Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis L. - Cypress family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 30 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Arborvitae: Amorbia humerosana, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Argyresthia aureoargentella, Argyresthia canadensis, Argyresthia freyella, Argyresthia thuiella, Callosamia promethea, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Cladara limitaria, Clepsis spectrana, Coleotechnites thujaella, Dichomeris setosella, Ectropis crepuscularia, Elaphria versicolor, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia gibsonata, Eupithecia intricata taylorata, Eupithecia lariciata, Eupithecia luteata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Feralia jocosa, Hypagyrtis piniata, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria, Lithophane lemmeri, Lymantria dispar, Nepytia canosaria, Orgyia antiqua, Orthosia hibisci, Palthis angulalis, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa continuata, Semiothisa orillata, Sparganothis sulfureana, Sparganothis tristriata, Tetracis cachexiata, Thorybes ephemeraeformis, Xestia elimata, Zanclognatha cruralis
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.