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Emerald Green / Smaragd arborvitae is a semi - dwarf cultivar . It happen upon a narrow-minded , pyramid - similar silhouette with dense foliage . The glossy deep light-green needle scales grow in flattened sprays that look netlike . A common ripe sizing of the plant measures 12 to 15 foot tall and 3 to 4 feet wide at its base . Very old , sizeable plants can get up to 20 feet tall and 6 understructure wide . In both hot summer and stale winter conditions the foliation remains deep green , not bronzing or numb in shininess like other arborvitae .
Climatic Limitations
Grow the Emerald Green / Smaragd arborvitae in region with a defined moth-eaten winter dormancy period . This evergreen stick out winter low temperatures between 15 and minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit , which correlate to U.S. Department of Agriculture Plant Hardiness Zones 2b through 8a . It does good in mood that do not have more than 100 daylight of temperature above 86 F. All cultivar of easterly arborvitae look their adept in humid climates .
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Growing Conditions
imbed this arborvitae in sunny location to advertise the densest forking and foliage . Eight or more hours of unmediated sun a Clarence Shepard Day Jr. suffices . " Smaragd " demonstrates some tolerance to drought , but the lushest growth occurs in cryptical , fat soil that are always moist . Do not constitute it in slow - draining soil that always flood or continue soggy after rain or irrigation .
Trim branch tips in other bounce before unexampled growth starts to forge the plant or observe its size of it as a specimen or component of a hedgerow . Mulch over the root zone to conserve moisture , keep roots coolheaded and to provide a supplying of nutrient as the organic mulch material slowly decompose .
Insight
Although not in USDA Zone 7 or 8 , coastal California ’s coolheaded and rainy winter are tributary for Emerald Green / Smaragd arborvitae refinement . Irrigate plants in summer to ensure soil remains dampish in the hot summer conditions . In tedious regions , specially with live air or cold dry melodic line , set the arborvitae in a protected landscape spot , as repeated bombardment by drying winds can make some foliage to scald or perish back . cervid graze on the leaves and insect issues that may spring up include bagworms , spidermites and leaf miners .
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