SCIENTIFIC NAME: Thuja orientalis 'Morgan'

COMMON NAME: Chinese Arborvitae

GARDEN SIZE: 3 ft. x 2 ft. in ten years

GROWTH RATE: Slow

USDA ZONE: 5-8-- EXPOSURE: Full Sun

WATER & SOIL: Average, well-drained soil; will need additional water in times of drought

HABIT (FORM): Compact, Pyramidal Dwarf Conifer

FOLIAGE: Lemon Yellow scale-like needles; Turns a rich orange in the winter months

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.