Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, Western United States, Canada
Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
16
0
40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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
Upright/Erect
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Sienna
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cone shaped
Scale-like imbricate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of 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
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders
Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in making tea
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Flower borders, Landscape
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
Matricaria discoidea
THUJA plicata
Common Name
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar
In Hindi
Pineapple Weed
Pacific redcedar
In German
Strahlenlose Kamille
Riesen-Lebensbaum
In French
Matricaire odorante
Thuja plicata
In Spanish
Pineapple Weed
Thuja plicata
In Greek
ξύλο ανανά
Thuja plicata
In Portuguese
Pineapple Weed
Thuja plicata
In Polish
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
Żywotnik olbrzymi
In Latin
Pineapple Weed
Thuja plicata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asterales
Pinales
Family
Asteraceae
Cupressaceae
Genus
Matricaria
Thuja
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Anthemideae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
115
1
27800
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