The Dawes Arboretum

Common name: crested American arborvitae

Family: Cupressaceae (cypress family)

Distribution: Species native to e. North America

Hardiness: USDA Zone 3

Life form: Evergreen tree

Comments: An ascending evergreen shrub growing 6-10' tall. With age develops a slender, erect habit. Leaves are deep gray-green, branchlets curved, dense, drooping and crested at the tips with an open airy appearance. Best used in the shrub border.