Thuja occidentalis 'Skybound' - #7 Cont.

Skybound Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Skybound'

Height: 18 feet

Spread: 5 feet

Sunlight: full sun partial shade

Hardiness Zone: 2a

Other Names: Eastern White Cedar

Description:

An exceptionally hardy evergreen shrub or small tree with a rigidly columnar habit of growth and rich dark green scale-like foliage; the ultimate pillar in the landscape, use for screening, allees, as a tall hedge or to accent a building

Ornamental Features

Skybound Arborvitae is primarily valued in the landscape for its rigidly columnar form. It has dark green evergreen foliage. The scale-like sprays of foliage remain dark green throughout the winter.

Landscape Attributes

Skybound Arborvitae is a dense multi-stemmed evergreen tree with a narrowly upright and columnar growth habit. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree. When pruning is necessary, it is recommended to only trim back the new growth of the current season, other than to remove any dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Skybound Arborvitae is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Vertical Accent
Mass Planting
Hedges/Screening
General Garden Use