{"id":12435,"date":"2020-10-26T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=12435"},"modified":"2020-04-22T18:31:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T22:31:04","slug":"fire-chief-arborvitae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2020\/10\/26\/fire-chief-arborvitae\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Chief\u2122  Arborvitae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thuja-Fire-Chief-2-e1582594697618-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thuja-Fire-Chief-2-e1582594697618-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thuja-Fire-Chief-2-e1582594697618-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Fire Chief (&#8216;Congabe&#8217;) arborvitae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire Chief\u2122 Arborvitae (<em>Thuja occidentalis<\/em> \u2018Congabe\u2019) is a compact, globe-shaped evergreen that grows 3-5 foot high and wide (in 10 years) (USDA hardiness zones 5-8). It is at its best in full to partial sunlight. Its soft scale-like foliage changes color seasonally. New spring growth emerges orangey-red, turns bright green in summer, and develops a russet-red blush in fall and winter. When planted on a sheltered or shady site, the leaves retain a bright green color year-round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its scaly leaves resist burning from harsh summer sun and the frigid winds of winter better than many globe arborvitaes. Branches are flexible and rarely break under a snow load. This super hardy evergreen thrives in containers through the coldest Tennessee winter. Its compact size makes this evergreen shrub an ideal choice for small gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One year after planting, Fire Chief is moderately drought\ntolerant and requires very little maintenance. Disease and insect problems are rare, although deer may occasionally\nbrowse on the foliage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At local garden centers Fire Chief\u2122 is available as a container-grown shrub from spring thru early fall. This outstanding cultivar performs well in an average well-drained, moderately\u00a0acidic soil. Before planting enrich the soil with\u00a0compost\u00a0and mulch. It is rated as moderately drought tolerant after one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring pruning is rarely needed except to remove a broken branch or for shaping. Annually feed the shrub with either 10-10-10 or an equivalent granular fertilizer in late winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fire Chief\u2122 arborvitae is grown for its compact globe conifer seasonal accent foliage shrub in a container or a garden setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thuja-occidentalis-Rheingold-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thuja-occidentalis-Rheingold-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thuja-occidentalis-Rheingold-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Thuja-occidentalis-Rheingold-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>&#8216;Rheingold&#8217; arborvitae in late winter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire Chief\u2122 Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis \u2018Congabe\u2019) is a compact, globe-shaped evergreen that grows 3-5 foot high and wide (in 10 years) (USDA hardiness zones 5-8). It is at its best in full to partial sunlight. Its soft scale-like foliage changes color seasonally. New spring growth emerges orangey-red, turns bright green in summer, and develops a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,809,728,144,778,674,806,617,800,604,665,853,551,627,1476,843,1060,601,729,777,630,646,7,1,231,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12435"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12475,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12435\/revisions\/12475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}