The North Pole arborvitae was named Proven Winners' Landscape Shrub of the Year for 2025, and it grows just fine in the South ...

emerald green (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'). Both varieties are evergreen and valued for their dense foliage, which adds year-round interest; however, each meets a different need. The best one for ...

Northern white-cedar (cedar; Thuja occidentalis L.) swamps are important ecosystems in the upper Great Lakes region. The organic soils of cedar swamps contain large stores of carbon and their ...

Now that Christmas and New Year’s are over, it is time to have a little talk about the North Pole. No, I am not referring to the home place of ...

As you enter the meadow from the Tyler garden on the sidewalk, northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) and fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatic ‘Gro-Lo’) are among several new plantings mixed in with more ...

North Pole arborvitae is known botanically as Thuja occidentalis and commonly called American Arborvitae, and Eastern White Cedar and Tree of Life. While some Thuja have been known to create a ...