Arborvitaes is one of the most elegant of small to midsize evergreen trees. Arborvitaes can grow into nice size evergreen trees or be the easiest controlled shrub. Arborvitae trees can grow as tall as 40 to 60 feet but most will stay in the range of 12 to 15 feet. Arborvitae trees are slow growing, but they are long-lived plants that withstand continuous shearing.
Arborvitaes are great backdrops for your yards and even a great shrub to place in front of your house. They are extremely hardy in the depths of winter in the regions that get extremely cold. Arborvitaes can take quite a beating and they will more times than not, come back in full strength in the springtime.
We personally have seen them buried in snow, to the point most all of the branches of the arborvitaes trees are lying on the ground for most of the winter. To spring back to life once the heavy weight of the snow thaws and melts off in the spring. Another nice feature about the arborvitae tree is their leaves they are generally flat and smooth.
Arborvitaes are great shrubs and trees to create a beautiful hedge. And based on the style of your arborvitae trees, your hedge line can be a mere 3 to 4 feet in height or in the ranges of 15 – 20 feet in height. But like we indicated before arborvitaes are easy to control with hedge trimmers and they will generally hold the shape you place them in for a good period of time.
Arborvitaes generally speaking, like a slightly acidic soil base, with decent drainage. Arborvitae trees are monoecious, this meaning that there are flowers on the tips of the branches and they form small cones. Helpful hint, the arborvitae trees that have yellow to golden foliage, make sure they are in an area that received a great amount of sun.
