Nana Compacta Chinese Golden Arborvitae, Shrub, Bush, 40 Seeds (023)

Description: Nana Compacta, Oriental Arborvitae Tree, Shrub, Bush (40 seeds) Evergreen, Platycladus orientalis (023) Scientific Name: Platycladus orientalis (formerly Thuja orientalis) Other Common Names: n/a SummaryFoliage: Needled EvergreenHeight: 18-25 feetSpread: 10-12 feetShape: PyramidalGrowth Characteristics: Slow-growing Oriental arborvitae grows as either a large shrub or a small tree. Starting off rather dense and compact, the canopy opens up with age. The needles are scale-like and bright green. It is an excellent choice for hedges as it often only needs trimming at the top. Cultivars include 'Bakeri', 'Blue Cone', and 'Elegantissima'. Plant NeedsZone: 5-9Light: Full sunMoisture: Tolerates humidity and drought better than American ArborvitaeSoil Type: Prefers moist, well-drained soils CareFertilize with formulations that promote woody, strong growth rather than excessive foliar growth. In winter, use twine or burlap to protect branches from breakage. If areas of the tree are winter burned, new growth should resprout. Does not respond well to shearing. Take care not to overprune as the tree does not recover well. Thuja is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (Cypress family). There are five species in the genus, two native to North America and three native to eastern Asia. The genus is monophyletic and sister to Thujopsis. They are commonly known as arborvitaes (from Latin for tree of life) or Thujas; several species are widely known as cedar but because they are not true cedars (Cedrus) it has been recommended to call them red-cedars or white-cedars. Thujas are evergreen trees growing from 10 to 200 feet (3 – 60 m) tall, with stringy-textured reddish-brown bark. The shoots are flat, with side shoots only in a single plane. The leaves are scale-like 0.04 to 0.4 inch (1 – 10 mm) long, except young seedlings in their first year, which have needle-like leaves. The scale leaves are arranged in alternating decussate pairs in four rows along the twigs. The male cones are small, inconspicuous, and are located at the tips of the twigs. The female cones start out similarly inconspicuous, but grow to about 0.4 to 0.8 inch (1 – 2 cm) long are are mature when 6–8 months old; they have 6 to 12 overlapping, thin, leathery scales, each scale bearing 1 to 2 small seeds with a pair of narrow lateral wings. The five species in the genus Thuja are small to large evergreen trees with flattened branchlets. The leaves are arranged in flattened fan shaped groupings with resin-glands, and oppositely grouped in 4 ranks. The mature leaves are different from younger leaves, with those on larger branchlets having sharp, erect, free apices. The leaves on flattened lateral branchlets are crowded into appressed groups and scale-like and the lateral pairs are keeled. With the exception of Thuja plicata, the lateral leaves are shorter than the facial leaves (Li et al. 2005). The solitary flowers are produced terminally. Pollen cones have 2 to 6 pairs of 2 to 4 pollen sacked sporophylls. Seed cones are ellipsoid, typically 0.36 to 0.55 inch (9 – 14mm) long, they mature and open in their first year. The thin woody cone scales number from 4 to 6 pairs and are persistent and overlapping, with an oblong shape, they are also basifixed. The central 2 to 3 pairs of cone scales are fertile. The seed cones produce 1 to 3 seeds per scale, the seeds are lenticular in shape and equally 2 winged. Seedlings produce 2 cotyledons. Growing Chinese Oriental Arborvitae Trees from Seeds Step 1 – Plant Arborvitae Seeds in a Peat Pot In the spring you will want to germinate your arborvitae seeds in peat pots. You will need to fill each peat pot with an alkaline potting soil. Place one seed in each pot. Place the pots under a growing lamp. This is the best option for starting arborvitae seeds. However, if you live in an area with an early spring, you can also start the seeds outside in your garden. Step 2 – Transplant Your Seedlings Once the arborvitae seedlings have sprouted and grown to a few inches tall they will be ready to be transplanted. They should reach this size a few weeks after sprouting. To transplant your seedlings, you will want to dig a deep hole and fill it 1/3 of the way with a mixture of alkaline compost and garden soil. Then place your seedling in the hole and hold it upright as you back-fill the hole. Pack down the soil lightly to hold the seedling in place. Step 3 – Water Your Seedling After transplanting your seedlings, you will want to give your arborvitae a healthy dose of water. Really soak the ground around the seedling. Throughout the next year you will want to keep the soil moist, but not muddy.

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