Filip American arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Filip'
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size6 to 8 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Filip' American arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Filip') is a tree for hedges, privacy screens, specimen planting, and foundation beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows slowly into a dense, fragrant evergreen column. Birds visit it. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Eastern white pine, Berry Poppins winterberry, Limeglow creeping juniper, and Blonde Ambition blue grama.