Arborvitae Emerald Green 3gal

Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd') 

Description:
Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd') is a compact, columnar evergreen prized for its rich emerald-green foliage and narrow, upright habit. This low-maintenance shrub is ideal for privacy screens, hedges, borders, and foundation plantings, providing year-round color and structure to any landscape. Its dense, vertical sprays of scale-like leaves retain their vibrant color even through winter, and the plant is extremely cold-hardy and adaptable to a variety of soil types. Emerald Green Arborvitae grows slowly to a mature height of 10–15 feet and a spread of 3–5 feet, making it perfect for tight spaces or formal rows. It requires minimal pruning, is drought-tolerant once established, and resists most pests and diseases.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'

• Common Name: Emerald Green Arborvitae

• Type: Evergreen coniferous shrub

• Mature Height: 10–15 feet (up to 20 feet in ideal conditions)

• Mature Spread: 3–5 feet

• Growth Habit: Narrow, upright, columnar

• Foliage: Dense, glossy, emerald-green, year-round color

• Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil: Moist, well-drained; tolerates a range of soil types and pH

• Water Needs: Moderate; water regularly during establishment, then drought tolerant

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 3–8

• Maintenance: Very low; prune in early spring if shaping is needed

• Resistances: Cold hardy, drought tolerant, deer may browse in winter, pest and disease resistant

• Wildlife: Provides shelter for birds

• Uses: Privacy screen, hedge, border, foundation planting, windbreak, accent, container

Care Tips:

• Plant in full sun for best color and dense growth; tolerates partial shade.

• Water deeply during the first growing season; mulch to retain soil moisture.

• Prune lightly in early spring if shaping is needed; avoid heavy pruning into old wood.

• Fertilize in early spring with a balanced, slow-release fertilizer.

• Space plants 3–5 feet apart for a dense hedge.

Create a lush, living privacy screen or elegant hedge with Emerald Green Arborvitae-a resilient, easy-care evergreen that brings beauty and structure to any landscape!