Thuja occidentalis 'Douglasii Aurea'
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Thuja occidentalis 'Douglasii Aurea'
Michael Dirr
Thuja occidentalis 'Douglasii Aurea'
Thuja occidentalis 'Douglasii Aurea' (click for large image)
Douglasii Aurea American Arborvitae, Douglasii Aurea Eastern Arborvitae, Douglasii Aurea White Cedar 		Common Names:
  • Douglasii Aurea American Arborvitae
  • Douglasii Aurea Eastern Arborvitae
  • Douglasii Aurea White Cedar
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Dry to wet conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 7

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.
Dirr says: "slender pyramidal, branchlets spreading"

Flowers:

   

Foliage:

  Needle Evergreen
Color: Leaves are yellow in the summer and yellow and orange in the fall.
Dirr says: "sprays yellow, grading to yellowish green at base; leaves golden yellow, bronzed in winter."  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a specimen plant.
Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
 
Thuja occidentalis 'Douglasii Aurea' is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAlsip, ILAthens, MI
Augusta, MIBaltimore, MDBangor, MI
Battle Creek, MIBayside, NYBellmore, NY
Bellport, NYBethpage, NYBlue Point, NY
Bohemia, NYBrentwood, NYBrightwaters, NY
Bronxville, NYBrookhaven, NYCanton, MI
Channahon, ILCharlottesville, VAChicago Heights, IL
Chicago Ridge, ILChicago, ILCicero, IL
Cleveland, OHCoal City, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYCrete, IL
Detroit, MIDewitt, MIDimondale, MI
Dolton, ILDorset, OHEagle, MI
East Claridon, OHEast Elmhurst, NYEast Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MIEast Texas, PAEastchester, NY
Easton, PAEaton Rapids, MIEcorse, MI
Edmore, MIElkins Park, PAElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEmmaus, PA
Evergreen Park, ILFerndale, MIFlushing, NY
Forest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VAFresh Meadows, NY
Glen Burnie, MDGrand Rapids, MIGreenlawn, NY
Gwynn Oak, MDHamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MI
Harrison Township, MIHastings On hudson, NYHighland Park, MI
Holbrook, NYHoltsville, NYHunt Valley, MD
Huntington Station, NYHuntington, NYIslandia, NY
Jackson Heights, NYKalamazoo, MILakewood, OH
Landisburg, PALawn, PALeasburg, NC
Lebanon, PALemoyne, PALewistown, PA
Lexington, NCLiberty, NCLinwood, NC
Little Neck, NYLittleton, COLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMaspeth, NYMcalisterville, PA
Melville, NYMemphis, MIMemphis, TN
Mentor, OHMiddle Village, NYMiddlefield, OH
Montville, OH
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