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Thuja plicata fastigiata
Upright Western Red Cedar Tree (Arborvitae)
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| Description | A relatively fast grower, reaching approximately 5m in the first 10 years. Mid green horizontal branchlets droop slightly and the lush, cedar-scented foliage is flat and dense in habit making it ideal for creating a privacy screen or windbreak in a small space as it will reach a width of only 1.5 metres. It has a compact conical, upright growth habit and responds well to pruning, even reshooting from bare wood after a hard prune. Thuja is immune to canker disease. | ||
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Evergreen
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| Form |
Fastigiate
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| Mature Size | 10-12 x 1.5m | ||
| Uses | Used widely as a hedging or screening tree especially in narrow areas. Used as a design feature in gardens especially along fence lines. | ||
| Position & Soil | Will tolerate most soils in a full sun to part shade position. Grows best in cooler climates of Australia, and is not susceptible to canker. | ||
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| Pot sizes in production |
• 40cm/27L (1.2-1.5m) • 50cm/52L (1.6-2.0m) |
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| Substitutes |
• Banksia integrifolia 'Sentinel' • Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' • Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Leightons Green' • Cupressus sempervirens 'glauca' • Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan' • Photinia robusta • Prunus lusitanica • Syzygium australe 'AATS' Pinnacle ™ • Syzygium australe 'ST1' Opal Maze • Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' |
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