Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis L.

Cypress family

Plant Type

Tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

50.0 feet

Spread

6.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance Medium

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance High

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance Low

Salt Tolerance Medium

Climate

pH Range 5.2 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 100 days

Precipitation 35 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Host Amorbia humerosana, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Argyresthia aureoargentella, Argyresthia canadensis, Argyresthia freyella, Argyresthia thuiella, Callosamia promethea, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Cladara limitaria, Clepsis spectrana, Coleotechnites thujaella, Dichomeris setosella, Ectropis crepuscularia, Elaphria versicolor, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia gibsonata, Eupithecia intricata taylorata, Eupithecia lariciata, Eupithecia luteata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Feralia jocosa, Hypagyrtis piniata, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria, Lithophane lemmeri, Lymantria dispar, Nepytia canosaria, Orgyia antiqua, Orthosia hibisci, Palthis angulalis, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa continuata, Semiothisa orillata, Sparganothis sulfureana, Sparganothis tristriata, Tetracis cachexiata, Thorybes ephemeraeformis, Xestia elimata, Zanclognatha cruralis

Fall Color No

Evergreen Yes

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.