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Plant: Rhinegold - Arborvitae
Arborvitae · Thuja occidentalis 'Rheingold'
Size: 3 gal
Light
Mature size
More about this plant
Rheingold is a slow growing, low maintenance arborvitae with a dense conical to rounded outline, reaching 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Its yellow green scale like foliage turns coppery through winter, which is why it is used as a border, foundation or mass planting and in rock and winter gardens. Plant it in full sun to partial shade in clay, loam or sandy soil of neutral pH that stays moist but drains well.
- Full Sun
- Grows to 5 ft tall and 5 ft wide
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-7
- Evergreen foliage
- Native plant
Plant description
Rheingold is a slow growing, low maintenance arborvitae with a dense conical to rounded outline, reaching 3 to 5 feet tall and wide. Its yellow green scale like foliage turns coppery through winter, which is why it is used as a border, foundation or mass planting and in rock and winter gardens. Plant it in full sun to partial shade in clay, loam or sandy soil of neutral pH that stays moist but drains well.
- Foliage
- Yellow-green scale-like foliage turns coppery in winter.
- Fruit
- The cone is oblong and light brown and measures 1/3 to 1/2 inches long.
- Bark & stems
- The attractive grayish brown to reddish-brown bark has shallow furrows.
- Native range
- Central & E. Canada to N. Central and Eastern North America
