Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' (Smaragd)'
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Michael Dirr Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' (Smaragd)'
Michael Dirr
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' (Smaragd)'
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' (Smaragd)' (click for large image)
Emerald Green' (Smaragd) American Arborvitae, Emerald Green' (Smaragd) Eastern Arborvitae, Emerald Green' (Smaragd) White Cedar 		Common Names:
  • Emerald Green' (Smaragd) American Arborvitae
  • Emerald Green' (Smaragd) Eastern Arborvitae
  • Emerald Green' (Smaragd) White Cedar
 
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Dry to wet conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 7

Dirr says: "Displays excellent heat tolerance. Cold hardy to at least -40°F."

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 10' to 20'.
Dirr says: "narrow, compact, pyramidal form; 10 to 15' by 3 to 4'"

Foliage:

  Needle Evergreen
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer.
Dirr says: "bright lustrous emerald green foliage in more or less vertical sprays, does not discolor in winter like many forms."  

Landscape Value:

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

Dirr says: "Could this be a hybrid with T. orientalis?"

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
 

Other Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' (Smaragd)' References & Articles:
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green' (Smaragd)' 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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