#94
Accession Number: 0094-0000
Common Name: Oriental Arborvitae
Latin Name: Platycladus orientalis
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress Family)
Native Range: China, Korea, Russian Far East
Height: 18–25 feet
Spread: 10–15 feet
Bloom Description: Non-flowering
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
Water Needs: Medium
Notes: Works well as a hedge
Description: Oriental Arborvitae is a dense, conical or columnar tree, or can be grown as a large shrub. The yellowish-green scale foliage (different in form to “needles”, scale leaves often occur in flattened sprays) becoming darker green with age, and may take on a bronze cast in winter. Compact cultivars are much more common in commerce than the wild species.
