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Thuja Occidentalis American arbovitae Habit & Size Has a conical, dense & compact habit. Grows to be 30-50 feet tall & 10-15 feet wide. Has a slow to medium growth rate. Hardiness Zone 3-7 Slide 2 Thuja Occidentalis American arbovitae Leaf Arrangement Small & scale-like (2mm long) foliage that overlap forming flattened, rope- like shoots that are bright green above & pale green on the underside. Slide 3 Thuja Occidentalis American arbovitae Flowers & Fruits Monoecious & inconspicuous Small cones with thin overlapping scales that are brown to tan in color & are less than an inch wide Slide 4 Thuja Occidentalis American arbovitae Bark Grey on the surface & reddish brown in the narrow furrows Sources: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/thoc.htm http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/t/thuocc/thuocc 1.html