Giant Arborvitae

Other names

Giant Cedar, Western Red Cedar

Growth habit

Dwarf Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Mullestein Winter Garden

Source of plant

Cayuga Landscape Company

Description

'Whipcord' is a shrubby, slow-growing, dwarf form that features pendulous whipcord-like green foliage which droops from branchlets rising upward from the center before arching downward. This small shrub typically grows as a flattened mound when young (to 2' tall and to 3' wide over the first 10 years), but eventually forms over time a more rounded shrub to 4-5' tall and as wide. Glossy green foliage usually acquires bronze tones in winter. Originated as a seedling by Barbara Hupp, OR.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

dwarf conifer, winter interest