Highlights™ Arborvitae
$108.00 Original price was: $108.00.$32.40Current price is: $32.40.
1000 in stock
SKU: yngvbLyVXb
Category: Privacy
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Reaches 8 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide in 10 years; reaches 20 ft. with age.
| Description | An exceptional variety with intense, yellow-gold foliage. A standout among other varieties, as it holds its bright color year-round, even through winter. Thrives in summer heat without burning, if watered regularly. Tight, upright pyramidal form becomes conical with age. Excellent garden specimen or hedging shrub. Evergreen. |
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| Bloom Time | Conifer; prized for foliage. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Benefits Birds |
| Problems/Solutions | Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Patent Act | Asexual reproduction of plants protected by the Plant Patent Act is prohibited during the life of the patent. |
| Landscape Use | Container, Hedge, Privacy Screen |
| Foliage Color | Yellow |
| Companion Plants | Smoke Tree (Cotinus); Rose (Rosa); Daylily (Hemerocallis)Hydrangea (Hydrangea); Spirea (Spiraea) |
| Care Instructions | Thrives in deep, enriched, evenly moist, well-drained soil; dislikes dry conditions. Mulch around the root zone and shelter from drying winds. Water deeply, regularly in first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system. Fertilize before new growth begins in spring. Pruning is seldom necessary. |
| History | This selection is a sport of Emerald Green Arborvitae (Thuja ‘Smaragd’), found to have brighter, more intense yellow gold foliage and a tight uniform habit, with the ability to hold its color year-round, without burning in summer heat, if soil is kept evenly moist. Introduced by PlantHaven International, Santa Barbara, California. |
| Size | #2 – 1.6 Gallon |
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