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.