The Dawes Arboretum
The Dawes Arboretum
The Dawes Arboretum
Arboretum Explorer
Search
Map
Browse
Features
Tours
Taxon
English
Taxon
Thuja
occidentalis
'Little Giant'
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
Common name:
Little Giant American arborvitae
Family:
Cupressaceae (cypress family)
Distribution:
Species native to e. North America
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3
Life form:
Evergreen tree
Comments:
A compact, globose evergreen growing 2' round after 10 years; 10' after many. Leaves are rich, dark green. Has feathery foliage, no winter bronzing. Use in combination with other dwarf conifers or as a foundation plant.
Links:
American Conifer Society Database
Locations
1:
CON: CM14
(CM14)
• Accession: D1998-0203.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
2:
FLS: BT24
(BT24)
• Accession: D1998-0203.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
Area
Individual