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Taxon
Thuja occidentalis 'Hoveyi'
Common name:
Hovey American arborvitae
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A slow-growing, rounded, evergreen shrub eventually attaining a height and spread of 9'. Leaves are scale-like, aromatic when bruised, yellow-green year-round. Spray-like branches are flat and regular. Bark on younger wood is shiny reddish brown, turning grayish brown on older stems. Tolerates wet sites better than most conifers.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CR14
(CR14)
• Accession: D1992-0597.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual