| Description | American Arborvitae is the species plant and has been superseded by many better cultivars, but it is still a usable landscape plant. AKA: Northern White Cedar, White Cedar, Eastern White Cedar |
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| Plant Type | Shrubs Coniferous |
| Hardiness Zone | 2-7 |
| Sunlight | Prefers full sun, tolerates shade, but the less sun Arborvitae gets the looser the foliage. |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Flowers | solitary flowers are not ornamental, monoecious |
| Fruit | small woody cones |
| Leaves | flat dark green needles, may change to yellow-brownish in the winter |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | tree size reaching 40 plus feet tall by over 12 feet spread |
| Maintenance | Sometimes they form multiple terminal branches and these will split in heavy snows. To prevent this, the stems are usually tied together. All Arborvitae are among the easiest of the evergreen shrubs to transplant. Needs pruning to maintain size. |
| Propagation | cuttings, seeds |
| Misc Facts | I always tell my students that landscapers call this plant "Arborvitae" and lumberman call it "White Cedar". Lumber made from these trees has rot resistant qualities. AKA: Northern White Cedar, White Cedar, Eastern White Cedar |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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