An attractive conifer with frond-like sprays of golden yellow foliage turning old-gold in the winter. Max Height 1m. Max Spread 60cm. Full sun. Hardy. Water thoroughly before planting.
Thuja orientalis ‘Elegantissima’
An attractive conifer with frond-like sprays of golden yellow foliage turning old-gold in the winter
Additional information
| Generic | Thuja |
|---|---|
| Species | orientalis |
| Varietry | 'Elegantissima' |
| Common Name | |
| Flower Colour | |
| Soil | Fertile |
| Aspect | Full sun |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Height | 1m |
| Family | Cupressaceae |
| Spread | 60cm |
| Growth Speed | |
| Growth Habit | Broadly columnar |
| Fragrance | FALSE |
| Foliage Colour | gold |
| Flowers From | |
| Colour Fruit | |
| Fruits When | |
| Moisture | Moist, Well drained |
| Protection | |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Planting | Water thoroughly before planting |
| Care | Keep moist in first year, Provide a deep winter mulch |
| Border | Border |
| Toxicity | |
| Pruning | |
| Pruning Time | |
| Pests and diseases | Honey fungus, Scale, Aphids |
| Maintenance | Mulch, Feed |
| Propagation | Stem cuttings |
Related products
Calocedrus decurrens ‘Aureovariegata’
Large tree with a narrow conical shape, leaves with fan-like sprays of narrow dark green leaves and sprays of golden leaves throughout the branches. Erect yellow-brown cones turning to red-brown.
Athrotaxis x laxifolia
An attractive tree with glossy dark green foliage yellowish when young. Produces many ornamental cones.
Abies concolor ‘Violacea’
A beautiful large tree with glaucous blue foliage, whitish-blue when young
Austrocedrus chilensis
A beautiful small tree with sea-green moss-like foliage.
Abies procera Glauca
A large tree with silvery grey bark. Glaucous, bright blue leaves. Cones cylindrical green and brown.
Abies grandis
A very fast-growing tree with soft, shiny, dark green leaves whitish on the reverse. Cones long green, ripening to brown. A very fast-growing tree with soft, shiny, dark green leaves, with whitish green underneath. Cones cylindrical, green ripening to brown.
Abies balsamea f. hudsonia
A dwarf irregular rounded form that bears no cones on the glossy foliage.
Cedrus deodara ‘Aurea’
Beautiful large tree with spreading branches, pendant at the tips. Yellow needle-like leaves in spring, becoming greenish-yellow later in the year and barrel-shaped cones, green at first ripening brown.