{"id":2200,"date":"2011-11-12T15:06:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-12T20:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=2200"},"modified":"2011-11-12T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T20:06:01","slug":"morgan-oriental-arborvitae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2011\/11\/12\/morgan-oriental-arborvitae\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Morgan&#8217; Oriental Arborvitae"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2201\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0224.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2201\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2201\" title=\"DSC_0224\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0224-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0224-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/DSC_0224-685x1024.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#39;Morgan&#39; oriental arborvitae in Knoxville, TN Garden<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Among dwarf conifer collectors, \u2018Morgan\u2019 Oriental arborvitae (<em>Platycladus orientalis<\/em>) has become one of the most sought out evergreens\u00a0over the past decade.\u00a0Its\u00a0oval form and seasonal coloration makes Morgan a standout. It performs well in part sun, but its chartreuse-yellow foliage appears more vibrant in direct sunlight.\u00a0Its dense foliage grows in vertical layers.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Pulte at the University of Tennessee, another conifer addict like myself, classifies Morgan arborvitae as a \u201cchameleon\u201d. By late fall a purplish tinge has bled into the foliage and has turned to coppery orange by late winter. Early spring warm temperatures will force new growth and a return\u00a0to the chartreuse-yellow coloration.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan has\u00a0a long garden life and a slow 2-4 inch growth rate per\u00a0annum. Plant in a well drained compost rich soil and space a minimum of 3-5 feet away from\u00a0other shrubs\u00a0and perennials.<\/p>\n<p>Irrigate and fertilize\u00a0Morgan during the first two years to insure its longevity. Acid-based water soluble fertilizers such as Miracle Gro\u2122 or Miracid\u2122, or slow- release Hollytone\u00ae are good products. Read and follow package directions.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan arborvitae adds four-seasons interest and is a perfect fit into any small garden or container (zone 6 and further south). Once considered as a collectors\u2019 only plant,\u00a0Morgan is finding its way into\u00a0mainstream nursery commerce. Morgan arborvitae adds four-season interest and is a perfect fit into any small garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among dwarf conifer collectors, \u2018Morgan\u2019 Oriental arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) has become one of the most sought out evergreens\u00a0over the past decade.\u00a0Its\u00a0oval form and seasonal coloration makes Morgan a standout. It performs well in part sun, but its chartreuse-yellow foliage appears more vibrant in direct sunlight.\u00a0Its dense foliage grows in vertical layers. Andy Pulte at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,809,605,674,806,617,604,774,817,630,646,231,655],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200"}],"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=2200"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2210,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200\/revisions\/2210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}