Do n’t try eeny , meeny , miney , moe when it come to blame arborvitae shrubs for your garden , or you may end up with a wall of slow , green foliage stymie your ocean view . These conifers in the cypress class add up in sizing ranging from dwarf to giant . All propose gorgeous acerate leaf in delicate snowflake patterns . Most gardeners draw up arborvitae in hedges like obedient soldiers , but they look enceinte as place upright - alone specimens too . In either case , height remains a critical agent .
Step 1
Ho - ho - ho . Perhaps the most famous arborvitae eccentric is the Green Giant ( Thuja standishii x plicata ) , which rise in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 7 . Produced by the U.S. National Arboretum , the Green Giant grows quickly and without major pest or disease problems to the imposing pinnacle of 30 feet , spreading to some 20 feet . Other sort are even taller : It ’s a stretch to call Pyramidal arborvitae ( Thuja occidentalis " Pyramidalis " ) a shrub , when it shoots up to some 60 foot tall and 15 feet wide in zone 3 through 8 . Both of these arborvitae mature faster than seems potential .
Step 2
Not Quite So Tall
If you want an imposing hedging flora for geographical zone 2 to 7 but you are not conceive of something taller than the house , moot Emerald arborvitae ( Thuja occidentalis " Emerald " ) , also called American arborvitae . Emerald move up to 10 feet , but not quite at the stride of a speeding bullet . It bulk out to only about 3 to 6 feet . If you ca n’t find Emerald , Techny ( Thuja occidentalis " Techny " ) is an first-class alternative that reaches 15 feet grandiloquent . It also grows relatively slowly , but it stop up more of a Pyramids of Egypt , with an 8 - foot foundation at matureness . Techny thrive in zone 3 through 8 .
Less Tall
Gardeners who want to stand nearly centre - to - centre with their arborvitae can prefer for average - to - little shrub like Woodward earth ( Thuja occidentalis " Woodwardii " ) , or Rheingold ( Thuja occidentalis " Rheingold " ) , depending on the shape desired . Woodward world , as the name suggests , grow into a fat sphere of an evergreen plant that gets 4 to 10 feet tall and 8 to 15 feet wide in zone 3 through 7 . Rheingold arborvitae offers gold - ting leaf and a slightly more cone-shaped shape , originate some 5 feet marvellous and 3 to 5 feet wide-eyed in zones 4 through 8 .
Downright Short
If you choose a plant called Mr. Bowling Ball ( Thuja occidentalis " Bobozam " ) , you ca n’t anticipate to put a hammock in it . Mr. Bowling Ball is round and minor , between 2 and 3 foot in both centering . With deep green , thick foliage , Mr. Bowling Ball thrives in zones 3 through 8 . Nor is Teddy arborvitae ( Thuja occidentalis " Teddy " ) likely to revolutionize awe , but it sure is precious with its dwarfed size and exquisitely textured foliage . It only gets about 1 foot mellow and 2 feet wide in zones 3 through 8 .
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