American, Arborvitae Seed
American Arborvitae Seed
- Classic native evergreen for dense hedges, living fences and privacy screens
- Fragrant flat sprays of soft green foliage stay colorful year-round, even as bonsai
- Extremely cold hardy to Zone 3 and tolerant of wet soil and partial shade
- Grow a whole hedge row from seeds at a fraction of nursery prices
Key Attributes
About American, Arborvitae Seed
Privacy screens and hedges are the classic job for this native evergreen, with its soft, flat sprays of fragrant green foliage on a dense, narrow pyramid. American Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) is extremely cold hardy and tolerates wet soil and partial shade, making it a dependable choice for windbreaks, foundation plantings and living fences. It shears beautifully and stays green year-round, giving birds shelter in winter.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Generally healthy. Damping off can affect seedlings; avoid overwatering. Leaf blight and winter burn may brown foliage in exposed sites.
Deer browse is the biggest problem in many areas; use fencing or repellents. Bagworms and spider mites can also appear.
Native States & Regions
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Native regions: Midwest, Great Lakes, Appalachia, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, New England
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
American Arborvitae's dense evergreen foliage gives birds critical winter cover and nesting sites. In northern cedar swamps it is an important winter food and shelter for white-tailed deer. Its small cones feed pine siskins, redpolls and red squirrels.
American Arborvitae Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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