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19 gru 2017 · Are you looking to add some color and shape to your design? Do you enjoy trimming your plants every season or are you looking for low maintenance? While there are many types of arborvitaes available in today’s market, below are some of the most popular arbs used in landscape design.
Thuja occidentalis 'Sunkist' is a vibrant and attractive cultivar of the Eastern Arborvitae, celebrated for its unique coloring and landscaping potential.
How To Care For A Sunkist Arborvitae. The Sunkist Arborvitae is low maintenance and requires little pruning or fertilizing. During the growing season, water regularly for best results. In areas where winters are cold, wrap the tree in burlap to protect it from extreme temperatures.
It needs full sun for maximum color. ‘Sunkist’ arborvitae is a dense, broad, pyramidal plant that boasts lemon-yellow foliage in the spring. In the winter the foliage will become more orange-yellow. This shrub grows rapidly to a height of 6 to 10 feet and a width of 5 to 8 feet.
Glowing chartreuse, evergreen foliage is an outstanding source of year-round color. Develops into a very distinctive pyramidal form. This is an incredibly carefree, low-maintenance shrub. Plant among dark green or burgundy-leaved plants to create a striking color contrast.
Use Arborvitae for a specimen, accent plant, or foundation tree, or group in hedges, shelter-belts, and privacy borders. It is susceptible to diseases and insects (including bagworm, heart rot, leaf miner, and spider mites) and to deer browse.
Care and Use Plant Fire Chief™ in foundation beds, in front of taller deciduous shrubs, as a structure plant within the perennial garden, or anyplace it can be seen readily. This is a great shrub to use as a repeating dash in the front or middle of an extended landscape bed.
