Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae, White Cedar)

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Thuja occidentalis (Arborvitae, White Cedar)Northern White Cedar (commonly know in the landscape industry as Arborvitae) is exceedingly rare in nature in northern Illinois, but exceedingly common in landscaping :) It is common in landscaping because it performs very well as a dense evergreen screen. It is exceedingly rare in nature because it is a relic of colder times of glaciers gone by. It has great smelling foliage and is hard to beat for native privacy screens. However, it does grow on the

Height 8"-12"

*Not for sale in New York State or Connecticut

Pink oak works well as a shade tree or a specimen tree

stabilizing an area over time

Soil Conditions Wet to Normal

but self-sows readily

It gets the name "obedient" from its flowers that can be moved by hand and they will stay put

This plant typically stays about or less than 1'

Photo By: James Lindsey at Ecology of Commanster [CC BY-SA 2

The tree has early spring flowers that are interesting

Flower Color White & Yellow

but it really comes alive in mass plantings