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American Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis

  • Great Hedge, Privacy Screen, or Windbreak
  • Plant 3' apart for hedge
  • Narrow, Pyramid Shape
  • Typically Grows 20'-30' with 12' spread in urban settings
  • Zones 3 to 7
  • Can't Ship to: AK, AZ, CA, HI
Item # 1084
Shipping Height: 1/2' - 1'
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Zones 3 - 7
Zones 3 - 7

Hardiness Zones: Zones 3 - 7
The American Arborvitae can be expected to grow in the zones shown in color in the arborday.org zone map. VIEW MAP

Evergreen
Evergreen

Type of tree:
The American Arborvitae falls into the following type(s): Evergreens

40' - 60' High
40' - 60' High

Mature Height:
The American Arborvitae grows to be 40' - 60' feet in height.

10' - 15' Spread
10' - 15' Spread

Mature Spread:
The American Arborvitae has a spread of about 10' - 15' at full maturity.

Slow to Medium Growth
Slow to Medium Growth

Growth Rate:
This tree grows at a slow to medium growth rate. [More about this.]

Full Sun
Full Sun

Sun:
This arborvitae does well in full sun.

Various Soils
Various Soils

Soil:
The American Arborvitae grows in acidic, drought tolerant, loamy, moist, rich, sandy, silty loam, well drained, wet, wide range, clay soils.

Pyramidal Shape
Pyramidal Shape

Shape:
This arborvitae has pyramidal shape.

More Info
More Info

Wildlife Value:
Providing shelter in the winter and nesting sites for grackles, robins and house finches in the summer, this evergreen also provides food in the form of browse for deer, cottontail rabbits, snowshoe hares and occasionally moose. The seeds are eaten by red squirrels, and birds such as pine siskins.

Tall, soft, slender, and luxuriously dense, this elegant evergreen requires almost no care when used as a windbreak, hedge, privacy screen, or landscape specimen. Plant a pair of these hardy trees to accent your door or garden gate, or a single tree to soften a corner of your home. In the wild, this tree can grow to 40'-60' with a spread of up to 15'. In urban settings, you can expect a height of 20'-30' with a 12' spread. If using this conifer as a hedge, plant them three feet apart. (Zones 3-7)

Arborday.org Hardiness Zone Map
SPRING SHIPPING FALL SHIPPING
ZONE
COLOR		 ZONE
#		 Approximate
Ship Dates		 Order
Deadline		 Approximate
Ship Dates		 Order
Deadline
  2 04/15–05/30 05/07 11/01–11/26 11/12
  3 04/15–05/30 05/07 11/01–11/26 11/12
  4 04/15–05/30 05/07 11/01–11/26 11/12
  5 04/15–05/30 05/07 11/01–11/26 11/12
  6 03/12–05/12 04/30 11/01–12/03 11/19
  7 02/12–05/07 04/23 11/05–12/10 11/26
  8 02/12–04/30 04/16 11/05–12/10 11/26
  9 02/12–04/30 04/16 11/05–12/10 11/26
  10 02/12–04/30 04/16 11/05–12/10 11/26
We're sorry, but this tree can't be shipped to AK, AZ, CA, HI , territories, or countries outside the U.S. This is due to the agricultural laws within these locations.

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