SCIENTIFIC NAME: Thuja occidentalis 'Congabe'
COMMON NAME: Fire Chief Arborvitae
GARDEN SIZE: 4 ft. x 4 ft.
GROWTH RATE: Slow
USDA ZONE: 5-8
EXPOSURE: Full Sun to Part Shade
WATER & SOIL: Average, well-drained soil; will need additional water in times of drought
HABIT (FORM): Compact, Globe-shaped Conifer
FOLIAGE: Dense, bright gold scale-like needles. Deep orange-red in fall and winter.
CARE: Fertilize once in the spring after the last freeze, and again in the fall at least a month before the first freeze with a mild evergreen fertilizer such as Holly-tone.
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