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Taxon
Thuja occidentalis 'Gracilis'
Common name:
slender American arborvitae, graceful American arborvitae
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A tall-growing form having a loose, graceful habit. Leaves are flattened, scale-like, and aromatic when crushed. Fruit is a small cone, held upright on short shoots, harboring tiny winged seeds. A rare cultivar developed in England around 1875. More tolerant of wet soil and shade than most conifers.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CJ10
(CJ10)
• Accession: D1993-0092.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
CON: CK09
(CK09)
• Accession: D1993-0092.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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Individual