Botanical Name: Thuja plicata
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Common Name: Western Arborvitae  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree, Conifer

 

Height Range

40-60', 60-100'

 

Flower Color

n/a

 

Flower Season

n/a

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Red

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Persistent

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Western Arborvitae is native to the Northwest, an evergreen growing 50 to 70 feet tall and up to 25 feet wide, though usually not that large in cultivation, especially here. Its form is pyramidal, with branches to the ground and it has a medium texture. Adaptable to many climate zones. Many designer cultivar forms available. Leaves are scale-like, glossy dark green, and aromatic. Though evergreen, it sometimes turns a yellowish-green to brown in the winter. Small cones. Reddish-brown furrowed bark.