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Thuja
occidentalis
'DeGroot's Spire'
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Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Degroot's Spire American arborvitae
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Synonym:
Thuja
occidentalis
'Degroot's Emerald Spire'
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
An evergreen shrub that forms a tightly branched, narrow cone-shaped plant to 5' tall by 1-2' wide. Foliage is medium dark green year-round. Functions well as a dwarf and adapts easily to most soil conditions. Tolerates wet sites better than most conifers.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
•
Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder
Locations
1:
CON: CK13
(CK13)
• Accession: D1992-0693.004 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
CON: CN10
(CN10)
• Accession: D1992-0693.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
3:
PKW: AS06
(AS06)
• Accession: D1992-0693.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
4:
ZLG: AN14
(AN14)
• Accession: D2001-0917.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual