40 Seeds Oriental Arborvitae Platycladus orientalis Evergreen Ornamental Tree

Oriental Arborvitae is a durable evergreen conifer valued for its upright, fan-shaped foliage and neat columnar form. It works well as a specimen tree, privacy screen, or hedge and adapts to a range of landscape settings.
This evergreen offers year-round structure and color, making it a practical choice for borders, windbreaks, and foundation plantings. It can also be grown in containers when young and shaped for topiary or formal hedging.
Species: Platycladus orientalis
Type: Evergreen conifer
Plant_Habit: Upright, columnar
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-drained; tolerates a range of soil types
Zones: 5-9
Germination: Cold stratify 4-6 weeks, then surface sow and keep moist
Sowing: Indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost or outdoors in autumn
Spacing: 3-5 feet for hedging; wider for specimen use
Notes: Slow to moderate growth; drought tolerant once established