Taxon

Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens'

 
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Thuja plicata 'Atrovirens' - Atrovirens western redcedar
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: Atrovirens western redcedar
Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution: Species native to n.w. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: The habit of this evergreen is upright to conical shaped, 30-45' tall. Excellent selection sporting beautiful glossy, dark green, scale-like foliage in summer, becoming lighter in winter. Fruit is an attractive small cone, 1/2" long, ripening to brown in the fall. A wonderful screening plant that is virtually free of deer browse.
Links: RHS Horticultural Database

Locations

  • 1: CON: CH09 (CH09) • Accession: D1991-0627.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CON: CH12 (CH12) • Accession: D1991-0627.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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