between Cypress and Techny Arborvitae

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Importance of Cypress and Techny Arborvitae

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cypress and Techny Arborvitae. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cypress and Techny Arborvitae as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Cypress is whereas of Techny Arborvitae is . Cypress has beauty benefits as follows: while Techny Arborvitae has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cypress vs Techny Arborvitae

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