Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
Michael Dirr
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' (click for large image)
Rheingold American Arborvitae, Rheingold Eastern Arborvitae, Rheingold White Cedar 		Common Names:
  • Rheingold American Arborvitae
  • Rheingold Eastern Arborvitae
  • Rheingold 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 to 5'.
Dirr says: "Slow-growing, ovoid or conical shrub, 4 to 5' high by 3 to 4' wide. It is quite similar to 'Ellwangeriana Aurea' except smaller in stature; no doubt propagated from the juvenile shoots of that form."

Foliage:

  Needle Evergreen
Color: Leaves are yellow in the summer and yellow and brown in the fall.
Dirr says: "The foliage is primarily adult and rich deep gold. Turns copper to brownish yellow in winter."  

Landscape Value:

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

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
 
Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold' 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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