| Description | Little Giant Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) is a slow compact globe-shaped evergreen shrub. Small enough so that it can be used as a foundation planting shrub. |
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| Pronunciation | (THOO-yuh) (ok-sih-den-TAY-liss) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous, Dwarf Conifers |
| Hardiness Zone | 3a |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | small woody cones |
| Leaves | scale-like, medium green |
| Dimensions | 2-3 by 2-3 feet, maybe to 5 feet, slow growers, rounded growth form |
| Maintenance | prune to maintain shape, not much is needed |
| Author's Notes | I have used this in landscapes and it is slow growing and seems to maintain its shape. After it becomes big enough so that snow will bend and maybe damage the stems, it will benefit from pruning to tighten the shape. |
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