Evergreen Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae)
Color Name: Smaragd
Smaragd features a narrow, pyramidal habit, which quickly grows to create an elegant evergreen screen. The green foliage is exceptionally fragrant and provides year-round interest, especially for the holidays. Smaragd is highly adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions and will thrive in sandy and heavy clay garden soils. Once established, it can handle high heat and mild drought.
This upright, narrow grower has an irresistible, soft green foliage and a shape that lends itself to tons of landscape functions from hedging to specimen use. Adaptable and easy to grow.
Growing Tips: Tolerates heat and drought once established. Keep watered after pruning to minimize browning; this is also an effective strategy to minimize winter damage to foliage in cold areas.
Soil: Adaptable in terms of pH; best growth is in moderately moist, cool, fertile soils.
Pruning: Does not strictly require pruning, though it does tolerate it well. Prune in spring before new growth begins.
Uses: Hedges; screening; mixed borders; foundation plantings; specimen.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
Smaragd features a narrow, pyramidal habit, which quickly grows to create an elegant evergreen screen. The green foliage is exceptionally fragrant and provides year-round interest, especially for the holidays. Smaragd is highly adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions and will thrive in sandy and heavy clay garden soils. Once established, it can handle high heat and mild drought.
This upright, narrow grower has an irresistible, soft green foliage and a shape that lends itself to tons of landscape functions from hedging to specimen use. Adaptable and easy to grow.
Growing Tips: Tolerates heat and drought once established. Keep watered after pruning to minimize browning; this is also an effective strategy to minimize winter damage to foliage in cold areas.
Soil: Adaptable in terms of pH; best growth is in moderately moist, cool, fertile soils.
Pruning: Does not strictly require pruning, though it does tolerate it well. Prune in spring before new growth begins.
Uses: Hedges; screening; mixed borders; foundation plantings; specimen.
Photo courtesy of Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
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Flower Color: Grown for Foliage Foliage Color: Green Shades
Height: 18 to 20 Feet Spread: 5 to 6 Feet Hardy in Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Blooms:
Foliage Season: All Year |
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Attributes |
 Native Border Drought Tolerant Easy to Grow Evergreen Mass Planting
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