Poodle Tier Emerald Green Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis ‘Emerald Green’

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 2a-8b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Topiary

Height at Maturity: 8-10′ (depending on pruning and shaping)

Width at Maturity: 2-3′ (depending on pruning and shaping)
Spacing: 5′ or more apart for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Dense, Upright

Growth Rate: Moderate

Foliage Color: Emerald Green

Fragrant Foliage: Yes, pine scented

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Drainage: Well Drained

Soil pH: 6.5 – 7.5

Maintenance / Care: Low to Moderate

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Insect

Description

This is the handsome Emerald Green Arborvitae in a sculpted poodle tier form! It is an evergreen conifer featuring attractive, dark emerald green foliage year round and no color change in winter. The Arborvitae poodle tier requires far less maintenance to maintain its form than do many other spiral formed plants such as junipers and small leafed hollies. Generally, one to two light trimmings annually will maintain the plants form.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing to a height of 8 to 10 feet and 2 to 3 feet wide (depending on pruning), the Poodle Tier Emerald Green Arborvitae is ideal for use in the ground or pots, planters and other containers to accentuate and frame entryways or as a specimen in home foundation plantings and landscape borders. A fine addition to formal and topiary gardens, conifer gardens, rock gardens and container gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 5 feet apart for space between plants

Growing Preferences

Arborvitae are very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility, including clay soil, in full sun to light shade. In containers, choose a pot with a drainage hole(s) and use a quality potting soil or potting mix or a 50/50 mix thereof. For best performance we suggest a minimum of 7 hours direct sunlight. Constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic. Maintenance is minimal; very little if any pruning ever required.

Average Trimming Per Year: 1 to 2

See: How To Trim A Topiary Plant

Helpful Articles

Click on a link below to find helpful advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water Arborvitae trees.

How To Plant & Care For Arborvitae Trees

How To Trim A Live Topiary Plant

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