Emerald Tree Plant

The best time to plant an emerald green arborvitae is in fall when the tree will face minimal heat stress and not struggle to grow.

Emerald tree plant. Thuja emerald green is a selected form of the white cedar or american arborvitae thuja occidentalis. Choose a location where the tree will receive full sunlight ideally or partial shade if necessary. Growing in a sunny spot and average soil this pyramid shaped evergreen requires regular watering only to provide. This cultivar is sometimes known as smaragd because the plant was originally developed in denmark smaragd is the danish word for emerald.

Remove any weeds turfgrass and debris from the area. Shimmering emerald green foliage with a classic narrow pyramidal form make the emerald arborvitae attractive in all seasons. This plant grows wild throughout north eastern america. The slow growing emerald arborvitae is great for specimen or accent planting hedges privacy screens and shelterbelts.

Since these plants are usually about 12 30 tall it makes them ideal for areas with height restrictions. One of the more popular cultivars of the thuja occidentalis species of arborvitae is emerald green which is highly prized as a hedge or screen plant especially in colder climates. It is called arborvitae because a tea made from the leaves is rich in vitamin c. An emerald gem plant or homalomena native to tropical asia and south america is an upright plant with dark green waxy spade shaped leaves.