{"id":13258,"date":"2021-10-16T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=13258"},"modified":"2021-08-18T12:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T16:57:04","slug":"forms-of-western-arborvitae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2021\/10\/16\/forms-of-western-arborvitae\/","title":{"rendered":"Forms of Western Arborvitae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Thuja plicata<\/em> ‘Whipcord’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here is a partial listing of cultivars of Western arborvitae (Thuja plicata<\/em>), <\/strong>as found in the U.S. nursery industry. Several are good choices for dwarf conifer collectors, in rock gardens, and in large containers. Winter hardiness of some cultivars is variable. Note:<\/strong> some are dwarf forms of \u2018Green Giant\u2019 arborvitae (Thuja standishii x plicata<\/em>) which is a hybrid form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Can-Can’<\/strong> –\u00a0semi-dwarf, dense, upright tree habit, 8 feet high and 5 feet wide in 10 years; dark green foliage with golden-white tips. (zones 6-9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Excelsa\u2019<\/strong> – up to 35 feet tall with 20 feet spread; bright green fan-like foliage rated as fragrant. (zones 7-10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Grune Kugel’\u00a0<\/strong>– ultra-dwarf slow growing dense mound 12 – 18 inches tall, 18 – 30 inches wide. (zones 5-8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Hogan\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0– medium-size columnar grower (40 feet x 20 feet) with dense narrow habit (sometimes mislabeled \u2018Fastigiata\u2019).\u00a0(zones 5-7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Junior Giant\u2019\u00a0– <\/strong>about 40% to 50% the size of Thuja <\/em>\u2018Green Giant\u2019 (about 20 to 25 feet tall and 10 feet wide). Branches seem to be held more horizontally. (zones 4-8\/9).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Pygmaea’ –<\/strong> irregular\nupright branching; 2-3 feet shrub in 10 years. dense, blue-green foliage, tips may\nturn bronze in winter. (zones 5-8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thuja plicata<\/em> ‘Roger’s Aurea’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Rogers Aurea\u2019<\/strong> – <\/strong>reaches 4 – 5 feet high and wide with an oval to globose growth\nhabit; decidedly smaller compared to the standard ‘Aurea’ with a broad\npyramidal habit; bright golden yellow foliage outwardly, greenish on inner wood.\nNeedles turn gold\/orange-ish\/bronze color in winter (depending on severity).\n(zones 5-9).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Stoneham Gold’<\/strong> – dwarf form to 7 feet tall, compact, upright habit; branch tips are golden-yellow. (zone 7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Sunshine\u2019<\/strong>\n(also may be \u2018Canadian Gold\u2019) \u2013 40 – 70 feet tall, with bright gold needles\nthat reportedly turn off bronze in winter. (zones 5-9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Virescens\u2019<\/strong>– slightly\nnarrower habit,  20-30\nfeet tall and 9-12 feet wide. Glossy, dark green foliage holds its green year\nround without winter bronzing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Whipcord\u2019 <\/strong>– shrubby, slow-growing, dwarf form <\/strong>with pendulous whipcord-like green foliage; 2-3 feet tall and wide in 10 years, ages to 4-5 feet; scale-like leaves may turn coppery-bronze in fall. (zones 5-9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Zabrina’<\/strong> –\u00a0large tree form, 40 feet at maturity, with broad, pyramidal habit;\u00a0variegated foliage, specially for its bands of green and golden-yellow. (zones 5-7). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is a partial listing of cultivars of Western arborvitae (Thuja plicata), as found in the U.S. nursery industry. Several are good choices for dwarf conifer collectors, in rock gardens, and in large containers. Winter hardiness of some cultivars is variable. Note: some are dwarf forms of \u2018Green Giant\u2019 arborvitae (Thuja standishii x plicata) which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,299,605,1037,144,778,645,674,800,604,1012,1501,853,866,551,1476,627,1571,843,936,1060,729,777,630,646,7,113,1376,655,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13258"}],"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=13258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13271,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13258\/revisions\/13271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}