How to tend a Thuja occidentalis
Also known as: Juniperus ericoides Mast., Retinispora devriesiana Mast., Retinispora nobleana Beissn., Retinispora pygmaea Beissn., Retinispora glaucescens Hochst. ex Beissn., Retinispora dubia Carrière, Retinispora ellwangeriana Carrière, Retinispora meldensis Carrière, Retinispora keteleeri Beissn., Retinispora troubetzkoyana auct., Thuja globosa Beissn., Thuja hoveyi Gordon, Thuja ericoides Gordon, Thuja ellwangeriana Carrière, Thuja nana Carrière, Thuja obtusa Moench, Thuja odorata Marshall, Thuja minor Carrière, Thuja devriesiana Carrière, Thuja canadensis K.Koch, Thuja caucasica Gordon, Thuja compacta Standish ex Gordon, Thuja occidentalis var. cristata Carrière, Thuja bodmeri Beissn., Thuja vervaeneana Van Geert ex Gordon, Thuja tatarica Gordon, Thuja variegata Marshall, Thuja recurvata Beissn., Thuja procera Salisb., Thuja recurva Beissn., Thuja sibirica Gordon, Thuja occidentalis f. gaspensis Vict. & J.Rousseau, Thuja occidentalis f. prostrata Vict. & J.Rousseau, Thuja occidentalis var. douglasii Rehder, Thuja theophrasti (L.) Nieuwl., Chamaecyparis boursieri Carrière, Cupressus arborvitae O.Targ.Tozz., Cupressus nobleana (Beissn.) Lavallée, Thuja occidentalis var. pendula Gordon, Thuja occidentalis f. pendula (Gordon) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. pendula-glauca Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. alba Maxwell ex Gordon, Thuja occidentalis f. alba (Maxwell ex Gordon) C.K.Schneid., Thuja occidentalis var. variegata Weston, Thuja occidentalis f. variegata (Weston) Rehder, Thuja occidentalis var. vervaeneana Gordon, Thuja occidentalis f. vervaeneana (Gordon) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. aureovariegata Henkel & W.Hochst., Thuja occidentalis f. aureovariegata (Henkel & W.Hochst.) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. wareana-lutescens Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. variegata-aurea Carrière, Thuja occidentalis var. aurea J.Nelson, Thuja occidentalis f. aurea (J.Nelson) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. sempervirens Rehder & E.H.Wilson, Thuja occidentalis f. sempervirens (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Rehder, Thuja occidentalis var. lutea A.H.Kent, Thuja occidentalis f. lutea (A.H.Kent) C.K.Schneid., Thuja occidentalis var. robusta Carrière, Thuja occidentalis f. robusta (Carrière) Rehder, Thuja occidentalis f. riversii Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. viridis Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. rosenthalii Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. rosenthalii (Beissn.) C.K.Schneid., Thuja occidentalis var. douglasii-pyramidalis Späth, Thuja occidentalis f. filicoides Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. magnifica Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. magnifica (Beissn.) Rehder, Thuja occidentalis var. compacta Carrière, Thuja occidentalis f. compacta (Carrière) Rehder, Thuja occidentalis var. buchananii Späth, Thuja occidentalis f. buchananii (Späth) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. fastigiata H.Jaeger, Thuja occidentalis f. fastigiata (H.Jaeger) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. plicata Mast., Thuja occidentalis f. mastersii Rehder, Thuja occidentalis var. globosa Gordon, Thuja occidentalis f. globosa (Gordon) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis var. woodwardii Späth, Thuja occidentalis f. woodwardii (Späth) Rehder, Thuja occidentalis var. hoveyi Hoopes, Thuja occidentalis f. hoveyi (Hoopes) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. pumila Rehder, Thuja occidentalis var. umbraculifera Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. umbraculifera (Beissn.) C.K.Schneid., Thuja sibirica var. pendula (Gordon) J.Nelson, Thuja occidentalis var. filiformis Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. filiformis (Beissn.) Rehder, Thuja occidentalis f. ohlendorffii Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. cristata (Carrière) C.K.Schneid., Thuja occidentalis f. ericoides (Carrière) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. ellwangeriana (Carrière) Beissn., Thuja occidentalis f. occidentalis
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like moderate light, avoid scorching light
Soil
Alkaline soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly
Pruning
Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- China
- Category
- Cupressaceae, Thuja
- Size
- Diameter ⥠15 cm, height ⥠25 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period April-June, fruiting period October-November
- Flower colors
- Leaf color green, fruit color black
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