Emerald Tree Plant

Thuja emerald green is a selected form of the white cedar or american arborvitae thuja occidentalis.

Emerald tree plant.

Shimmering emerald green foliage with a classic narrow pyramidal form make the emerald arborvitae attractive in all seasons. Then loosen the soil with a spade. Emerald green arborvitae thuja occidentalis smaragd is a fuss free tree. It is called arborvitae because a tea made from the leaves is rich in vitamin c.

The slow growing emerald arborvitae is great for specimen or accent planting hedges privacy screens and shelterbelts. This plant grows wild throughout north eastern america. Remove any weeds turfgrass and debris from the area. Growing in a sunny spot and average soil this pyramid shaped evergreen requires regular watering only to provide.

And unlike other arborvitaes this cultivar keeps its lustrous color even in the cold winter months. This cultivar is sometimes known as smaragd because the plant was originally developed in denmark smaragd is the danish word for emerald. 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. An emerald gem plant or homalomena native to tropical asia and south america is an upright plant with dark green waxy spade shaped leaves.