Scientific Name:
Thujopsis dolabrata
Pronunciation:
thoo-YOP-siss doll-uh-BRAY-tuh
Common Name:
hiba arborvitae
Family Name:
Cupressaceae
Plant Type:
Conifer
Key ID Features:
Branchlets rope-like, flattened, 4-6mm wide mm wide near tips; leaves overlapping, broadly obovate and scale-like or flattened boat-shaped to beak-shaped (dimorphic), 4-7mm long x 1.5-2.2mm wide, green/thick white stomatal bands underneath; seed cones at tips, rounded, 1-1.6cm wide with 6-8 woody widely spaced scales. Conifers.org
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Japan)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
High, Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Scale-like
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Falcate, Obovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
n/a (male cone)
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Colour (petals):
Male cone, No flowers, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Cone (winged seeds)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark Morphology:
Shaggy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red, Brown
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North