Where Does Smaragd Come from?

Smaragd, or Emerald Green, is a semi-dwarf selection of Thuja occidentalis

Thuja occidentalis
Growth Rate-

Thuja occidentalis has a moderate growth rate. Unpruned it can reach up to 20' to 40' tall, but it can easily be kept as a hedge anywhere from 8-20′ tall. The growth rate of Thuja occidentalis depends somewhat on where it is planted, water, nutrients and light.

. It was selected as a seedling in Denmark in 1950. It was extremely desirable due to several features, one being its slow growth rate. Thuja Emerald Green Arborvitae can grow up to 1 foot per year, and grows nearly straight up.

How do you propagate Smaragd?

Plant new trees in early spring after the danger of frost passes to give them a full growing season for root establishment before winter.
  1. Locate an area with full or partial sun and well-drained soil. ...
  2. Dig a hole twice the width of the root ball of the plant, and at a depth about the same height as the root ball.

Where is Thuja native to?

Thuja occidentalis, commonly known as American arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, Eastern white cedar or Northern white cedar, is a dense, conical to narrow-pyramidal (sometimes maturing to broad-pyramidal), often single-trunked, evergreen tree that is native to eastern and central Canada south to northern Illinois, Ohio ...

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