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Eastern Arborvitae - MR. BOWLING BALL™

Tagged as: Low Growing Evergreens, Arborvitae

Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Bobazam'
Common Name: Eastern Arborvitae - ME. BOWLING BALL™

Updated 1/2013



Height: 2-3' Spread: 2-3' Habit/Form: Rounded Growth Rate: Slow Zone: 4-8

Cultural Requirements: Best in well-drained soil in full sun. Can tolerate light shade and wet sites. No serious diseases or pests, except deer.

Ornamental Characteristics: A small, compact, ball-shaped evergreen shrub with dense, fine, scale-like, gray-green foliage that occurs as flattened sprays at the ends of short, ascending branches. Small, inconspicuous flowers and ½" cones.

Uses in the Landscape: Use in foundation plantings and rock gardens, or as accent plants.

 

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