Arborvitae, Amber Gold Arborvitae

 

Amber Gold Arborvitae is a slow-growing compact evergreen shrub with a dense upright pyramidal to conical habit and soft flat sprays of rich green scale-like foliage that is golden yellow where the sun touches and becomes a mellow amber gold as the weather cools.  Best foliage color in full sun and well-drained soils.  Heat and drought tolerant once established. 

Type:	Shrub, Conifer
Origins:	Northeast N. America
Height:	6' - 12'
Spread:	3’ - 4'
Spacing:	4'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4 - 7
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	N/A
Season of Interest:	Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  No pruning necessary.  Leaf blight and leaf miners may be occasional problems.  Watch for canker.  
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Foundation Plantings, and Hedges.

COMPANION PLANTS: Barberry, Hydrangea, Rose

IMAGES: メルビル, Thuja occidentalis "Smaragd" "Emerald green", CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.