Family: Cupressaceae
Scientific Name: Thuja occidentalis Sunkist
Common Name: Sunkist Arborvitae
Description | A pyramidal Arborvitae with orange to yellow branch tips. Color changes with the season. |
Pronunciation | (thu-ya)(ok-si-den-TA-lis) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Coniferous |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | average |
Fruit | small woody cones |
Leaves | yellow to orange foliage color deepens in the cooler temperatures |
Dimensions | broad pyramidal, 8 plus feet tall |
Propagation | cuttings |
Cultivar Origin | Introduced in 1968 by Boer Nursery, Holland. |
Author's Notes | I have seen plants in cold weather, full sun where the foliage color changes to a dark orange/bronze color. |
Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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