Plant: Private Jet - Arborvitae
Arborvitae · Thuja occidentalis 'Private Jet'
Size: 2 gal
Light
Mature size
More about this plant
Private Jet is a fast-growing, columnar evergreen arborvitae with a full base that narrows toward the top and frilly green foliage that holds its color through winter. It reaches roughly 15 to 20 feet tall and only 4 to 5 feet wide, adapts to a range of soils, and needs little care once established. Plant 3 to 4 feet apart for a privacy hedge, a property-line screen or to give a patio seclusion.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 25 ft tall and 12 ft wide
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-8
- Evergreen foliage
Plant description
Private Jet is a fast-growing, columnar evergreen arborvitae with a full base that narrows toward the top and frilly green foliage that holds its color through winter. It reaches roughly 15 to 20 feet tall and only 4 to 5 feet wide, adapts to a range of soils, and needs little care once established. Plant 3 to 4 feet apart for a privacy hedge, a property-line screen or to give a patio seclusion.
- Foliage
- Scale-like, frilly green foliage held in flat sprays, evergreen and providing year-round color.
- Fruit
- Small oblong light brown cones, 1/3 to 1/2 inch long, yellow when young (species).
- Bark & stems
- Grayish brown to reddish brown bark with shallow furrows (species).
- Pruning
- Shape as needed in late winter or early spring. Prune lightly, since heavy pruning can stress the plant and stunt growth.
- Native range
- Central and eastern Canada to north central and eastern North America (species)
