Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' - Emerald Green Arborvitae

2026-02-19T13:32:49-05:00

Type: Conifer
Price: 65.99 - 90.99 (2 variants)

Emerald Green Arborvitae is a compact semi-dwarf evergreen shrub with a narrow pyramidal habit and glossy bright green flat sprays of scale-like foliage that holds its color in winter. Best grown full sun and well-drained soils. Drought tolerant once established.

Type: | Shrub, Conifer
Origins: | Northeast N. America
Height: | 12' - 24'
Spread: | 3’ - 4'
Spacing: | 3'
USDA Hardiness Zone: | 3 - 8
Culture: | Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color: | N/A
Season of Interest: | Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No pruning necessary. Leaf blight and leaf miners may be occasional problems. Watch for canker.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Hydrangea, Rose

IMAGE: Photo by F. D. Richards, Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd', 2017