Arborvitae Skybound

Arborvitae Skybound, Thuja occidentalis 'Skybound', is an exceptionally hardy evergreen shrub or small tree with a rigid columnar habit of growth and rich dark green scale like foliage. It can be the ultimate pillar in your landscape. Use for screening, as a tall hedge, or to accent a building. The scale like leaves do not develop any appreciable fall color and the flowers are not ornamentally significant. This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. Skybound will grow to be about 18 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate and does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out.