Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis ‘Yellow Ribbon’
Other Common Names: Tree of Life, American arborvitae, Eastern Arborvitae, Eastern White Cedar, Northern White Cedar
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Coniferous Evergreen Shrub
Height at Maturity: 8-10′
Width at Maturity: 2-2.5′
Growth Habit / Form: Narrow, Columnar, Pyramidal, Dense, Upright
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: NA
Foliage Color: Yellow
Fragrant Foliage: Yes
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist, Well Drained Dry, Not Constantly Soggy!
Soil pH: 6.5-8
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Birds, Visual Attention
Resistances: Cold Temperatures (-40F / Zones 3-8), Deer – more info, Disease, Dry Soil, Insect
Description
The bright golden foliage and narrow, upright habit of Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae will put an exclamation point on your landscape that no one will miss! New leaves of brilliant yellow emerge in spring, hold their color quite well through the season, and don’t burn in full sun. In cooler climates the foliage takes on a bronze tint but still looks very nice. Excellent in landscape borders, home foundation plantings and pots!
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing naturally in a narrow, pyramidal shape 8 to 10 feet tall and 2 to 2.5 feet wide, the Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae can be grown in the landscape or in pots, planters and other containers. It is ideal for use as specimen, in groupings or as a narrow hedge in landscape borders or home foundation plantings, where it makes a perfect corner plant. A fine addition to conifer gardens, rock gardens, yellow-themed color gardens, and formal gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 2 feet apart for solid hedge; 5 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
Arborvitae are very easy to grow and care for. They are adaptable to many soil types including red clay and like full sun to part shade. They prefer a moist but well-drained soil. They don’t like an overly dry site. As with so many other ornamental plants, constantly soggy or wet soil can be problematic. Maintenance is minimal with very little if any pruning ever required.
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