Thuja Occidentalis 'American Pillar'

Dense growth is the attraction on Thuja occidentalis 'American Pillar,' a hardy, very fast-growing Arborvitae that’s superb for creating privacy screens and windbreaks. These trees require little pruning to keep their tall, narrow shape. Plant one as a specimen to add an evergreen accent to the landscape, or create a green wall where you need one. Deer resistant. PP 20,209

Although a small genus of six evergreen Conifers native to North America and East Asia, Thuja is important as a source of timber and ornamental trees and shrubs. You might know the weather-resistant wood of White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) and Western Red Cedar (T. plicata) as the material of choice for fence posts, shingles, greenhouses, and other outdoor structures. A great number of varieties are available, selected for unusual form, color, texture, or growth rate, and are useful as specimen trees or in hedges, or in the case of dwarf forms, in rock gardens and foundation plantings. Grow in average to moist, well-drained soil.

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